Farm Africa NGO Jobs in Uganda

Farm Africa NGO Project Manager Jobs in Uganda

Key Purpose: The post-holder will responsible for managing and delivering a three year
project to improve livelihoods and incomes of 1,000 farmers in Teso sub-region through
developing the production and marketing of orange-flesh sweet potatoes (OFSP). The main
objectives of this project are:

To increase the quantity and regularity of quality OFSP available for sale through
improved planting, harvesting and post-harvest management practices

To develop and strengthen OFSP processing and marketing channels for farmers in
Serere district and across Teso sub-region.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Project management and reporting including:

Planning and ensuring the timely implementation of deliverables at project level, making
sure that targeted results as defined in project plans are achieved in accordance with
Farm Africa procedures and processes

Carrying out quarterly reviews with the Country Representative, Uganda (CRU)
highlighting progress of activities, expenditure and results against plans and forecasts

Ensuring that project plans and budgets are revised and updated in line with the annual
planning process, as well as in response to any changes in implementation or delivery
timelines

Ensuring timely delivery of high-quality quarterly and annual progress reports in line with
Farm Africa and donor requirements

With support from the Project Accountant & Administrator based in Soroti office, monitor
expenditure rates in line with the project budget and sure timely submission of accurate
and financial reports that are compliant with accounting procedures and processes

Essential / Desirable

Degree in Agricultural Marketing,

Agricultural economics, Agribusiness,Cooperatives or related field
Working for an INGO

Minimum three years’ experience of implementing agricultural marketing

projects for individuals or groups Fluency in Ateso

Experience of engaging and mobilising rural
communities in development programmes

Field experience in OFSP production and
the OFSP value chain

Experience of designing and developing trainings for rural communities

Experience of using gender disaggregated
approaches for farmer outreach

Good understanding of how small scale
producers can be linked to the private
sector or markets for their produce

Experience of evidencing success for
impact assessment and communications
purposes

Acting for the long term, building relationships and delivering long-lasting change for farmers

Working flexibly, taking advantage of the most effective solutions, whether from the
communities, private sector or government

Sharing knowledge with others, reaching more farmers than we do alone, ensuring
effective technologies are widely accessed.

How to Apply:

Apply online on or before 18th June 2017

For more information and job application details, see; Farm Africa NGO Project Manager Jobs in Uganda


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