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Job Title:    Agricultural Field Liaison Officer (Fresher Jobs)

Organisation: ASIGMA

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About US:

ASIGMA is a group of three subsidiaries – Advisory, Data, and Capital that leverages data and technology to add value to organisations. Its Advisory arm offers investment advice, develops investable business cases, and provides Private Sector support and Technical Assistance; some of our development clients include USAID, DFID, AfDB, and WBG IFC. Its Capital arm is currently managing projects in alternative investments (Private Equity, Real Estate, and Energy) that include Manufacturing and Shallow Geothermal Exploration, among others. Lastly, its Data arm aids the Advisory and Capital arms through digital data capture and analytics, market research, and insights to allow for actionable decision making but also provides project and data management services to external clientele.

Job Summary:   The Agricultural Field Liaison Officer will be based full-time in the project-affected villages of the Sothern Section and will maintain relationships with each individual Project -Affected Household. He/She and will be assigned to various number of Project-Affected Households to be responsible for. The Agricultural Field Liaison Officer will be expected to visit Project Affected Households regularly, provide technical advice, support, and encouragement, and monitor the quality of the interventions being delivered by Local Implementing Partners.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Compile periodic reports to the Technical Team Leads.
• Conduct regular field visits to project sites to monitor progress, identify challenges, and provide technical support to beneficiaries, in liaison with implementing partners.
• Ensure backstopping of Local Implementing Partners in the different project areas.
• Ensure that the activities are being implemented as planned.
• Register any concern that might arise during the implementation and forward it to the Team Lead.
• Ensure that the Local Implementing Partners adhere to all the Standard Operating Procedures in place.
• Liaise with the different relevant Stakeholders to ensure that the districts and sub-county Project Affected Households are at peace.
• Advise management on how to improve quality delivery.
• Attend regular meetings as and when required.
• Carry on any other duties as assigned by the Team Lead.
• Support project activities implementation for the Livelihood Restoration Coordination Program.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with every Household.
• Report any challenges or deviation from agreed plans and suggest solutions.
• Support the development and implementation of project activities, including surveys, capacity-building workshops, training sessions, and networking events.
• Facilitate communication and coordination between the project teams and Team Leaders, organizing relevant meetings and ensuring that relevant information is shared with all.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in agriculture or a related field, with excellent academic record.
• Two years of experience in the agricultural value chain.
• Hardworking and structure.
• Fluency in Luganda.
• Ability to deliver timely results.
• Timely ownership of tasks and responsibilities at hand.
• Experience working with farmers and cooperatives.
• Experience working digital data collection systems.

How to Apply:

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