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Job Title:  Rural Development Advisor EU SAFE (Sustainable Agriculture for Forest Ecosystems)    

Organization: GIZ Uganda

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About the Company:

GIZ provides customised solutions to complex challenges. We are an experienced service provider and assist the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation. We offer demand-driven, tailor-made and effective services for sustainable development.

Job Summary:    The Rural Development Advisor will be responsible for;

• Contribute to the strategic and operational planning of the project, aligning the conceptual design of the project with the regulatory environment in Uganda.
• Build and manage relationships to public and private stakeholders on the national level.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of a multi-stakeholders process to identify and select innovations.
• Provide technical advice on sustainability in agricultural supply chains – namely the coffee sector – and forest protection.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:   The Rural Development Advisor performs the following tasks:

Knowledge and advisory services

• Observe relevant developments and build knowledge on policies, regulations, research and initiatives on sustainable agricultural supply chains and forest protection in Uganda.
• Provide technical and institutional knowledge to guide strategic planning and implementation of the project.
• Advise the political and implementing partners as well as stakeholders from government, civil society and the private sector on sustainability in agricultural supply chains, market access and avoiding deforestation.
• Advise on and facilitate a multi-stakeholder process to call for innovative ideas to manage agricultural drivers for deforestation
• Generate learnings from the piloting of selected innovations and translate them into policy advise.
• Provide professional inputs to workshops, seminars and other events implemented by the project or partners.
• Contribute to the development of concepts and materials for promoting innovations, including processes, guidelines, partnership agreements, training manuals, and procedures.
• Prepare technical documents and reports as well as presentations for the purpose of public communication, project reporting and knowledge sharing.

Partnership management and coordination

• Cooperate and maintain regular contact with relevant parties from government, civil society, research institutes, private sector and international agencies.
• Engage partners on the national level in project planning and implementation as appropriate.
• Facilitate successful cooperation and coordination between and support by relevant government agencies at national, provincial, and district levels.
• Engage stakeholders from government, civil society and the private sector in a multi-stakeholder process to identify and select innovations to address agricultural drivers of deforestation.
• Support the project and partners in the design and implementation of concepts for sustainable supply chains in public private partnerships or grant agreements.
• Participate and contribute relevant processes, fora, events and meetings on the national and sub-national level.
• Participate in the planning and implementation of study tours, visiting delegations, exchange visits, missions from GIZ and German government institutions, and other official events as required.

Project management and coordination

• Contribute to a refined Theory of Change, overall workplan and annual workplans including budget planning.
• Plan and implement project activities in line with GIZ procedures, rules and regulations, including service contracts, events and financing agreements.
• Prepare terms of reference for service contracts or financing agreements and participate in the selection and supervision of contracted third parties.
• Supervise grantees in the technical and administrative implementation of grants by the project.
• Coordinate the implementation of project activities with team members, partners and contracted third parties.
• Support the design and implementation of a comprehensive monitoring systems to track progress in the project and to inform management.
• Provide monitoring data and contextual knowledge to contribute to reporting and public and internal communication.
• Organize internal and external events and meetings.

Other Duties/Additional Tasks

• Perform other duties and tasks at the request of management.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Master’s degree in Natural Resource Management, Business Management, Agriculture, International Relations or a related field (preferably with a focus on sustainable supply chains and coffee production)

Details of experience

• 5 years of professional experience, of which at least 5 years in a comparable position.
• At least 5 years’ experience in providing advisory services on sustainability in agricultural supply chains to government agencies, private sector associations and development agencies.
• Proven experience working in or in close cooperation with government agencies, ideally related to UCDA, the Ministry of Agriculture, NEMA and / or the Ministry of Local Government
• Experience in engaging stakeholders from different institutional backgrounds in multi-stakeholder processes
• Experience working for or in cooperation with the private sector in agricultural supply chains particularly the coffee sector

Skills

• Strong network with institutions working on agricultural commodities and forest protection.
• Proven ability to set-up collaborative initiatives or projects with private companies.
• Strong analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate complex topics to be understood by a broad audience.
• Knowledge of GIZ instruments, procedures and rules is considered an advantage.
• Pro-active attitude, flexibility and intercultural competence.
• Fluency in written and spoken English language
• Sound knowledge of policies and regulations related to agricultural commodities, land use planning and climate change in the land sector in Uganda.
• Knowledge of the international discussion on sustainability in agricultural supply chains and forest protection.

How to Apply:

All interested and qualified persons are strongly encouraged to apply by email: vacancy@futureoptions.org enclosing their detailed CV, cover letter, copies of academic documents and testimonials. Please indicate the Position Title in the email subject line.

Deadline: 11th August 2024 by 11:59 pm (EAT)

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

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