Senior Agro Knowledge Officer Jobs – MWH

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Job Title:    Senior Agro Knowledge Officer

Organisation: MWH

Duty Station: Uganda

Reports to:
Country Director

About US:

MWH is an impact
investor that uses its means and talents to improve the lives of smallholders.
Among other activities MWH runs a retail chain of agro-support centers in
Northern Uganda. We run activities in
a business manner. Dissemination of agro
knowledge, measuring of impact and linking research with the daily practice of
smallholders is integral part of our work.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

  • Investigate and map information gaps
  • Promote the HUB/ MWH as a reliable long-term partner for
    smallholders
  • Build and maintain a network with other relevant actors in the
    region
  • Turn our Farmers Resource Center into a place of knowledge
    dissemination, research, demonstration and innovation taking the daily
    practice of smallholders as starting point
  • Support our field staff in their agro-knowledge and skills
    development
  • Impact assessment
  • Station supervisor

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

  • The applicant must hold an Honors Bachelor’s degree in an agro-related subject with a minimum of five years’ experience.
  • A Master’s degree is preferred.
  • Demonstrated understanding of knowledge dissemination principles and
    capacity to deliver knowledge dissemination and/or organizational learning
    activities
  • Excellent facilitation, program/activity management, and oral
    communication skills.
  • Leadership and team building abilities
  • Good track record of agricultural information research .
  • Good data collection and analysis skills
  • Fluency in Luo.
  • Valid riding permit for motorbike

How to Apply:

All candidates
should send their applications / motivation letters and CVs only to
dorcus.ayikoru@mwh-trust.com (do NOT send scanned copies of certificates or
transcripts).

Only selected
candidates will be contacted.

Deadline: 2nd August 2019 

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