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• Guide
  producer organizations and/or link them to business development services
  to establish effective business processes and procedures related to
  entrepreneurial skills, financial management, bulk purchasing and selling,
  marketing and market development, agreement management, and negotiation.
• Mentor
  producer organizations in the development and implementation of strategic
  documents (strategic plans, business plans, etc.).
• Develop
  and implement strategies to strengthening organizational governance and
  ability to monitor activities for greater accountability and transparency.
• Develop
  and implement strategies to increase POs’ production and marketing
  efficiencies and enhance competitiveness.
• Strengthening
  the capacity of POs to mobilize resources for sustainable operations.
• Actively
  facilitate producer organization management at the primary and apex levels
  to strengthen linkages, relationships, roles, responsibilities and
  information flow.
• Support
  POs to access agricultural inputs, advisory and business development
  services, and output markets
• Link
  producer organizations to proven service providers of Information and
  Communications Technology (ICT) applications that enhance core business
  activities and member services.
• Establish
  strategies to mentor and coach producer organization management to ensure
  services are adapted to needs of all members, including men, women, and
  youth.
• Perform
  other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

• The
  applicant should preferably hold a Bachelor’s degree in agribusiness
  management, agricultural economics, or other relevant field (a diploma in
  a relevant field and an additional five years of experience could be
  substituted for a degree).
• At
  least five years’ experience in program management, agribusiness or
  agricultural development activities.
• Familiarity
  with the maize, bean, and/or coffee value chain.
• Detailed
  experience supporting producer organizations to access agricultural
  inputs, advisory and business development services, and output markets;
  increase their production and marketing efficiencies; and enhance product
  competitiveness.
• Excellent
  track record of achieving results in private sector-led development
  activities, preferably in agriculture.
• Detailed
  working knowledge of gender and youth integration approaches relevant to
  producer organizations and cash crop farmers.
• Experience
  using information and communication technology to facilitate business
  transactions and service delivery.
• Demonstrated
  high-level technical, analytical, interpersonal skills and ability to meet
  tight deadlines with logical analyses and clear presentation.
• Proficiency
  in MS Outlook, MS Word and other Microsoft Office programs as well as
  common internet applications.
• Fluency
  in English, with excellent written communication skills. Ability to speak
  at least one Ugandan language.
• Ability
  to travel up to 50% of his/her time. Ability to travel occasionally within
  the region and to the US.
• Evidence
  of status to work legally in Uganda. Uganda national preferred.

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