Job Title: Senior Program Officer Community Engagement
Organisation: Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Program Manager
About US:
The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), established by ten Vice Chancellors in 2004, is a consortium of universities in Africa. As of December 2022, membership stands at 170 universities in 40 countries. RUFORUM is registered as an International NGO (FORR78950) in Uganda and coordinated by a Secretariat hosted at Makerere University in Kampala. RUFORUM is registered as an International NGO (FORR78950) in Uganda and coordinated by a Secretariat hosted at Makerere University in Kampala. The organization evolved from its predecessor, the Forum on Agricultural Resource Husbandry (FORUM) program of the Rockefeller Foundation.
Job Summary: The Senior Program Officer Community Engagement and Operations (SPO-CEO) will be based at the RUFORUM Secretariat. He/she will lead RUFORUM’s community engagement and outreach activities for action oriented/translational research to enhance agricultural production and productivity in the agri-food systems for jobs and wealth creation. The SPO-CEO will also be responsible for coordinated efforts on re-imagining the extension and advisory services and the role of TVETs and universities in the delivery of complimentary extension services to agrifood system stakeholders. As part of engagement, the SPO-CEO will also support the Program Manager in operations to ensure effectively coordinated program activities within and across units for enhanced efficiency and effectiveness of programming.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support action-oriented research, knowledge and outreach systems on strategies, practices and policies that will raise agricultural production and productivity growth and economic returns to agrifood system/value chains stakeholders
- Strengthen integration of agriculture in the national and global economy
- Support the development of innovative mechanisms for last mile delivery of technologies, innovations, and management practices including the full valorization of the largely under-utilized TVET sector capacities, and Youth Serving Organizations (YLSOs).
- Support the strengthening of universities community engagement and outreach agenda for positioning universities as development facilitators.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- PhD in agricultural sciences including; Plant breeding, animal science, biotechnology, rural innovation, plant sciences, seed systems, plant protection, and related fields.
- At least 5 years working experience with knowledge of academic – community engagement programs
- Experience of working with international research institutions
- Experience of working with farming communities in technology transfer
- Peer reviewed publications and evidence of capacity to write for diverse audiences.
- Flexibility in working schedules and willingness to travel at short notice
How to Apply:
All candidates should send their applications with detailed curriculum vitae (in pdf form), certified copies of certificates, transcripts, names of three referees and the applicant’s daytime telephone contact should be sent online to our E-mail with the subject Appointment in RUFORUM followed by the Job title “Appointments in RUFORUM: state the post you are applying for”
Deadline: 7th June 2024
NB: Any form of canvassing will lead to disqualification. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
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