6 Regional Coffee Extension Officer Job Placements – Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA)

Organization: Uganda Coffee
Development Authority (UCDA)
Duty Station: UCDA Field
Offices, Uganda
Reports to: Regional
Manager        
About US:
Uganda Coffee Development Authority was established as a public
Authority, and its mandate is to promote and oversee the coffee industry by
supporting research, promoting production, controlling coffee quality, and
improving the marketing of coffee in order to optimize foreign exchange
earnings for the country and payments to the farmers.
Job Summary: The Regional
Coffee Extension Officer will coordinate all the districts’ coffee activities
for increasing production and productivity.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • The incumbent will implement and supervise
    coffee nursery development programs, distribution of seed and seedlings;
    and oversee compliance with distribution procedures, and established
    standard operating guidelines.
  • Implement coffee extension programs, in
    line with the departmental guidelines.
  • Actively promote new technologies which
    have been developed by coffee research and disseminate the same to
    farmers.
  • Maintain surveillance on coffee diseases
    & pests and implement pest and disease control activities,
  • Work closely with and ensure effective
    collaboration with local authorities and other bodies with an interest in
    matters of coffee development in the respective districts.
  • Take part in the development of work plans
    and budgets for the Region.
  • Offer timely technical support in the
    collection of coffee production and marketing data, and administering of
    questionnaires on coffee matters in the respective area of operation.
  • Keenly monitor the quality of Coffee at
    the farm and enforcement coffee regulations by periodically checking on
    farmers.
  • Compile monthly reports on coffee
    activities in the sub region.
  • Perform any other duties as may be
    assigned by Management.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate should hold a Bachelor
    of Science (First Class or Upper Second class) in Agriculture, or
    Agribusiness Management or Agriculture Extension or related field from a
    recognized university.
  • A minimum of five years of related working
    experience in Extension-related discipline in local government, private
    sector or NGO.
  • Hold a Valid Driving permit.
  • Flexibility to work upcountry.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Team Work Skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified applicants should send an application letter,
detailed curriculum vitae with at least three (3) traceable referees and
certified copies of academic certificates addressed to:
The Board Secretary / Director Corporate Services,
Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA)
Coffee House, Plot 35, Jinja Road
P.O. Box 7267, Kampala-Uganda
Email to: ucda_hr@ugandacoffee.org (E-mail
size shouldn’t exceed 2 MB. All attachments should be in PDF)
Deadline: 24th July
2017 (by 17.00 hrs. Local Time)
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