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Job Title:    Program Partner Agriculture

Organisation: Mastercard Foundation

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About US:

Mastercard Foundation is guided by its mission to advance learning and promote financial inclusion for people living in poverty. One of the largest foundations in the world, it works almost exclusively in Africa. It was created in 2006 by Mastercard International and operates independently under the governance of its own Board of Directors.

Job Summary:  Reporting to the Lead, Agriculture, the Program Partner Agriculture will engage partners for successful program design and implementation. The job holder is responsible for a portfolio of agriculture/agri-food systems and agribusiness related programs and partnerships in the country. The Program Partner will be expected to provide expertise to identify constraints that prevent agricultural systems from functioning effectively at the country level.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide support in the development and implementation of programs, including co-creation of programs and due diligence of potential partners and projects.
• Manage agriculture programs, distilling learnings from the progress and trends of development, implementation and adaptations. This includes, but not limited to, oversight of day-to-day activities of particular programs or processes, support capacity enhancement of partner institutions, conduct field visits, conduct partner program review meetings, and reviewing project budgets and plans.
• Communicate progress and learnings from projects to colleagues and the wider Young Africa Works in the country partnership network.
• Work closely with team members in finance, gender & youth engagement, impact and other functions to ensure coherence and alignment as well as promote integration.
• Represent the Foundation and collaborate with key internal and external audiences.
• Identify and help overcome challenges and other barriers to team effectiveness.
• Provide perspective and expertise on emerging issues and trends in the agricultural and agri-food/Agri finance and agribusiness sector.
• Provide support for the effort to establish relationships with like-minded organizations, communities of practice, and stakeholders to forge coalitions and promote collaboration between various players.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Master’s degree or equivalent experience in Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness or Business Development.
• Four (4) plus years of experience in agriculture/agri-food systems/agribusiness is required. This experience could include project design and management and/or field experience working in the country.
• Experience and understanding in a variety of value chains (cash and food crops), small businesses and MSMEs along the value chain, and supply chain / logistics in agriculture.
• Experience in providing technical and other support to project managers and implementers for effective program delivery.
• Experience working with multiple partners and institutional capacity development.
• Demonstrates a strong understanding of the role of agriculture, agribusiness and agri-finance in economic growth and development and the livelihood of small holder farmers.
• Understanding of the role agri-food and rural SMEs can play in economic transformation and job creation.
• Demonstrates strong budgeting skills with the ability to manage a large portfolio of assets.
• Command of quantitative and qualitative business analytics.
• Excellent project development and management skills for multi-stakeholder projects including; monitoring, evaluation and report writing.
• Ability to communicate progress and learnings from projects to colleagues and the wider development community.
• Ability to work well and interact effectively with multiple team members and partners.
• Flexible, adaptable, and able to execute a range of job duties and changing priorities.
• Proactive, engaged and a self-starter.
• Possess excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills with the ability to articulate information to a variety of constituents across cultures.
• Possess professional maturity, sensitivity with different cultures, and impeccable integrity that exemplify the Foundation’s values.
• Demonstrate a commitment to Mastercard Foundation’s values and vision.

How to Apply:

All candidates should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 5^th May 2022.

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