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Job Title:   Project Officer – Youth Agri Entrepreneurship Project (YAEP)    

Organisation: The Hunger Project — Uganda (THP-U)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About US:

The Hunger Project — Uganda (THP-U) is part of the Global Hunger Project. THP has been implementing integrated Gender Focused Community Led Development (GFCLD) programs since 1999, and so far, has presence in 10 districts in Uganda; in which THP-U has empowered 12 clusters of rural communities! villages known as Epicenters to end their own hunger and poverty through the Epicenter strategy.

Job Summary:   Under the supervision of the Agribusiness Manager, the Project Officer will oversee the coordination, implementation and reporting processes for THP-U Youth Agri Entrepreneurship Project in the districts of implementation including: Provide expert advice and support to youth to adopt innovative practices to improve their agricultural productivity, designing, implementing, and monitoring agribusiness initiatives that support the project’s objectives, play a pivotal role in planning and implementing youth advocacy initiatives aimed at empowering young people to advocate for reforms that favor youth participation in agriculture and food security..

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Program coordination and Implementation:

• Ensure timely planning and implementation of the projects’ activities. Develop workplans and budgets, which are well aligned to the respective project proposals.
• Mobilize the youth to participate in the respective training and mentorship programs.
• Organize capacity building activities training and mentoring youth in sustainable agricultural practices, agribusiness development and management, value addition, market research, leadership and advocacy skills.
• Participate in planning and implementation of advocacy campaigns and materials. Coordinate the relevant platforms to amplify the project activities and youth voices. Take a lead in the mobilization and creation of youth led initiatives to participate in advocacy campaigns.
• Oversee projects budgets and ensure proper financial accountability.
• Organize exposure learning opportunities for youths under the program e.g. participate in conferences/seminars/advocacy platforms, and learn from successful agro-enterprises.
• Provide technical guidance to support youth adopt and sustain the best practices promoted by the projects.
• Provide guidance to the organization procurement team to identify and procure quality items that satisfy the needs of the projects.
• Ensure the projects compliance with government policies and standards.
• Work with the consultants hired to provide services to the projects. Ensure the consultants are provided with right project information and the assignments satisfy the needs of the project.
• Facilitate the connections between the youth and the local government, private sector and NGOs that would support the projects to achieve the planned outputs/outcomes.

Program Monitoring, Evaluation and reporting.

• Together with the Program Monitoring and Evaluation Officer plan and execute monitoring and evaluation activities that address the specific project monitoring and evaluation needs.
• Manage project documentation, including attendance records, activity reports, success stories, lessons learned, activity photos, risks and recommendations for the respective districts.
• Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of new approaches and products introduced by the projects, in the field. Be keen to identify and document success stories, challenges and risks, lessons learned and appropriate recommendations.
• Contribute to the preparation of project progress reports that are submitted to the donors and the global office.

Stakeholder Identification and Engagement:

• Conduct stakeholder mapping to identify and profile potential partners, sector networks, platforms to benefit the project activities.
• Establish collaborations and partnerships with key stakeholders including local government, financial institutions, civil society organisations, research and educational institutions, private sector companies etc., Ensure THP-U signs the relevant MoUs with the stakeholders.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for the program related inquiries as per assigned districts. Including representation of THP-U at district sector meetings.
• Organize activities building the capacity of external stakeholders such as government and private actors to increase their engagement in the project and adoption of good practices promoted by the project(s).

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• A bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness or a related field.
• Minimum of three (3) years) experience in implementing agriculture or agribusiness projects.
• Strong understanding of sustainable agriculture and technologies, value chain development, market systems, and agribusiness enterprises.
• Proven experience in organizing and facilitating youth focused events and initiatives.
• Knowledge of advocacy principles and tools.
• Familiarity with the agricultural sector policies and regulations.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to address the project and youth challenges
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for engaging with youths and other stakeholders.
• Proficiency in using agricultural tools and technology.
• Experience in building and managing advocacy networks
• Ability to work independently and in rural areas.
• Fluent in English.

How to Apply:

Please forward letters of interest, salary expectations, CV and certified academic certificates/transcripts by email to: uganda.personnel@thp.org addressed to the Country Director, The Hunger Project- Uganda, P.O Box 26393, Kampala. Please indicate the position you are applying for in the subject line of your email.

Deadline: 30th January 2025 by 5:00pm

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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