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Job Title:            Project Community Field Assistants (9
Vacancies)

Organisation:  National
Agricultural Research Organization (NARO)

Duty Station:   Uganda

About US:

The
National Agricultural Research Organization was established by the National
Agricultural Research Act 2005 as a body corporate with the mandate to provide
strategic direction for publically funded agricultural research in Uganda. The
organization is composed of the Council as its governing body, Committees of
Council, a Secretariat for its day-to-day operations with semi-autonomous
Public Agricultural Research Institutes (PARI’s) including the National
Livestock Resources Research Institute (NaLIRRI) under its policy guidance. 

Key Duties and
Responsibilities: 

·        
Coordinate
all project operations within a given District

·        
Ensure
timely development and submission of quality progress and operational reports
following agreed upon reporting schedules

·        
Develop
and implement appropriate action plans for project operations within a given
district including but not limited to on-farm demonstrations and farmer
trainings

·        
Undertake
routine monitoring of project operations within a given district

·        
Participate
in data collection from the various research studies executed within the
district

Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:

·        
Applicants
should possess a diploma in agricultural related fields.

·        
A
bachelor’s degree and/or additional agricultural related qualifications are an
added advantage Experience of at least one in agricultural extension and rural
development is desired

·        
Ability
to speak the dominant local language in the district of interest is an added
advantage

How to Apply:

All
Interested  with the above requirements
should submit hand-written applications together with a detailed curriculum
vitae giving day-time telephone numbers, names and addresses of 3 (three)
referees as well as copies of professional certificates and testimonials to the
undersigned. NB: lo reduce expense and waste, we strongly recommend that you
use only paper for your file (no plastic folders or dividers).

 Please also use double-sided printing if
possible. Applicants are advised to quote the reference number of the post
applied for on the top left-hand corner of the envelope and on the application
letter. The same documents must be scanned into one thread and sent to
director@nalirri.or.ug OR nalirri@gmail.com    

The
Director of Research, National Livestock Resources Research Institute, NaLIRRI
National Agricultural Research Organization, NARO NAKYESASA – Namulonge, Wakiso
Uganda P. O. Box 5704, Kampala.

Deadline: Friday 8th November, 2019 at 5:00pm

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