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• The ability to push forward market-driven
  approaches at all stages of programming,
• Identify the best alternatives and advise
  producers on how to improve profitability by conducting cost benefit
  analysis of possible interventions
• Her/his passion to drive results, make
  critical decisions and produce scheduled outputs at deadline and to the
  expected quality.

• Provides financial forecasts for livestock
  production and business activities, and then assist beneficiaries and
  staff to monitor actual profitability levels.
• Work closely with the GHG livestock team to
  identify and pilot interventions in a way that maximizes productivity and
  competitiveness of small-scale livestock producers and accurately captures
  production and economic data
• Determine which activities are the most
  profitable or productive for the family, and then give directions and
  advice to producers to make refinements that further improve profitability
  and productivity.
• The job holder will make calculations and
  economic forecasts of various aspects of livestock production that can be
  used by policy makers, private sector, and other stakeholders to more
  effectively develop Karamoja’s livestock sector.
• Support businesses, farmers and youth groups
  to plan for, develop, and monitor the performance of new livestock-related
  businesses, such as feed block manufacture, silage production, milk
  distribution, and fattening activities.
• Work closely with livestock health companies
  and service providers to address livestock health issues that improve
  productivity through creating commercially viable businesses.
• Assist businesses, farmers and youth groups
  to conduct cost benefit analysis so as to show the viability of the
  business to demonstrate use of local agro-resources; crop and garden
  bi-products, mineral blocks and industrial bi-products to improve animal
  body condition and add value to marketable livestock.
• Keenly monitor intervention activities and
  collect beneficiary qualitative and quantitative information, document
  success stories and maintain proper records and filling systems;
• Prepare and submit periodic work plans and
  activity reports to the project manager;
• Apply a gender and youth lens to activities
  in the program cycle;
• Guide government, private sector,
  associations and unions on the economic implications of livestock policy
  options;

• Identify, assess and develop networks and
  strategies for potential private, banks, public and civil society sector
  partnership with GHG program
• Build and strengthen productive working
  relationships with community, sub-county and district level leaders and
  soliciting their participation in all activities where appropriate
• Carry out on-site field visits regularly to
  monitor progress of activities and provide strategic measures for progress
  to maximize the programmes’ economic and social impacts to the community
• Work in liaison with team leader(s) and Mercy
  Corps technical staff in order to bring synergy among different components
  of the project

• Create a dynamic program environment that
  promotes inquiry;
• Take primary responsibility for
  sector-focused data gathering;
• Establish procedures and guidelines to
  monitor and evaluate the progress and impact of economic development
  support work including setting and measuring benchmarks along results chains;
• Keenly analyze project implementation
  strategies to identify constraints to program success and provide timely
  recommendations;
• Develop tools to simplify data gathering and
  reporting and ensure teams gather and report necessary data, including
  maintaining Podio entries for mapping progress with partners;
• Prepare data analyses to be used in quarterly
  strategic reviews, annual reports, and a midterm evaluation.
• Provide data in support of team’s submission
  of timely monthly and quarterly reports that will be indicative of program
  progress during implementation.
• Work closely with Monitoring, Evaluation,
  Learning and Information Officers (MELIOs) to ensure accurate and timely
  flow of information from the field into database and for preparation of
  communication reports

• Carry out research projects on specific
  subjects critical to team success and recommend hiring of external
  support, where necessary;
• Where needed, support external evaluations by
  research partners;

• Actively contribute data, analysis and
  write-ups to regular organizational publications and reports;
• Work closely with the Monitoring, Evaluation,
  Learning and Communication Manager to develop publishable communication
  material about GHG;
• Author occasional papers for wider
  distribution;

• Conduct himself/herself both professionally
  and personally in such a manner that brings credit to Mercy Corps and to
  not jeopardize its humanitarian mission;
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the
  line manager.

• The ideal candidate for the USAID Project
  vacancy should hold a degree in Agricultural Economics with major focus on
  livestock
• A minimum of five years’ experience in
  livestock production or marketing activities especially in a rural or
  pastoral community.
• Working knowledge of Uganda’s economy and
  business environment, particularly in the context of rural development and
  Karamoja.
• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively
  with a wide range of partners; private sector, banks, government and civil
  society;
• Demonstrable quantitative skills, including
  familiarity with database management and analysis
• Proven skills in networking, assessing
  information needs and developing appropriate tools
• Proven skills in team work, holding community
  consultations and organizational development
• Excellent reporting, communication and
  representation skills
• This opportunity requires a result oriented
  and self-motivated individual capable of taking on  complex challenges that can make a real
  difference in people’s lives.
• Willingness to work in the field with
  livestock producers, community animal health workers, kraal leaders,
  businesses in the value chain and communities;
• Good spoken and written English. Fluency in
  Ngakarimojong and Ethurr is an advantage

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