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• Under the leadership of the AMS coordinator,
  provide overall guidance to partners and WFP sub-offices on management for
  results of AMS activities
• The incumbent will provide leadership to the
  design and implementation of programme and projects relating to agribusiness
  development, small and medium enterprises, commercial and contract
  farming, linkages in value chains, and supply chain management; as
  requested, provide technical backstopping to field projects;
• Coordinate the establishment of shared
  systems for programming, monitoring and review of activities amongst AMS
  Cooperating partners, including Field Level Agreements (FLA) reviews,
  specific research studies, evaluations, and other analyses required to
  improve programme results
• The jobholder will support the AMS
  Coordinator in ensuring coherence and coordination of AMS activities with
  all other WFP programmes
• Represent WFP to external meetings e.g.
  (Agriculture Sector Donor Working Group; USAID/LEAD, UNDAF, etc.) and
  donor missions.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the Coordinator
  – Agriculture & Market Support (AMS).

• The applicants for the United Nations UN
  World Food Programme (WFP) Programme Policy Officer (Agriculture &
  Market Support) job vacancy should hold an Advanced University degree in
  social sciences, agriculture, economics, business administration or
  related field obtained from a recognized institution Or first University
  degree in the mentioned fields with additional years of related work
  experience;
• A minimum of six (6) years of relevant
  working experience in managing, 
  planning, and monitoring of relevant programme work at national
  level gained from a reputable organizations;
• Previous experience working with teams and
  with NGO/UN/government Partners, and government ministries and
  departments.
• Prior experience working in refugee hosting
  districts and vulnerable national regions 
  (e.g. Karamoja);
• Previous exposure and experience in the
  provision of agriculture support to smallholder farmers in Uganda, including
  but not limited to,
• Capacity building  – post-harvest handling, farming as a
  business / agronomy, nutrition, gender, savings and loan, group dynamics,
  store management, and market linkage,
• Productive assets and infrastructure
  – post-harvest lost reduction equipment, satellite collection points,
• Market development – linking farmers
  groups and organizations to buyers (e.g. WFP, private sector buyers), and
• Public-private partnership –
  supporting innovate partnerships with Government, UN Agencies, bi-lateral
  organizations, and others in support of the agriculture sector.
• Excellent writing and organizational skills
  that lead to timely documentation and submission of reports;
• Excellent command of spoken and written
  English;
• Computer literacy i.e. knowledge and skills
  in using MS Office applications;
• Excellent command of English is vital;

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