Organization: Uganda
Coffee Development Authority (UCDA)
Coffee Development Authority (UCDA)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Regional
Manager
Manager
About US:
Uganda Coffee
Development Authority was established as a public Authority, and its mandate is
to promote and oversee the coffee industry by supporting research, promoting
production, controlling coffee quality, and improving the marketing of coffee
in order to optimize foreign exchange earnings for the country and payments to
the farmers.
Development Authority was established as a public Authority, and its mandate is
to promote and oversee the coffee industry by supporting research, promoting
production, controlling coffee quality, and improving the marketing of coffee
in order to optimize foreign exchange earnings for the country and payments to
the farmers.
Job Summary: The Regional Coffee Extension Officer will
coordinate all districts’ coffee activities for increasing production and
productivity.
coordinate all districts’ coffee activities for increasing production and
productivity.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Implement and supervise coffee nursery development programs,
distribution of seed and seedlings; and oversee compliance with
distribution procedures, and established standard operating guidelines. - Implement coffee extension programs, in line with the departmental
guidelines. - Promote new technologies which have been developed by coffee
research and disseminate the same to farmers. - Maintain surveillance on coffee diseases & pests and implement
pest and disease control activities, - Liaise with and ensure effective collaboration with local
authorities and other bodies with an interest in matters of coffee
development in the respective districts. - Participate in development of work plans and budgets for the Region.
- Provide technical support in the collection of coffee production and
marketing data, and administering of questionnaires on coffee matters in
the respective area of operation. - Monitor the quality of Coffee at the farm and enforcement coffee
regulations by periodically checking on farmers. - Compile monthly reports on coffee activities in the sub region.
- Carry out any other duties as may be assigned by Management.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate must hold a Bachelor of Science (First Class or
Upper Second class) in Agriculture, or Agribusiness Management or
Agriculture Extension or related field from a recognized university. - Five years’ of working experience in Extension-related discipline in
local government, private sector or NGO. - Valid Driving permit.
- Flexibility to work upcountry.
- Good communication skills.
- Team work skills.
- Interpersonal skills.
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified applicants should send an application letter, detailed curriculum
vitae with at least three (3) traceable referees and certified copies of
academic certificates addressed to:
qualified applicants should send an application letter, detailed curriculum
vitae with at least three (3) traceable referees and certified copies of
academic certificates addressed to:
The Board Secretary
/ Director Corporate Services,
/ Director Corporate Services,
Uganda Coffee
Development Authority (UCDA)
Development Authority (UCDA)
Coffee House, Plot
35, Jinja Road
35, Jinja Road
P.O. Box 7267,
Kampala-Uganda
Kampala-Uganda
Email to: [email protected]
NB: Interested
applicants must also submit with their application verifiable evidence
supporting previous relevant appointments such as appointment letters and
employment contracts.
applicants must also submit with their application verifiable evidence
supporting previous relevant appointments such as appointment letters and
employment contracts.
Deadline: 19th November 2018
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