3 Quality Assurance Officers at Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA)

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Organisation: Uganda
Coffee Development Authority (UCDA)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: COE
Coordinator
About UCDA:
Uganda
Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) was established by statutory mandate in
1991 following the liberalization of the coffee industry. The Statute
mandates UCDA to: “oversee the coffee industry by supporting
research, promoting production, controlling the quality and improving the
marketing of coffee in order to optimize foreign exchange earnings for the
country and payments to farmers”. UCDA is implementing the Robusta Coffee
Centre of Excellence Project with support from aBi Trust. The COE Project
is aimed at developing a sustainable coffee value chain through development of
technologies, innovations and promotion of best practices along the coffee
value chain, exploring best practices in coffee, conducting specific research
to provide accurate information, and carrying out demonstration activities with
the view of improving household incomes, and creating a coffee culture. The COE
will offer recognized expertise and experience to benefit members of the coffee
sector, and also demonstrate the best coffee practices.
Job Summary: The Quality
Assurance Officer will implement the COE quality assurance activities, and
conduct research in order to build a culture of excellence along the coffee
value chain.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Carry out coffee quality research, analyse,
    interpret and disseminate results in accordance with established protocols
    and guidelines.
  • Establish the coffee traceability system and
    create awareness of the concept along the value chain.
  • Conduct coffee profiling and mapping, and link
    coffees to their origin.
  • Carry out coffee evaluation along the value
    chain and recommend for the issuance of Q and R certificates.
  • Identify high quality coffee lots and
    producers, and promote the speciality and fine coffees concept.
  • Conduct trainings in coffee quality, and
    organise workshops for demonstration of best practices.
  • Organise annual on-site events such as open
    cupping sessions, coffee contests and Taste of Harvest (TOH) contests.
  • Conduct inspections of coffee activities at
    harvest and post-harvest level so as to ensure continuing compliance with
    coffee regulations.
  • Perform any other duties as assigned by
    supervisor.
Qualifications, Skills
and Experience:
  • The applicant should hold a Bachelor of Science
    in Food Science and Technology, Biochemistry, Chemistry or equivalent
    qualifications.
  • License in Q and R grading will be an added
    advantage.
  • A minimum of twoyears working experience in
    coffee quality control or Lab.
  • Good research skills;
  • Strong interpersonal and team working
    skills;   
  • Good report writing and communication
    skills; 
  • Computer literacy skills. 
  • Readiness to work upcountry.
How to Apply:
If
you meet the above requirements, please send your application, curriculum
vitae, certified copies of academic transcripts, and telephone contacts and
e-mail addresses of three referees to; Principal Human Resource Officer, UCDA
Coffee House, Plot 35 Jinja Road, P.O. Box 7267, Kampala, Uganda. E-mail
applications should be sent to:  ucda@ugandacoffee.org.
Deadline: 31st
December 2013 by 5pm

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