The National Agricultural Research Organisation is established by the
National Agricultural Research Act 2005 as a body corporate with the mandate to
provide strategic direction for publically funded agricultural research in
Uganda. The organisation is composed of the Council as its governing body,
Committees of Council, a Secretariat for its day-to-day operations with
semi-autonomous Public Agricultural Research Institutes (PARI’s) under its
policy guidance.

Job Summary: The Senior Outreach Officer will ensure
improved accessibility of NARO technologies by the intended users, and
promotion of their utilization.

Key Duties and
Responsibilities:

The
incumbent will formulate and operationalise NARO technology promotion
policy frameworks.
Co-ordinate
the establishment and maintenance of multi-stakeholder learning and action
platforms in NARO to feed into the research and development process.
Coordinate
and guide the promotion of NARO technologies.
Regularly
monitor and evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of the
deployed promotional approaches and methods.
Conduct
regular beneficiary assessments to get feedback on NARO technologies and
advise the research process accordingly.
Perform
any other duties as may be assigned by the immediate supervisor

Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:

The applicant for the NARO Senior Outreach
Officer job must be a Ugandan who possesses a good Master’s degree in agricultural extension, agricultural sciences
or agribusiness from a recognised university, following a bachelor’s
degree in agricultural extension or agricultural sciences.
At
least four years’ experience in designing and executing outreach
activities.
Proven
ability to develop and use appropriate outreach approaches.
Working
experience in repackaging research results or findings into appropriate information
for different target audiences.
Proven
skills in establishing, working with and strengthening multi-stakeholder
platforms.
Previous
exposure and experience in conducting market analysis to guide technology
generation and uptake
Good
report writing and communication skills.
Excellent
interpersonal skills and ability to work, and timely produce accurate
results in an environment with multiple and challenging tasks to be handled
simultaneously.

How to Apply:

All candidates who wish to join NARO are encouraged to send their
applications to the Director General, National Agricultural Research
Organization, P.O. Box 295, Entebbe, Uganda.

The complete applications should include applications, detailed
curriculum vitae giving day-time telephone contacts, names and postal/e-mail
addresses and daytime telephone contact of 3 (three) referees of good standing
in society as well as copies of professional certificates and testimonials.

Deadline: 7th October 2016

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