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• Make sure that LIFE
  project activities are integrated or synchronized with ongoing ADP
  interventions so as to ensure sustainability and avoid duplication.
• Supervise and monitor
  ongoing LIFE activities.
• Carrying out participatory
  Value Chain Analysis and development with producers and stakeholders.
• Ensure quality in the
  roll out of the Savings group (VSLA) model
• Ensure tracking of
  VSLA group performance through the SAVIX MIS system in collaboration with
  the national office MIS officer
• Creatively promote
  quality seed multiplication sites in the communities through enhanced
  partnerships and macro propagation especially for bananas

• Responsible for the mobilization
  of producers into groups and conducting trainings to build capacities on;
  group management, financial literacy, basic market skills, value chain
  innovation, NRM and production skills. 
• Offer mentoring and
  coaching to producers and producer groups to build local capacity for
  understanding and connecting with markets.
• Identify technical
  experts for unfilled capacity gaps in the community groups such as farmer
  field schools.

• Working with relevant
  partners, develop/create market information systems and sensitize producer
  groups on how to utilize information to facilitate marketing.
• Record value chain
  networks and contacts in a way that can be readily backed up, transferred
  and accessed.
• Communicate useful
  contacts and opportunities to ADP staffs, local facilitators and with
  relevant producer groups.
• Communicate market
  opportunities and supporting information to WV Staff, local facilitators
  and producer groups.

• Identify and build
  strategic linkages, relations, collaborations and networks with partners
  and other stakeholders in implementation.
• Serve as the focal point
  of contact for consultation on issues to do with LIFE Uganda and related
  issues at the ADP level.
• Identify market
  development opportunities that present through networks and relationships
  with other institutions and organizations and NGOs working in the areas of
  Market Access and development of the targeted crops.
• Work closely with
  District initiatives through the District production Office on constraints
  of targeted crops and Agricultural initiatives

• Effectively document
  all information related to project successes and best practices thus
  sharing it in agriculture magazines or news papers.
• Create a bank of
  pictures, videos, aired radio programs and most significant change stories
  on the project in the selected ADP
• Document and report
  initial market assessment findings.

• Mentor, guide and
  provide technical support to Development assistants.
• Oversee and coordinate
  project activity implementation at the ADP.
• Carry out field based
  review meetings with project staff and local facilitators.
• Actively participate
  in developing business plans of activities for LIFE Uganda project based
  on the detailed implementation plan, and mainstreaming such into ADP
  activities.
• Track financial management
  and budgets allocated for the project,
• Carry out both
  activity and outcome monitoring for the project,
• Produce timely,
  accurate, compliant and quality reports to the direct supervisors,
• Support processes of
  project baselines and evaluation with selected consultants
• Take good care of
  project assets at ADP & cluster office

• The ideal candidate
  should possess a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Agricultural Economics,
  Agribusiness, Commerce, Business, Agriculture with strong experience of
  value chain development or related field/s.
• Three or more years’
  experience in market led agriculture, agri-business, value chain
  development project or marketing.
• Demonstrated
  experience in market assessment, market analysis, market research or
  closely related role.
• Past experience in
  research design and implementation experience.
• Strong experience in
  networking, community mobilization and facilitation.
• Report writing
  experience.
• Demonstrated
  experience in Monitoring and Evaluation of market development projects.
•  Commitment to implementing WV’s vision
  and mission at all levels and in all aspects of the project.
• Relevant teamwork
  experience and good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work
  sensitively with people from a variety of social backgrounds.
• Must be a committed
  Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities. 

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