Program Officer – Business Development NGO Job Opportunities – Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA)

Job Title:      Program Officer – Business Development

Organization: Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA)

Duty Station:  Uganda

 

About US:

Sasakawa Africa Association-Uganda (SAA) is a non-profit non-governmental international organization that promotes demonstration and widespread adoption of improved pre and post-production agricultural technologies for smallholder farmers in Uganda in collaboration with relevant government institutions, farmer’ organizations and the private sector.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Lead in analytical and business strategic work pertaining to smallholder commercial agriculture, agribusiness and rural enterprise development;
  • Develop new business partnerships, manage the existing ones and review the running partnerships. You will be required to recruit new business partners and identifying future opportunities for impact across the programme impact areas;
  • Be part of designing and analyzing market-related studies in areas of operation and pick key programmatic lessons and opportunities for efficiency in market;
  • Assist SAA Country Office teams to evaluate business models and market linkage approaches;
  • Support the SAA Country Office team to work with farmers, farmer organizations and Village Saving & Loan Associations (VSLAs) to create new and/or diversified market linkages and build partnerships;
  • Be part of the SAA Country Office team in identifying capacity & training needs and techniques for selected agricultural value chains that improve smallholder farmers’ food security, yields, product quality, nutrition and incomes;
  • Develop and enhance working partnerships in areas of mutual interest across the value chain with donors and other external public or private organizations;
  • Participate fully in the preparation of SAA work plans and budgets, reports and updates on business development strategies and activities;
  • Support in developing and piloting public-private partnership models;





Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The ideal candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Agribusiness, Management or Agricultural Economics;
  • At least five years of relevant experience in rural development activities such as agribusiness development, market research, capacity building, organizational development and development economics; proven record in training needs assessment and capacity building development strategies; comprehensive understanding of agricultural development involving public and private sectors.
  • Fluency in the local Karamajong Language and English (Written and Spoken) is a must.

 

How to Apply:

All candidates should Email an application Letter, CV with 3 referees and scanned copies of relevant academic credentials ONLY to:

 

The Country Director,

Sasakawa Africa Association-Uganda

E-mail to: saa-uganda@saa-safe.org and copy jnakiminyi@saa-safe.org

 

NB: Sasakawa Africa Association is an equal opportunity employer. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted & all successful applicants should be ready to start work immediately. Interviews will be conducted in Moroto District.

 

Deadline: 7th February 2022

 

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