Opportunities
Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International (NCBA CLUSA)
Uganda
Business Association CLUSA International (NCBA CLUSA) is the trade association
for cooperative businesses in the United States and an international
development organization. NCBA CLUSA provides cross-sector education, technical
assistance, and advocacy that helps cooperatives thrive. For nearly 100 years,
NCBA CLUSA has sought to advance and protect cooperative enterprises,
highlighting the impact that cooperatives have in bettering the lives of
individuals and families. In the last 60 years, NCBA CLUSA has worked in over
100 countries in the areas of food security, agricultural development,
strengthening of communities and farmer organizations, community-based health,
natural resources management, and empowerment of smallholder farmers, women,
and youth.
recruiting senior and mid-level technical specialists for two anticipated USAID
programs:
- Uganda’s
Improving Youth Livelihoods in Agriculture program is a five-year program
to increase opportunities for youth in agriculture to realize their
potential and effectively contribute to Uganda’s social and economic
development. The program will expand technical, educational and leadership
opportunities in agriculture for youth ages 15-30 in select districts in
Uganda, including Northern Uganda, through a market-driven approach for
increased food security and employment for young men and women. - Uganda
Producer Organizations’ Activity will focus on strengthening farmer
organizations to become more business-oriented and better advocates for
their respective members. The approach will focus on training members of
farmer organizations in such areas as group formation, dynamics and
cohesion, governance, financial management, trust, access to services and
markets, and advocacy. The purpose is to create a critical mass of
member-owned, democratically- governed organizations to meet the specific
financial and/or social needs of their members, and of the wider farming
community.
Gender Specialists – CLUSA will be responsible for ensuring program strategies
and workplans address gender issues, and integrate women and youth empowerment
components into activities for agriculture and youth programs.
- The
ideal candidate should have some related experience in designing and
implementing gender integration strategies for international donor
programs. - Past
exposure and experience with USAID programs and knowledge of USAID’s
Gender Equality and Female Empowerment Policy is preferred.
in USAID’s projects should send their updated CVs along with a cover letter to
[email protected]. Please include the position title in the subject line of the
email.
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