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• Work in liaison with other Project staff to
  support community mobilization on formation of farmer cooperatives,
  cooperative committees, and providing market information to the farmer
  cooperatives formed.
• Work with other staff in collection and
  verification of baseline data
• Identification and registration of
  beneficiaries, organisation of the training clusters, commencement of
  training in Sustainable Agriculture, provision of crop inputs, planting
  and nurturing of the crops, ensure correct harvest and short term storage
  of crop products and bulking them in the Coop store
• Support the farmers set up Coop committee and
  training the leaders of their duties, record keeping, and village savings
  and loan schemes among others.
• Introduction of main crop buyers to the Coop
  committee, negotiate purchase contracts for each crop to be produced.
  Introduction of seed suppliers and negotiate seed purchase contracts for
  succeeding seasons.
• Mentor and train the cooperative committees
  formed to be able to have capacity in negotiating and signing contracts
  with commercial buyers to increase and maximize the value of sales.
• Carry out training and demonstration for
  profitable and strategic enterprises using a participatory approach (hands
  on) to instill better farming skills and knowledge to the beneficiaries
  and their neighbours.
• Provide support in the development of the
  capacity of the farmers in the area of agriculture through identification
  of gaps and identifying possible capacity building needs
• In charge of networking, developing and
  solidifying partnerships; collaborate and work with crop buyers, financial
  institutions, and local government production department to promote agri
  enterprise development in the district
• Work with farmers, farmer groups,
  governmental departments at the local and national level to promote
  agribusiness development and advocate for policies and legislation to
  promote a viable rural agricultural economy.
• Work closely with the farmer cooperatives to
  develop marketing and business plans and to assist them in
  agriculture-related endeavors.
• Responsible for the preparation and
  submission of monthly progress reports to the supervisors.
• In charge of supporting the farmer
  cooperatives on development of value chain strategy and ensuring that the
  strategy implemented can build capacity of famer cooperatives, committee
  and beneficiaries to find access in different Income generation activities
  and value addition linked to the market
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned
  to you by your supervisor that promote the aims and objectives of the
  organisation.

• The ideal candidate for the Cooperative Officer
  vacancy should hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Rural Economy, Economics or
  Commerce or Business Administration/ Studies or Finance and Accounting
  from a recognized University/ Institution. Possession of a Post Graduate
  Diploma in Cooperatives or related field will be an added advantage.
• Previous exposure and experience in marketing
  or sales preferred, and a proven record of success in developing and
  implementing agricultural support projects is required
• Personal Competencies; team work, supervisory skills,
  ethics and integrity, records and information management, policy
  management and project management
• Fluency in Luo or Acholi.

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