Job Title: Agriculture
Field Officer
Field Officer
Organisation: USAID/UGANDA’s Production for Improved Nutrition
Project
Project
Duty Station: Iganga, Uganda
Reports to: Supply Chain Manager
About RECO:
RECO Industries Limited is implementing USAID/UGANDA’s Production for
Improved Nutrition project. The project operates in 62 districts across Uganda
to Reduce the Burden of Under Nutrition by providing Ready to Use Therapeutic
and supplementary Foods to vulnerable groups.
Improved Nutrition project. The project operates in 62 districts across Uganda
to Reduce the Burden of Under Nutrition by providing Ready to Use Therapeutic
and supplementary Foods to vulnerable groups.
About USAID Project:
The primary objective of the project is to establish and operate a
reliable, sustainable commodity supply chain management system. The project
aims to forecast, procure, store, and distribute Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods
as well as Supplementary foods to health facilities needed in the management of
malnutrition in persons with HIV/AIDS.
reliable, sustainable commodity supply chain management system. The project
aims to forecast, procure, store, and distribute Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods
as well as Supplementary foods to health facilities needed in the management of
malnutrition in persons with HIV/AIDS.
Job Summary: The Agriculture
Field Officer will steer the implementation of the Livelihood components of the
project in the district of coverage. He/she will be the principal technical
contact person in the districts of operations for activities and interventions
related to the project.
Field Officer will steer the implementation of the Livelihood components of the
project in the district of coverage. He/she will be the principal technical
contact person in the districts of operations for activities and interventions
related to the project.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the recruitment of
Producer Organizations (POs) and give them community based management
skills. - Training of POs in village savings and
loan association (VSLA) formation and support their establishment - Train and build capacities of PO lead
farmers (and OVC care givers) using Farmer Field School (FFS) methodology
in improved farming methods, nutrition, home gardening, postharvest
handling and storage, farming as a business and supervise the training of
farmers;
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The applicants should hold Diplomas in
agriculture - A minimum of three (3) years of
significant professional experience in implementing agriculture programs
and development activities at the community level - Technical expertise in Farmer Field School
methodology and familiarity with agronomical practices for maize,
groundnuts, soy beans and vegetables.
How to Apply:
All candidates who desire to join the aforementioned USAID Project
should send a cover letter and an updated CV by email to [email protected].
should send a cover letter and an updated CV by email to [email protected].
NB: Only successful
candidates will be contacted.
candidates will be contacted.
Deadline: Friday, 30th May 2014
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