Agronomist Career Opportunity at National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO)

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Job Title:  Agronomist
Organisation: National
Agricultural Research Organization (NARO)
Institute: National Crops
Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda

About NARO:
The
National Agricultural Research Organisation is established by the National
Agricultural Research Act 2005 as a body corporate with the mandate to provide
strategic direction for publicly funded agricultural research in Uganda.
National Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI) is one of the public
agricultural research institutes under the National Agricultural Research
Organization (NARO) established under the Act of Parliament of the Republic of
Uganda. NaCRRI has an approval for a grant to run a four year project to
establish a Cassava Seed Systems for Uganda. Part of this grant will be used to
hire competent personnel for efficient and effective management of the project.
Job Summary: The Agronomist
will be responsible for multiplication of cassava pre-basic and basic seeds
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
  • Develop
    training materials for production and multiplication of high quality
    cassava seeds
  • Work
    closely with the socio-economist, develop break-even point for commercial
    cassava production
  • Coach, in
    liaison with the participating NGOS, cassava seed entrepreneurs
  • Design
    functional research appropriate for optimizing and enhancing quality seed
    production, including rapid multiplication techniques
  • Participate
    as a team with other staff in root crops research program
  • Responsible
    for compilation, presentation and submission of reports of the activities
    executed in agreed formats
  • Participate
    in public engagements on cassava disease management and control
  • Participate
    in work plan and budget development processes
  • Performing
    any other duties as assigned by the designated supervisor
Qualifications, Skills
and Experience:
  • The applicant should possess a relevant
    Master’s degree in Crop science with bias to agronomy (crop management or
    soil science) is required
  • Past experience with diverse stakeholders
    especially farmers, local NGOs, private sector and funding agencies in
    Uganda
  • Additional qualification and experience in seed
    science and seed management is desirable
  • Highly Results oriented with an eye for detail
  • High integrity, with proven interpersonal,
    interdisciplinary, multi-stakeholder management skills
  • Strong strategic, quantitative, analytical and
    computer skills
  • Self-drive, demonstrated willingness to spend
    extra time to achieve results with minimum super vision
  • Possess excellent report writing, oral and
    written communication skills
NB: Young and dynamic candidates willing to undertake
extensive travel are preferred
How to Apply:
All interested candidates should send their applications with recent passport
size photographs, Curriculum Vitae, certified copies of academic certificates
and transcripts and indicate two competent referees with day time telephone
contacts to: The Director, National Crops Resources Research Institute,
National Agricultural Research Organization, P 0. Box, 7084, Kampala, Uganda
Telephone No: +256414573016 Gayaza Zirobwe Road.
Deadline: 30th
December, 2013

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