Senior Programme Officer – Technical Services Career Opportunity – Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)



Organisation: Ministry of
Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)
Duty Station: Entebbe,
Uganda
Reports to: Commissioner
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.
Job Summary: The Senior
Programme Officer – Technical Services will coordinate and implement policies,
strategies and plans for promotion of agribusiness value addition and access to
agricultural credit.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • In charge of coordinating and promoting
    agribusiness value addition initiatives between MAAIF, the Private Sector
    and Development Partners.
  • Supporting SMEs and farmers in formulating
    project proposals to access agricultural credit facilities.
  • Supporting SMEs and farmers throughout the
    processes of accessing agricultural credit facilities and following up on
    successful applicants
  • Creating awareness about agricultural
    credit facilities available to the Private Sector.
  • Perform any other duties as assigned by
    the Commissioner Agricultural Investment and Enterprise Development.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The applicant for the Senior Programme
    Officer – Technical Services job opportunity should hold an Honors
    Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Agri-business
    Management from a recognized University/Institution.
  • Possession of a Masters’ Degree in
    Agricultural Economics or a related field from a recognized
    University/Institution;
  • At least three (3) years working
    experience at Program Officer in the area of agribusiness value addition
    or agricultural credit at in Government or a reputable organization
  • Previous experience and knowledge in
    Finance and Banking is an added advantage.
  • Good
    managerial, organizing and coordinating skills
  • Good
    leadership, managerial and planning skills;
  • Strategic
    thinking;
  • Knowledge
    generation and management skills;
  • Good
    presentation and report writing skills
  • Good
    policy formulation, Planning, Organizing and coordinating skills;
  • Excellent
    research and analytical skills;
  • Highly
    proactive with the ability to work with minimum supervision;
  • Excellent
    communication skills (both oral and written);
  • Computer
    literacy and be proficiency in Microsoft Office;
  • Project
    proposal writing skills;
  • Good
    interpersonal and team work skills
  • Good
    financial management and budgeting skills.
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
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.
Deadline: 3rd March
2017
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