Job
Title: Program Officer-Crop Production Enhancement
Title: Program Officer-Crop Production Enhancement
Organisation: Sasakawa Global 2000-Uganda (SAA/SG2000)
Project
Name: Vegetable Oil
Development Project
Name: Vegetable Oil
Development Project
Duty
Station: Kampala, Uganda
Station: Kampala, Uganda
About
US:
US:
Sasakawa Global 2000-Uganda
(SAA/SG2000) is a non-profit non-governmental international organization that
promotes demonstration and widespread adoption of improved pre and
post-production agricultural technologies for smallholder farmers in Uganda in
collaboration with relevant government institutions, farmers’ organizations and
the private sector.
(SAA/SG2000) is a non-profit non-governmental international organization that
promotes demonstration and widespread adoption of improved pre and
post-production agricultural technologies for smallholder farmers in Uganda in
collaboration with relevant government institutions, farmers’ organizations and
the private sector.
Key
Duties and Responsibilities:
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Actively
participate in planning country crop extension activities of the organization. - Take
part in the selection of project sites for implementation of planned
activities, in collaboration with the District Agricultural Offices and
technical staff of SG200 - Plan,
organize, coordinate and conduct appropriate training for SMSs/extension
agents and farmers at appropriate time, - Follow
up project activities by making regular field visits to project sites to
provide technical guidance and advice to the extension field staff on time
and collect data and produce field reports - Assist
to collect, establish, maintain and manage the database of Crop Production
Extension activities - Perform
any other related duties assigned.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
Skills and Experience:
- The
applicant must hold a BSc in Agriculture or Agriculture extension or in
any other related field. - At
least five years of relevant experience - Previous
experience with oil crops value chain will be added advantage - Excellent
oral, analytical, writing and presentational skills; - Computer
literacy skills - Proven
ability to work in multi-disciplinary and multi-stakeholder working
environments.
How
to Apply:
to Apply:
All candidates should send
their E-mail applications including a cover letter, a CV with names of three
professional referees and scanned copies of relevant academic credentials to:
their E-mail applications including a cover letter, a CV with names of three
professional referees and scanned copies of relevant academic credentials to:
The Country Director,
Sasakawa Africa
Association-Uganda
Association-Uganda
Ruth Towers, Plot 15A
Clement Hill Road
Clement Hill Road
P.O. Box 6987,
Kampala-Uganda
Kampala-Uganda
E-mail
to:
[email protected]
to:
[email protected]
Deadline:
12th August, 2016
12th August, 2016
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