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Title: Agribusiness
Coordinator
Title: Agribusiness
Coordinator
Organization: CARE
International
International
Duty Station:
Uganda
Uganda
About US:
CARE International
is a leading global development and humanitarian organization. In 2014, CARE
worked in 90 countries around the world, supporting 880 poverty-fighting
development and humanitarian aid projects, reaching more than 72 million
people. CARE International in Uganda (CARE) works with others to make a
sustainable improvement in the lives of the very poor, with a focus on women
and girls. Our current program focusses on women and girls’ economic rights,
particularly financial inclusion and governance of natural resources women and
girls depend upon, and on their sexual and reproductive health rights,
including a life free of violence. Our programming is guided by our core values
of excellence, accountability, respect, integrity and transparency.
is a leading global development and humanitarian organization. In 2014, CARE
worked in 90 countries around the world, supporting 880 poverty-fighting
development and humanitarian aid projects, reaching more than 72 million
people. CARE International in Uganda (CARE) works with others to make a
sustainable improvement in the lives of the very poor, with a focus on women
and girls. Our current program focusses on women and girls’ economic rights,
particularly financial inclusion and governance of natural resources women and
girls depend upon, and on their sexual and reproductive health rights,
including a life free of violence. Our programming is guided by our core values
of excellence, accountability, respect, integrity and transparency.
Job Summary: The
Agribusiness Coordinator will be a dynamic team player with strong technical
skills in Climate SMART agriculture, the gender intersection with agriculture,
food insecurity and land ownership and farmer field business schools. The
incumbent will be responsible for leading the strategic development, and
mainstreaming of gender & SRHR in the agricultural component of the WAY
program. This entails conducting gender analysis of the farmer groups and
village savings and loan associations (VSLAs) in the eight districts of West
Nile and Northern Uganda namely; Moyo, Adjumani, Arua, Agago, Amuru, Aleptong,
Pader, Kitgum and Lamwo. He/She will be familiar with the development and
humanitarian nexus and a passion for economic empowerment of women, promoting
gender equality and diversity, engaging men and boys and curbing gender based
violence. He/she will have strong mobilisation, networking and relationship
building skills and familiar with working in various partnership frameworks at
local Government and National levels. The Agri business coordinator will
provide technical oversight in all capacity development interventions, needs
assessment, mentorship and support supervision of the farmer groups. The
position is based in Gulu. The Key Responsibilities for the position is to lead
the design and roll out of the engendering of the agricultural elements of the
WAY program, first and foremost. Provide advisory support and guidance to the
initiative manager and the rest of the team. Roll out the Gender-Sensitive
Livelihood Security approach, gender integration in farmer empowerment
processes, build capacities of farmer groups gender justice and equality.
He/She will also ensure periodic project reviews, documentation, and timely
reporting.
Agribusiness Coordinator will be a dynamic team player with strong technical
skills in Climate SMART agriculture, the gender intersection with agriculture,
food insecurity and land ownership and farmer field business schools. The
incumbent will be responsible for leading the strategic development, and
mainstreaming of gender & SRHR in the agricultural component of the WAY
program. This entails conducting gender analysis of the farmer groups and
village savings and loan associations (VSLAs) in the eight districts of West
Nile and Northern Uganda namely; Moyo, Adjumani, Arua, Agago, Amuru, Aleptong,
Pader, Kitgum and Lamwo. He/She will be familiar with the development and
humanitarian nexus and a passion for economic empowerment of women, promoting
gender equality and diversity, engaging men and boys and curbing gender based
violence. He/she will have strong mobilisation, networking and relationship
building skills and familiar with working in various partnership frameworks at
local Government and National levels. The Agri business coordinator will
provide technical oversight in all capacity development interventions, needs
assessment, mentorship and support supervision of the farmer groups. The
position is based in Gulu. The Key Responsibilities for the position is to lead
the design and roll out of the engendering of the agricultural elements of the
WAY program, first and foremost. Provide advisory support and guidance to the
initiative manager and the rest of the team. Roll out the Gender-Sensitive
Livelihood Security approach, gender integration in farmer empowerment
processes, build capacities of farmer groups gender justice and equality.
He/She will also ensure periodic project reviews, documentation, and timely
reporting.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Technical support
to IPOs (50 % of time): Assess,
facilitate and strengthen the Capacity of partner organizations of NURI.
to IPOs (50 % of time): Assess,
facilitate and strengthen the Capacity of partner organizations of NURI.
- Lead the gender analysis and SRH
assessment of all the NURI Farmer groups, VSLA, District Agricultural
extension personnel and partners. - Develop capacity strengthening plans to
adopt gender transformative programmatic approach that emphasizes gender
equity and diversity. - Conduct an extensive mapping of health
care facilities and volunteers who need training in Gender equity and
diversity and SRHR - Train identified NURI groups and
partners in Gender mainstreaming and SRHR. - Develop quarterly and annual
implementation plans for the agricultural component of this program. - Produce qualitative and quantitative
monthly, quarterly and annual reports for this component which are
evidence based. - Provide tools, formats, manuals and
guides to NURI partners to improve project quality e.g. story telling
guides, project review guides, GBV toolkit, Gender self-assessment tools. - Conduct TOTs in GED methodology, SRH,
RMM among others - Mentor, coach and monitor the progress
of the NURI partners and groups - Support partners to achieve timely
project targets and outputs. - Ensure that partners submit timely and
quality reports - Share monitoring progress reports on a
regular basis.
Partnerships (25%):
Ensure a high level of
coordination and nurtured relationships with partners and between partners to
exploit learning, sharing and dissemination opportunities
Ensure a high level of
coordination and nurtured relationships with partners and between partners to
exploit learning, sharing and dissemination opportunities
- Develop and support an excellent and
transparent working relationship between CARE & NURI implementing
partners based on effective and timely communication - Foster linkages and networking between
CARE, health facility workers and other SRH partners in the private and
public sector. - Effectively represent the programme at
relevant fora
Monitoring and
Evaluation (20 % of time): Work
with the program staff, IPOs and the M&E unit/ to design and implement
monitoring and evaluation systems
Evaluation (20 % of time): Work
with the program staff, IPOs and the M&E unit/ to design and implement
monitoring and evaluation systems
- Participate in the development and
continuous review of the overall project M&E systems - Train partners on the operationalisation
of the global MIS among the IPOs - Contribute to the designing of monitoring
and evaluation tools to collect relevant program information - Participate in the preparation of annual
implementation plans and project implementation reports - Ensure accurate and timely reporting by
partners. - Provide Technical support to CARE Uganda
projects involved in the NURI program. - Participate in the preparation and
documentation of lessons learnt and organize sharing of the documented
lessons
Technical Support
to WENG/WCC and Other CO programs: (5% of time): Work with WENG team to ensure technical implementation of gender
mainstreaming interventions:
to WENG/WCC and Other CO programs: (5% of time): Work with WENG team to ensure technical implementation of gender
mainstreaming interventions:
- Carry out capacity assessment studies
intended to establish capacities needs of program components - Develop capacity building strategies.
- Conduct TOTs in gender integration
methodology, SRH for farmer groups among others - Mentor, coach and monitor the progress
of the staff
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the CARE
International Agribusiness Coordinator job placement should
preferably hold a Master’s degree in agro-economics, gender studies, adult
education, climate change and climate SMART agriculture or relevant Post
graduate qualification. - Advanced knowledge and at least five
years of prove practical experience technically supporting gender
transformative approaches. - Experience and skills in effectively
supervising technical specialists and managing performance for success in
technical support teams with a focus on gender transformative approaches. - Five years of hands on professional
experience in community development work (including working with
institutions, understanding their culture, breaking taboos in
conversations, ability to discuss sensitive topics such as masculinity and
sexuality in a sensitive but direct way) with experience implementing
gender transformative programs a must. - Experience working with large, cross
cultural teams with multiple deliverables is desirable. - Strong inter-personal communication and
facilitation skills; sound judgment and decision making skills. - Ability to network, build relationships
and establish collaboration with different partners, agencies local and
international networks. - Ability to link with community activists
and social movements - Knowledge and strong skills in M&E,
report writing and documentation. - Unshakable commitment to gender equality.
- Extensive knowledge of languages used in
the participating districts are considered an added value
How to Apply:
All applicants are
encouraged to send their application letters clearly articulating alignment
with the above profile and an updated detailed (CV) giving day time telephone
contacts and names and addresses of 3 (three) work related referees to
ugarecruitment@care.org
encouraged to send their application letters clearly articulating alignment
with the above profile and an updated detailed (CV) giving day time telephone
contacts and names and addresses of 3 (three) work related referees to
ugarecruitment@care.org
Deadline: 22nd June 2018
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