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• The incumbent will devise work plans and
  strategies for staff and 8 implementing partners to train 60,000
  smallholder farmers in improved post-harvest handling and storage methods
  to avoid crop losses, improve food security, and increase income
• Prepare farmer training manuals and
  materials, facilitator guides, and evaluation forms; assess training of
  trainer and farmer capacity development workshops in the field
• Render support in quality assurance of
  post-harvest storage equipment, with particular focus on ensuring that
  demonstration equipment is in ‘new’ condition
• Supervise field staff performance, setting
  standards for both advance work plans and weekly / monthly reporting
• Ensure training targets and timelines are met
• Provide information for regular reports to
  donors
• Work closely with potential NGO and private sector
  partners to upscale within Uganda, and to explore opportunities to pilot
  new training/cost recovery models 
• Represent WFP’s Zero Food Loss Initiative to
  partners and government and private sector donors at international
  symposia and fora, including the Committee on World Food Security
• Design and update knowledge and guidance
  modules for international replication of project and providing field
  support to other WFP countries
• Perform any other related duties as assigned
  by the Head of Agricultural Market Support Unit (AMA).

• The applicants for the United Nations World
  Food Programme (WFP) Programme Assistant – PHLE job placement should hold
  a University degree in any of the following fields, Agriculture, Development
  Studies, Food Science and Social Sciences or other related field from a
  recognized institution;
• A minimum of five years of relevant working
  experience in a related field gained from reputable organizations;
• Previous exposure and experience in project management
  & administration skills;
• Demonstrated ability to liaise at a senior
  level with donors and Government officialsand also develop detailed
  concept notes and reporting documents for donors;
• Proven ability to collate and circulate
  selected project material for effective project marketing;
• Broad knowledge and understanding of project
  planning and implementation matrices plus verbal and written presentation
  skills;
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple,
  concurrent stages within a project (training, farming equipment
  procurement, production and delivery, M&E)
• Possess ability to effectively engage various
  groups of internal (procurement) and external partners (NGOs, private
  sector distribution partners) to implement agreed strategies/ achieve set
  objectives;
• Demonstrated ability to hold implementation
  managers accountable/field staff to agreed performance

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