Business Development and Innovation Officer Career Jobs – Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA)

Organization: Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Business Development and Innovation Manager     
About US:
Uganda
Coffee Development Authority was established as a public Authority, and its
mandate is to promote and oversee the coffee industry by supporting research,
promoting production, controlling coffee quality, and improving the marketing
of coffee in order to optimize foreign exchange earnings for the country and
payments to the farmers.
Job Summary: The Business Development and Innovation Officer
will offer technical support in the development and implementation of business
development strategies, innovations, policies, and procedures for UCDA as well
as the coffee sub sector.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Offer technical support in the process of
    formulating business development strategies and innovations for the benefit
    of the coffee sub sector.
  • Conduct analysis of all existing projects
    implemented and those in the pipeline, and identify risks as well as means
    of managing specific risks.
  • Prepare fundable project proposals and
    bankable business plans that are meant to benefit stakeholders along the
    coffee value chain.
  • Identify potential beneficiaries and
    sensitize them on them benefits of available business development services
    and innovations, and how to access the services.
  • Provide support in managing stakeholder
    relations / partnerships and market developed business proposals to
    various stakeholders
  • Prepare and submit periodic reports on
    activity implementation and submit them to the Head of Department for
    review and guidance.
  • Explore and promote new technologies which
    can enhance competitiveness of Uganda coffee such as e-gaps, e-markets,
    e-maps, etc.
  • Perform any other duties as assigned from
    time to time.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate must hold a first degree
    in Management Sciences, Business Administration, Economics, Development
    Studies or Public Administration
  • A minimum of three years’ relevant working
    experience in developing Strategies, Business Development, and Project
    Management.
  • Excellent analytical and problem solving
    skills,
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal
    skills.
  • Strong networking skills
  • Good planning and budgeting skills
  • Good report writing skills
  • Good presentation skills,
How to Apply: 
All
suitably qualified applicants should send an application letter, detailed
curriculum vitae with at least three (3) traceable referees and certified
copies of academic certificates addressed to:
The
Board Secretary / Director Corporate Services,
Uganda
Coffee Development Authority (UCDA)
Coffee
House, Plot 35, Jinja Road
P.O.
Box 7267, Kampala-Uganda
Email to: recruitment@ugandacoffee.org
NB: Interested applicants must also submit with their
application verifiable evidence supporting previous relevant appointments such
as appointment letters and employment contracts.
Deadline: 21st July 2016 (by 17.00 hrs. Local Time)

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