Job Title: Food Science and Agro-processing Specialist
Organisation: Ministry of
Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)
Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)
Duty Station: Entebbe,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Commissioner
Agricultural Investment and Enterprise Development
Agricultural Investment and Enterprise Development
About Us:
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries established
an Agricultural Investment Unit under the Department of Agricultural Investment
and Enterprise Development. The major objective of the Unit is to assist in
coordinating and promoting agribusiness, with emphasis on value addition and
act as an initiative to link and create synergies between MAAIF (Public Policy
/ Regulation), the Private Sector and Development Partners on issues of
promoting agribusiness and value addition.
an Agricultural Investment Unit under the Department of Agricultural Investment
and Enterprise Development. The major objective of the Unit is to assist in
coordinating and promoting agribusiness, with emphasis on value addition and
act as an initiative to link and create synergies between MAAIF (Public Policy
/ Regulation), the Private Sector and Development Partners on issues of
promoting agribusiness and value addition.
Job Summary: The Food
Science and Agro-processing Specialist will offer technical support services in
harvesting, agro processing in order to improve food standards and promote
value addition.
Science and Agro-processing Specialist will offer technical support services in
harvesting, agro processing in order to improve food standards and promote
value addition.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Provide assistance for harvesting, cleaning,
drying, polishing, storage, processing, packaging, etc. after harvest of
the crops to increase production system and to contribute to Ugandan
agriculture and economy. - The jobholder will design suitable
nutrient combinations and contents for agro commodities. - Guide the suitability of agri-machineries
for milling facility, dust collecting facility and packing facility for
cultivating of the crops and processing of agricultural products. - The incumbent will review of basic
agricultural commodity/food standards and specifications of various target
commodities. - Ensure agro processing and value addition
hygiene and quality standards are developed and maintained. - Prepare crop processing design and
supervision of food processing and value addition work.. - Keenly review the existing programs and
literature for agro processing and value addition. - Design capacity building programs for
various categories of stakeholders and develop training material/content
for agro processing and value addition. - Perform any other relevant tasks that may
be assigned.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The applicant for the Food Science and
Agro-processing Specialist job opportunity should hold an Honors’
Bachelors of Degree in Food Science and Technology or a related field from
a reputable University/ Institution. - Previous experience in a similar role, in
harvest or post-harvest handling will be an added advantage. - Highly computer literate and be proficient in Microsoft Office;
- Excellent
communication (both oral and written) skills; - Demonstrate
organizational skills; - Excellent
interpersonal and team work skills; - Highly
proactive with the ability to work with minimum supervision.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested Ugandans are encouraged to send a
filled Application Form/ Public Service Form 3 (2008), download here, in triplicate and
attach certified copies of academic documents and submit to the Permanent
Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, P.O. Box
102, Entebbe, Open Registry, Uganda
filled Application Form/ Public Service Form 3 (2008), download here, in triplicate and
attach certified copies of academic documents and submit to the Permanent
Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, P.O. Box
102, Entebbe, Open Registry, Uganda
NB: Applicants
subsequently shortlisted for oral interviews and their names displayed on the
Ministry website or on the MAAIF Notice Board, shall be required to present
certified copies and originals of their academic transcripts and certificates
at the time of sitting the oral interviews. Applicants who shall not hear from
the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, on completion of
the selection exercise should consider themselves as unsuccessful.
subsequently shortlisted for oral interviews and their names displayed on the
Ministry website or on the MAAIF Notice Board, shall be required to present
certified copies and originals of their academic transcripts and certificates
at the time of sitting the oral interviews. Applicants who shall not hear from
the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, on completion of
the selection exercise should consider themselves as unsuccessful.
Deadline: 3rd March
2017
2017
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