Job
Title: Program Officer-Public Private Partnership and
Market Access (Vegetable Oil Development Project)
Title: Program Officer-Public Private Partnership and
Market Access (Vegetable Oil Development Project)
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:
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:
- Support
the Thematic Co-ordinator in planning, budgeting and reporting - The
incumbent will strengthen the capacity of farmer based organizations (FBOs)
in organisational management and leadership / Farmer Institutional
Development - Guide
development of viable commodity business plans among FBOs - Strengthen
the savings and loan schemes (VSLAs) among FBOs - The
incumbent will link Farmers/FBOs /processors/ small & medium enterprises
(SMEs) to finance institutions and markets - Keenly
monitor and document volume and value of commodities traded by Commodity
Associations (CAs) and FBOs - Collect,
establish, maintain and manage the database on public private partnerships
(PPP) - Ensure
regular communication/coordination and exchange of experiences between
Farmers/ FBO and key actors along the vegetable oils value chains. - Perform
any other related duties assigned.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The
applicant must hold a BSc in Agriculture Economics, Agribusiness, Rural
Development or any other related field; - At
least five years of relevant experience. - 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:
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]
Deadline: 12th August, 2016
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