Job Title: Agronomist
Organisation: ECLOF
Duty Station: Uganda
About US:
Uganda Ecumenical Church Loan
Fund (ECLOF) Ltd is a fast growing institution, an affiliate of ECLOF
International based in Geneva, Switzerland and a member of the Association of
Microfinance Institutions in Uganda (AMFIU) and is a Christian based
microfinance.
Fund (ECLOF) Ltd is a fast growing institution, an affiliate of ECLOF
International based in Geneva, Switzerland and a member of the Association of
Microfinance Institutions in Uganda (AMFIU) and is a Christian based
microfinance.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Mobilise
farmers groups to undertake commercial agricultural farming practices by
planting high yielding crop and carry out a farmers training in specific
crops with tangible disbursement amounts and client numbers. - Link
the farmers to a market or develop a marketing strategy to benefit the
farmers during harvest time. - Develop
an agricultural Training curriculum and promotional material for least
crops; with specific details on planting, spacing, use and application of
seed, fertilizer, herbicide, pesticide and post-harvest handling, etc. - In
charge of setting up demonstration gardens on ECLOF farm on identified
crops and advise management on topography plans.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
candidate should hold a degree in Agriculture plus Post graduate
qualification in Agronomy. - Additional
qualifications and experience in agronomy especially commercial
agriculture, animal, crop husbandry - Working
knowledge of inherent risks associated with specific crops such as
sunflower, Maize, beans and horticulture and domestic animals such as
cattle, etc. - Past
experience in training commercial farmers in agricultural activities such
as planting, spacing, seed variety, post-harvest handling, irrigation,
crop insurance, etc. - Previous
experience in developing demonstration farms, marketing strategies, seed-
contracts and long term partnership. - Past
exposure and experience in agricultural microfinance and FEW an added
advantage.
How to Apply:
All interested candidates
should send their applications addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, marked
with position of interest in the upper right hand corner, of the envelope. The
complete applications should include a cover letter, copies of academic
certificates, detailed CV, submitted to the Administrator, ECLOF-Uganda, P.O.
Box 22886, Kampala, Uganda Kati House Building, Ground Floor, Plot 2 Kyaggwe
Road
should send their applications addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, marked
with position of interest in the upper right hand corner, of the envelope. The
complete applications should include a cover letter, copies of academic
certificates, detailed CV, submitted to the Administrator, ECLOF-Uganda, P.O.
Box 22886, Kampala, Uganda Kati House Building, Ground Floor, Plot 2 Kyaggwe
Road
Deadline: 13th February, 2015
For More Ugandan Jobs, Please
Visit https://www.theugandanjobline.com
or find us on our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/UgandanJobline
Visit https://www.theugandanjobline.com
or find us on our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/UgandanJobline