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• Develop
  in close consultation with the Regional Coordinator, the Technical
  Advisor, and the district local governments, an overall intervention
  strategy for coordination, monitoring and support of public/ private
  agriculture and agribusiness components of DINU in line with the Financing
  Agreement;
• Identify
  in close collaboration with District Local Governments and implementing
  partners and private sector individuals and organizations suitable
  agricultural and agribusiness interventions based on existing policies,
  district development plans and best practices, and ensure their timely and
  quality execution;
• Undertake
  regular visits to the districts and communities to support the
  implementation of activities under DINU to ensure adherence to
  implementation guidelines, targets, time schedules and sector standards
  and norms;
• Assist
  the Regional Coordinator in preparing and supervising of public and
  private agriculture and agri-business-oriented tenders and calls for
  proposals and subsequent (grant) contracts;
• Assist
  the Regional Coordinator in monitoring and reporting of programme outputs
  and results in line with the DINU’s monitoring tools and guidelines;
• Build
  capacity of District Local Governments and implementing partners to engage
  with
• private
  sector activities and to technically execute, monitor and report on
  (grant) contracts;
• Represent
  as assigned by the Regional Coordinator DINU in meetings with regional and
  district authorities, implementing partners and other programmes in the
  region;
• Assist
  the Regional Coordinator in preparing annual and quarterly work plans,
  budgets and reports for DINU;
• Contribute
  to program monitoring, evaluating, and periodic reporting;
• Provide
  coordination and technical support in finalization, dissemination and
  launch of the call for proposals relating to agri business and their
  implementation/operational guidance at the district and community levels;
• Perform
  any other duties as may be assigned by the Regional Coordinator.

• The
  ideal candidate must hold a Postgraduate degree in Agricultural Economics,
  Agribusiness or a related field;
• Honours
  Bachelors’ degree in Rural Development, Agriculture, Economics or a
  related field;
• Qualifications/training
  and proven experience in project planning, monitoring and reporting;
• A
  minimum of five (5) years, of relevant professional experience in the
  agricultural sector, at community level with farmer groups and
  organizations in a wide range of institutional environments;
• A
  minimum of three years in a senior position in community livelihoods
  improvement projects/programmes;
• Experience
  in VSLA methodology;
• Experience
  with agricultural financing, value chain development and public/private
  sector partnerships will be a significant advantage;
• Experience
  with donor funded programmes and EDF procedures will be an added
  advantage.
• A
  self-motivated, results-oriented person with impeccable integrity, and the
  ability to work under minimal supervision, with a high sense of duty and
  during long and irregular hours;
• Excellent
  analytical, participatory and communication skills, both orally and in
  writing;
• Excellent
  inter-personal and team-building skills;
• Fully
  computer literate;
• Willingness
  to travel widely within the project area;
• Knowledge
  of the local language(s) will be an added advantage.
• Age: 30 years and above

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