NARO Jobs – Socio Economist at National Agricultural Research Organisation

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Job Title:  Socio Economist
Organization: National
Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO)
Duty Station:  National Laboratories Research Institute
(NARL), Kawanda, Wakiso, Uganda
Job Ref: NARL/5
About NARO:
The National Agricultural
Research Organisation is established by the National Agricultural Research Act
2005 as a body corporate with the mandate to provide strategic direction for
publically funded agricultural research in Uganda. The organisation is composed
of the Council as its governing body, Committees of Council, a Secretariat for
its day-to-day operations with semi-autonomous Public Agricultural Research
Institutes (PARI’s) under its policy guidance.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • In
    charge of establishing and regularly updating baseline information for
    agricultural productivity and marketing in the zone.
  • Collect,
    collate and analyze data pertaining peoples’ livelihoods and farming
    systems including cost-benefit analysis in the zone.
  • Avail
    results from the 2 items above to the team at the center/institute for
    formulating appropriate innovations and interventions.
  • Responsible
    for the design and spearhead impact assessment studies in the zone.
  • Conduct
    studies on production and financial sustainability of recommended
    technologies.
  • Take
    lead in the monitoring and evaluation of technology development and
    dissemination.
    
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The
    applicants for the Socio Economist Job opportunity should hold a Master’s
    Degree in Agricultural Economics, Economic Policy, Development Economics
    or any other relevant discipline from a recognised University
  • A
    minimum of three or more years of relevant working experience.
How to Apply: 
All candidates who wish to join
NARO are encouraged to send their applications to the Director General, NARO,
P.O. Box 295, Entebbe, Uganda.
The complete applications
should include three copies of your Curriculum Vitae and one copy of
certificates, transcripts and other relevant documents. The application should
bear the title of the post as well as the reference number specified against
the vacancy (Check at top of the advert). The applicants should not apply for
more than three posts.
Deadline: 17th November 2014 by 5.00p.m

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