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Job Title:     East
Africa Youth Inclusion Program (EAYIP) Agriculture Value Chain Manager (AVCM)

Organization: Heifer
International

Duty Station: 
Kampala, Uganda

About US:

Heifer
International, an international not-for-profit organization founded in 1944 in
the United States of America, works with resource constrained families in 125
countries worldwide to develop innovative solutions to the underlying causes of
hunger, poverty and environmental degradation.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

Program
Effectiveness (50%)

• Accountable for the successful implementation of the value chain
  approach in the EAYIP project.
• Create and strengthen linkages between EAYIP’s beneficiaries and the
  private sector.
• Support the development and empowerment of youth participating in
  hub-based value chains through employment or as direct participants.
  Working in collaboration with the Social Capital and Cluster Manager,
  support the replication of existing and development of new hubs for supporting
  youth.
• Develop monthly, quarterly and annual activity work plans in
  collaboration with the project team that incorporates interventions and
  activities to strengthen each value chain specifically for the inclusion
  of youth.
• Ensure that monthly, quarterly and annual planned targets are
  achieved.
• Identify value chains and business opportunities with the greatest
  potential to generate impact for establishing new hubs.
• Identify business opportunities that can help young men and women to
  start or expand businesses in the selected value chains by the specified
  time.
• Provide timely support, facilitate and monitor the implementation of
  youth-focused training programs aimed at improving vocational skills in
  the identified value chains.
• Provide accurate market information and linkages to service
  providers to the hub’s management on a monthly basis.

Management and
Compliance (30%)

• Accountable for the planning, documentation, and analysis of
  information and activities that ensure the timely achievement of EAYIP’s
  outputs and outcomes.
• Prepare annual operating plans and budgets, and provide technical
  assistance to local cooperatives and partners to properly implement value
  chain activities.
• On a weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual basis
  prepare and submit project progress reports in time to the Country Program
  Manager.
• On a daily basis, collaborate closely with the EAYIP Uganda Country
  Program Manager in the implementation of value chain activities.

Sustainability
(15%)

• Develop the capacity of local cooperatives, NGOs and partners to
  identify and strengthen selected EAYIP value chains to be more
  youth-inclusive.
• Develop and disseminate hub development tool kits.
• Establish and maintain proactive links with hubs and develop access
  to markets and linkages to service providers.
• Support formation and registration of youth associations.
• Build the capacity of Hub boards and staff in good governance, group
  dynamics and leadership.
• May perform other duties as assigned by Country program Manager (5%)

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The ideal candidate for the Heifer International East Africa Youth
  Inclusion Program (EAYIP) Agriculture Value Chain Manager (AVCM) job
  placement must hold a Bachelor’s degree in the fields of Agriculture
  Economics, Agribusiness, Business Administration, Rural Development,
  Enterprise Development or other related fields plus five (5) years of
  successful experience in development work in the private sector in Uganda.
• Master’s Degree or equivalent in the fields of Agriculture
  Economics, Agribusiness, Business Administration, Rural Development,
  Enterprise Development or other related fields, plus five (5) years in a
  mix of economic growth/trade, value chain competitiveness, investment
  promotion, or agriculture development.
• Previous experience in building public/private partnerships in the
  Agricultural sector.
• Strong business skills, leadership, strategic and innovation skills.
• Fluency in English (knowledge of other languages spoken in Uganda is
  a plus).
• Demonstrated knowledge of the latest developments in best practices
  in pro-poor value chain development that reaches women, youth, the poor,
  and underprivileged.
• Demonstrated creativity, ability to think systematically,
  willingness and ability to incorporate innovative solutions and design
  catalytic activities within value chains (e.g. the concept of
  quality-based pricing).
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement strategies to provide
  institutional capacity building to key partner institutions to build a
  more efficient, competitive, and sustainable dairy industry.
• Knowledge of and experience in setting up cottage industries for
  processing locally branded dairy products (e.g. cheese, butter, fortified
  milk and yogurt among others) & other agricultural products for onward
  supply to niche markets as well as implementing consumption
  promotion/stimulation strategies in the context of the agricultural
  sector.
• Experience in providing market information to hubs/cooperatives and
  linkages to service providers e.g. input dealers, buyers/exporters, etc.
• Experience establishing strategic alliances and joint ventures with
  local and foreign processors.
• Knowledge of equity financing (e.g. venture capital and/or private
  equity investing).
• Strong computer literacy, preferably with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to relate to
  individuals diplomatically and tactfully.
• Ability to integrate financial services within a value chain and to
  foster trust and build a strong relationship between value chain actors and
  financial service providers.
• Must be courteous, honest and of high integrity, especially in
  high-pressure situations.
• Proven interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to
  relate to individuals and groups diplomatically and tactfully.
• Self-starter and self-motivator with the ability to work in a
  multicultural setting.
• Must be a team player and can execute and manage multiple tasks with
  minimal supervision.
• Ability to follow directions and independently complete assigned
  tasks (written or verbal).
• Ability to work a varied schedule to include early mornings,
  weekends and some evenings.
• Ability to work with sensitive information and maintain
  confidentiality.

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