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Job Title:  Participatory Integrated Planning Advisor (Re-advertised)

Organisation: SNV

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About US:

SNV is an international development organisation that applies practical know-how to make a lasting difference in the lives of people living in poverty. We use our extensive and long-term in-country presence to apply and adapt our expertise in agriculture, energy and WASH to local contexts. SNV has annual revenues of over €120 million, and 1300 staff working in 25 countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America. We are proud to be a not-for-profit organisation that uses project financing to implement our mission.

Job Summary:   The Participatory Integrated Planning (PIP) Household Vision Advisor is a hands-on technical expert in the implementation of the PIP approach at the 21 project Districts. He/she monitors progress and reviews quality of the engaged 20 PIP Field officers during the project implementation period in the development of community and individual SHF vision plans. Provides technical support to the INCLUDE project management, staff, and technical experts on integrating the outcome of household plans in climate smart solutions in production, increased household income and resilience. Supports the promotion on household diversification, support linkages between PIP Vision, farming systems approach and climate smart service provides to promote adoption at scale. Responsive for active liaison with the other EKN funded projects who are implementing the PIP approach in their project implementation i.e. CommonGround and BRIGHT projects as well as with the WENR experts who are leading and guiding the PIP approach and implementation.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Knowledge Development

• Leading and contributing to knowledge development linked to the PIP approach, ensure lessons learned are harvested, documented, communicated, and applied in daily practice and may be appointed as (national) focal point of an expertise network.
• Participate in knowledge development/expertise groups and in internal and external networks.

Project and process development 

• Identify and propose improvements in the PIP approach and scaling process with the technical support team of other projects using the PIP approach, funded by the same donor.
• Be the internal and external focal point on PIP and improvement areas suggested by smallholder farmers or informed by the lessons learned.

People Management 

• Steer colleagues and coach associated PIP implementing organisations, and other external stakeholders on quality within the PIP context of assignments.
• Apply process improvements in the PIP scaling process on quality technologies and practices important for reaching the project targets on improved production, income and resilience to climate and market related shocks and stresses.

Positioning

• Identify and analyse PIP development opportunities and threats and ensures relevant PIP implementing partners are informed.
• Participate in Strategic positioning meetings and acts as a knowledgeable face of the SNV organisation to the client.
• Analyse, understand, and develop local networks with relevant stakeholders, identifies new clients, farmer groups and smallholders.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Master’s degree in Social Sciences with specialization in Community Development, Natural Resource Management, Agriculture, Agribusiness, Land use and Management, Agroforestry and any other relevant technical field.
• A minimum of 8 or more years of experience in development work and project implementation or technical field
• Experience in working with household participatory approaches with local communities of not less than 5 years in related projects/programs.
• Experience with relevant technical models such as PIP, INRM, catchment management, agribusiness, private sector engagement and local Value Chain Development, among others.
• Demonstration of well-developed interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Experience in community work and engagement Agricultural, Economic Development, Livelihood and specific technical expertise such as GESI, Farming Systems, Sustainable agriculture, land use and management or crop production is an added advantage.
• Ability to work effectively with multiple partners including (local leaders, government parish, sub-county, village officials), other NGOs, value chain actors in the communities.
• Ability to ride a motorcycle with a valid riding permit is an advantage.

Competencies

• Leadership: The ability to provide direction and guidance to a group of people and to encourage cooperation between team members to attain an objective.
• Planning and organising: The ability to determine goals and priorities and to assess the actions, time and resources needed to achieve those goals.
• Decisiveness: The ability to make active decisions or to commit oneself by speaking one’s mind and taking position.
• Problem analysis: The ability to detect problems, recognise important information and link various data to trace potential causes and look for relevant details.
• Result orientation: The ability to take direct action to attain or exceed objectives.
• Focus on quality: Setting high quality standards and striving for continuous improvement and quality assurance.

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We do not appreciate third-party mediation based on this advertisement.

How to Apply:

If you believe that your credentials meet the outlined profile, we invite you to apply by uploading your CV and motivation letter in English by clicking on the “I AM INTERESTED” tab at the link below.

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Deadline: 25^th March 2024

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