Job Title: Post-Harvest and Value Addition Assistant – 4 Positions
Organisation: Finnish Refugee Council
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Finnish Refugee Council (FRC) is an NGO providing adult education and community development among refugees in Uganda since 1997 as an operational partner to OPM and UNHCR.
Job Summary: The Post-Harvest and Value Addition Assistant is responsible for mobilizing groups, delivering practical skills development in value addition and post-harvest handling, promoting entrepreneurship, strengthening financial inclusion, and facilitating market and financial linkages.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Technical assessments and support – 40%
- Conduct assessments to identify income opportunities for adding value to farming products.
- Identify group needs in post-harvest handling, equipment uses, value addition, market readiness.
- Support linkages between groups and market actors, private sector, business services.
- Facilitate implementation of off-farm livelihood activities and support groups to adopt improved value-addition practices and appropriate technologies.
- Support groups to improve on product quality, visibility and competitiveness.
- Work closely with Digital and Financial Inclusion Assistants to connect groups to digital savings platforms and financial inclusion services.
Capacity building and Skills Training – 30%
- Organise and deliver trainings on value addition, post-harvest handling practices, basic business skills, financial literacy, off-farm enterprise development, income-generation.
- Conduct hands-on demonstrations and follow-up coaching sessions to strengthen IGAs.
Partnerships and Coordination – 15%
- Collaborate with local leaders and district to promote economic empowerment.
- Strengthen community awareness and acceptance of off-farm enterprise activities.
- Support mapping of service providers, buyers, suppliers and training institutions.
Monitoring, Reporting and Data Management – 15%
- Track group progress and document performance and challenges.
- Maintain up-to-date beneficiary records, training attendance and monitoring tools.
- Submit monthly progress reports, case studies, lessons learned and success stories.
- Ensure reporting aligns with project indicators and donor requirements.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Primary: Bachelor’s degree in Agribusiness, Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Economics or related field.
- Combined with complementary diploma or short course in 1-2 of the following: Business training, Small and Medium Scale Enterprise development, Vocational Skills, VSLA.
Experience:
- Minimum 2-year hands-on-experience in value-addition practices and small-scale processing, community-based livelihood projects, financial inclusion work.
- Understanding of local markets, micro-enterprise dynamics and youth & women economic empowerment and practical understanding of small business development.
- Experience in community mobilization, working with refugees or vulnerable populations.
- Experience on M & E fundamentals.
Essential Skills and Attributes:
- Ability to work independently in field conditions.
- Strong analytical, coaching and mentoring skills.
- Willingness to proactively assess project progress and take lead in solving issues.
- Commitment to gender equality, inclusion and protection principles.
- Strong teamwork and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Knowledge of Kiswahili, Runyakitara, French or Arabic is an advantage.
How to Apply:
Email your application to [email protected] Latest on 14th December 2025.
The application must be one PDF document, and consists of:
- 1-page letter with your gross salary request.
- Clearly indicate WHICH POSITION and LOCATION you apply for.
- Followed by 3-page CV highlighting your experience.
- DO NOT include copies of any certificates.
Deadline: 14th December 2025
Only shortlisted candidates are contacted. If you do not hear from FRC by 20th January 2026, your application has not been successful.
Please note that FRC does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process.
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Level of Education: bachelor degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24