Job Title: Agriculture and Business Officer
Location: Kitgum, Kitgum
Date: 05/06/2013
Job Type: Employee
Job Status: Full Time
Categories: Agriculture / Farming / Forestry
Oxfam
Job Details
Organisation: Oxfam
Duty Station: Kitgum, Uganda
About Oxfam:
Oxfam is a worldwide organisation that has been working in Uganda for over 40 years. We're proud of the difference we've already made, through our long-term programmes of development and essential emergency relief. In spite of this progress we are aware that many Ugandans are still living below the poverty line and we continue to review our focus in order to respond to various faces of poverty and suffering.
Job Summary: The Programme officer – Agriculture and Business will deliver on agribusiness activities of the program and technically support the program partners.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
You will be part of the Kitgum programs team and will participate actively in designing interventions and business models relevant for agribusiness development, providing timely and on-going capacity building and lead on partner granting processes.
You will create linkages with the private sector and other relevant stakeholders such as NARO, MAAIF and Local government agricultural offices , in order to delivering a effective services to agribusiness entities and actively participate in building a strong , effective and efficient multi-stakeholder platform of chain of actors .
Ensure timely reporting, track and monitor project outcomes, lessons, challenges and successes, Convene learning initiatives with partners, farmers and relevant actors to reflect on project /program successes, challenges and lessons.
Ensure women are at centre of all agribusiness initiatives and disaster risks and climate change are addressed in the programme.
Requirements
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
A University degree in agribusiness development, agricultural economics, rural development, development studies or in a area of institutional development linked to agriculture.
You should have at least 5 years of relevant working experience preferably in rural areas.
Proven experience in value chain development and gender enterprise and markets.
You should have proven track record in provision of business development services to small and medium enterprises plus demonstrated experience in process facilitation and institutional development especially producers organizations.
Extensive knowledge of gender and social inclusion concepts and governance for empowerment principles as well as an extensive understanding of Acholiland.
How to apply:
All interested applicants should send their applications with detailed CV in English detailing your experience for the post and include the daytime telephone contacts to the email address provided . The subject of the E-mail email should be the title of the position.
Deadline: 10th May 2013