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Job Title:   Programs Officer

Organization: Action Against Hunger (ACF)

Duty Station: Kiryandongo, Uganda

About US:

Action Against Hunger-ACF, worldwide is recognized as a leader in the fight against malnutrition, with a purpose to save the lives of undernourished children while providing communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger. ACF implements innovative and life-saving programs in the sectors of Nutrition, Food Security & Livelihoods (FSL), and Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene (WASH) through capacity building projects in collaboration with government structures. Over the past 30 years of ACF has been delivering robust operations in Uganda and has gained significant knowledge and expertise using a multi-sectoral approach to design and implement program intervention based on the context, geared towards long-term solutions to hunger both in refugee and Host communities. Since 2013, the organization has been worked in the refugee settlements of Northern and Western Uganda providing emergency response as well as long-term development interventions.

Job Summary:   Under the supervision of the Field Coordinator/Regional Program Coordinator, the Project Officer is responsible for the daily technical planning, implementation, supervision, monitoring, and reporting of food security and Livelihoods activities, and for ensuring proper coordination with stake holders.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide technical support to the implementation of FSL interventions (50%)

• Technically support planning and implementation of FSL interventions i.e. agricultural livelihoods, business and skills development, financial inclusion and environmental protection.
• Actively promote value chain development of selected enterprises through provision of productive assets, technical trainings, value addition and market linkages.
• Ensure the coherence & linkage of the different program activities ranging from health seeking, nutrition support, FSL support, business development & linkage.
• Ensure active participation of the various categories of beneficiaries in project interventions.
• Implement all the planned field-based activities in respective areas of project implementation in planned time and coherent manner.
• Support the FC/RPC to identify key stakeholders involved in the value chain and conduct discussions with them to identify area of supports to develop linkages and collaborative way of working.
• Coordinate relevant stakeholders and service providers to deliver trainings to project beneficiaries such as financial literacy trainings, agriculture loans, inputs, quality control and management, etc.
• Conduct market studies and advise on best implementation strategies that would ensure that targeted farmers and farmer groups have profitable agribusiness ventures.
• Develop a sustainable marketing structure, including an umbrella commodity marketing associations to enhance market access
• Support teams prepare weekly and monthly individual work plans and submit to the team with clear deliverables and targets.

Build the capacity of FSL Extension Workers to effectively implement FSL activities (30%)

• Conduct detailed induction and orientation of new staff under your supervision ensuring that all relevant documents and tools of work are shared with new staff.
• Identify training needs and build capacity of FSL Extension workers in all key technical programme aspects (OLUM, Block farming, Agroforestry, Farmer field schools, Soil & water conservation, business skills development, enterprise development, VSLA Methodology.
• Provide capacity development training and support to the key stakeholders & project staff to effectively mobilize and deliver agri-business development services to beneficiaries (social mobilizing, identification of interest groups, business planning, and strengthening market linkages).
• Develop training manuals per thematic area, and Participate in the training of beneficiaries, staff & stakeholders per the project requirements.
• Train the groups on business planning and develop bankable business plans for all farmer groups and individual replicators as well as recommend relevant improvements in the agri-business enterprises that would enable the groups realize better returns on their investments.
• In liaison with the FC/RPC, organise and supervise all project capacity development activities i.e. trainings for facilitators, Lead mothers/demo site leaders/household care group members.
• Ensure that staff under your supervision are effectively prepared and supported to deliver their tasks and perform to expectation.

Assessments, monitoring and reporting (15%)

• Participate in beneficiary profiling, beneficiary registration, and base line-end line assessments in FSL activities through technical review and guidance on data collection tools.
• Participate in all project review assessments, surveys and studies and ensure these are conducted as per protocol.
• Document and compile reports on project activities including Monthly, Quarterly and annual donor reports, internal reports (Project Activity Reports (APRs) and activity reports (meetings, and any other activity).
• Support the establishment of a database for all project activities to regularly monitor and evaluate their activities.
• Take leadership in reporting on project progress, success stories and lessons learned during project implementation.
• Conduct trend of food security and nutrition analyses of the refugee and host community and give recommendations on how Action Against Hunger can better position itself.

Coordination and representation (5 %)

• Participate in appropriate multi-district activities related to FSL for example; field days, workshops, seminars, agricultural shows, and field monitoring visits.
• Ensure that stakeholders are sensitized on program accountability and have information on beneficiary feedback mechanism.
• Work closely with relevant district departments (Production, Animal production, Operation Wealth Creation & Natural resources) and NARO to share relevant information.
• Participate in internal and external meetings as per the FC/RPC guidance
• Coordinate with other sections of Action Against Hunger and all other stakeholders in the response.
• Attend donor meetings and field visits as required.
• Deliver diligently in any other duties as assigned from time to time

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Provide technical supervision to EFSL Extension Workers

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree (honors) in Agricultural sciences, business economics or any other relevant field
• Four years of continuous experience implementing food security and livelihoods related activities.
• Previous work with a busy multi-sectoral setting in a refugee setting is an asset
• Knowledge and practical experience in value chain development.
• Knowledge and practical experience in public private partnerships.
• Previous work experience with farmer organizations.
• Capacity building of organizations and individuals
• Participatory training methodologies
• Network of private sector contacts
• Strong presentation skills with mastery of Power point, Excel, MS word
• Strong communication skills (written and oral) in English
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently
• Team player, extremely flexible with the ability to cope with stressful situations
• Excellent reporting skills with good oral and written communication skills
• Knowledge of the local language is an added advantage
• Culturally sensitive
• Ability to ride a motorcycle and possession of a valid riding permit
• Age: Below 45 years

How to Apply:

All candidates should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 9^th February 2024

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