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• Establish the needs of the Cassava,
  chia, selected vegetables, soap and mushroom IGAs in the project locations
  and identify key market players who can be linked to the project.
• Work closely with the program manager to
  identify key business targets, develop and deliver a plan to create
  opportunities and to achieve those targets including income, production
  and productivity targets.
• Provide capacity development training
  and support to the project in Kiryandongo and Adjumani Districts to
  effectively mobilize and deliver agri-business development services to
  beneficiaries (social mobilizing, identification of interest groups,
  business planning, and strengthening market linkages).
• Support the PM and DPM to identify key
  stakeholders involved in the value chain (agro dealers, agro processors,
  transporter, middle men, finance services provider, governmental technical
  services, professional organization. Conduct discussions with all
  stakeholders and identify area of supports to develop linkages and
  collaborative way of working.
• Coordinate relevant stakeholders and
  service providers to deliver trainings to project beneficiaries such as
  financial literacy trainings, agriculture loans, inputs, quality control
  and management, etc.
• Review existing information in the
  projects and provide training on identified markets and viable
  opportunities in the Cassava, chia, vegetables, soap and mushroom IGAs
  value chains.
• Ensure there is up-to-date information
  about market in the Cassava, chia, vegetables, soap and mushroom IGAs
  value chains and conduct analysis of trends in these value chains:
  identify critical co-nstraints and promising opportunities in order to
  improve the functioning of the five value chains, thereby improving access
  to markets.
• Participate in developing business plans
  and training programme, and conduct training to the farmer groups and
  individual farmers on-farm support and IGA
• Conduct market studies and advise on
  best implementation strategies that would ensure that targeted farmers and
  farmer groups have profitable agribusiness ventures.
• Develop a sustainable marketing
  structure, including an umbrella commodity marketing associations to
  enhance market access

• Develop training manuals per thematic
  area, and Participate in the training of beneficiaries per the project
  requirements.
• Work with the FSL team and Program
  Manager to train the groups on business planning and develop bankable
  business plans for all farmer groups and individual replicators.
• In liaison with the Programme Manager
  (PM) organize and supervise all project capacity development activities.
• Develop strategic linkages with other
  value chain actors with a view of creating synergistic
  partnerships/collaborations that would be beneficial to the farmers’agri-business
  enterprises
• Recommend relevant improvements in the
  agri-business enterprises that would enable the groups realize better
  returns on their investments.

• Participate in beneficiary profiling,
  beneficiary registration, and base line-end line assessments in FSL
  activities.
• Participate in all project review
  assessments, surveys and studies and ensure these are conducted per
  protocol.
• Conduct monthly periodic reviews and
  report to ensure that all business plans are adhered to and the
  entrepreneurial capacity of the beneficiaries is enhanced
• Document and compile reports on project
  activities including Monthly & Quarterly donor reports, Action Against
  Hunger internal reports (Project Activity Reports (APRs), SITREP) and activity
  reports (meetings, and any other activity).
• Support the establishment of a database
  for all project activities to regularly monitor and evaluate their
  activities.
• Oversee reporting on project progress,
  success stories and lessons learned during project implementation.
• Conduct trend of food security and
  nutrition analyses of the refugee influx and host community and give
  recommendations on how Action Against Hunger can better position itself.

• Ensure that staff/persons (Community
  Based Facilitators, Field Supervisors, demo site leaders) are effectively
  engaged in their tasks and perform their duties according to Action
  Against Hunger expectation.
• Ensure that staffs under your
  supervision develop quarterly activity work plans and adhere to them.
• Identify training needs of Field
  Supervisors and Community Facilitators and suggest an appropriate training
  plan.
• Conduct detailed induction and
  orientation of new staff under your supervision ensuring that all relevant
  documents and tools of work are shared with new staff
• Set probationary objectives with new
  staff and follow reviews are done in time for timely support

• Participate in appropriate
  multi-district activities related to FSL for example; field days,
  workshops, seminars, agricultural shows, and field monitoring visits.
• Mobilize communities and community
  leaders to participate in Action Against Hunger project in community
  activities and organize regular community meetings to address areas for program
  improvement.
• Work closely with relevant district
  departments (Production & Natural resources) and NARO to share
  relevant information.
• Participate in internal and external
  meetings per the PM guidance.
• As delegated by the PM, respond to
  complaints and questions on related to Agribusiness, marketing, micro
  finance and value chain analysis.
• Actively participate in events organized
  in the refugee and host community setting.
• Coordinate with other sections of Action
  Against Hunger and all other stakeholders in the response.
• As delegated by the PM, attend
  interagency & sectoral coordination meetings at the settlements and
  District level.
• Attend donor meetings and field visits
  as required.
• Other duties as assigned by the PM from
  time to time.

• The ideal candidate for the Action
  Against Hunger (ACF) Business Development Officer job opportunity should
  hold a Bachelor’s degree (honors) in Agribusiness Management/Agricultural Economics/Commerce/Business
  Administration/ Micro finance management from a recognized university or
  any other relevant field.
• Three years of work experience in
  agribusiness development or agribusiness marketing
• Knowledge and practical experience in
  value chain development.
• Knowledge and practical experience in
  public private partnerships.
• Previous work experience with farmer
  organizations.
• Experience in smallholder farmer
  agribusiness capacity development
• Knowledge of the agribusiness sector in
  Uganda

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