Job Title: Technical Assistant – Agribusiness
Organisation: Kilimo Trust
Duty Station: Mbale, Uganda
About Organisation:
Kilimo Trust (KT) is an independent organization working on agriculture for development across the East Africa Community (EAC) Region – in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and South Sudan. We promote regional solutions to local problems to make agricultural markets work better for the reduction of poverty and elimination of hunger.
Job Summary: To ensure the effective and timely implementation of REEF project field activities through hands-on operational, logistical, and monitoring support. Serve as the primary link between the project and farmer groups, driving the successful delivery of farmer trainings, FL-RS demonstrations, and data collection.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Field Operations:
- Assist with logistical planning and on-the-ground implementation of field activities, including farmer training, FL-RS demonstrations, and community awareness campaigns.
- Manage local coordination for field events, including confirming training venues, engaging local leaders, mobilizing farmer beneficiaries, and organizing partner logistics.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with farmers, suppliers, government agencies, and other relevant stakeholders.
Technical Support:
- Assist the technical partners in setting up, conducting, and maintaining practical field demonstrations of Food Loss Reduction Solutions (FL-RS)
- Provide logistical support to VBAs, collect their reports, and assist with field monitoring of their performance
- Collect routine field data, profile beneficiaries, conduct follow-up surveys, and verify FL-RS adoption to ensure accurate reporting
Partnership and Administration Support:
- Document, organize, and archive all field-level materials, including training attendance sheets, beneficiary lists, partner communication logs, and activity photos/videos.
- Compile field activity reports summarizing key achievements, challenges, and lessons learned to support in preparing timely project reports.
- Coordinate and participate in stakeholder and partners’ meetings.
Project Finance Management
- Comply with project financial controls and all laid out operational procedures.
- Ensure the value for money principle is observed throughout project implementation.
Expected Outputs
- Accurate and verified lists of farmer participants for all trainings and demonstrations, disaggregated by gender and youth status.
- Well-organized and accessible field documentation, including attendance sheets, beneficiary lists, partner logs, and activity photos/videos.
- Timely and detailed reports on field events, capturing logistics, participation, and immediate outcomes
- Consolidated and verified activity reports, attendance logs, and technology promotion data collected from Village-Based Agents.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in General Agriculture, Agribusiness, or a related field.
- At least 3 years of practical experience in agricultural or rural development projects, with significant fieldwork and community engagement
- Postgraduate qualification or specialized training in Project Management, Value Chain Development, or Post-Harvest Technology is an added advantage.
Competencies Required
- Excellent planning, time management, and organizational abilities, with attention to detail for managing logistics and field budgets
- Ability to work independently in remote and challenging field environments and consistently execute assigned tasks
- Strong interpersonal and verbal skills to interact effectively with farmers, local leaders, and partners
- Basic proficiency with mobile tools for data collection (tablets/smartphones) and computer skills (Word, Excel) for reporting
- Ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of agricultural practices, especially maize and beans, and post-harvest handling.
Skills
- Effective Communication
- Fundraising Knowledge
- Computer Skills
- Ability to Multi-task
How to Apply:
If you are the right candidate, please send your application letter plus the following:
- An up-to-date CV, highlighting relevant skills and experience (presented in relation to each of the Responsibilities and each of the experience areas listed above).
- The names and contacts of three referees, and a daytime contact telephone number of each of them.
- Copies of Academic Certificate and Transcripts for O-level, A-level – where applicable, Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate qualifications
- The names and contacts of your immediate supervisor(s) in the current job and two of your immediate previous jobs.
- Your daytime contact telephone number; and
- A statement and proof of the current remuneration package
Apply through the Kilimo Trust online recruitment system, addressed to the Human Resource Manager.
Deadline: 31st October 2025
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36