Future Options Rural Development Advisors Jobs in Uganda

Future Options Rural Development Advisors Jobs in Uganda

Knowledge, Skills & Competences

• In depth knowledge about Agroecological Pest Management, Fall Armyworm.

• Local or regional work experience in the area of integrated Pest Management.

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work within a team and independently.

• Flexibility and ability to multi-task and work in an international team.

• Excellent writing and communication skills.

• Proven administrative, organisational and management skills.
• Proficiency in English, knowledge of Luo.

• Very good knowledge of the Northern region of Uganda

Key Responsibilities

The Rural Development Advisor will be in charge of:

• Implementation of all activities (Planning, Preparation, Implementation, Reporting) with regards to agroecological pest management and a special focus on Fall Armyworm implemented by GIZ.

• Regular and close engagement and collaboration with ICIPE regarding their implementation in Northern Uganda.

• Regular and close working relationship with GIZ Zambia as the DV of the project.

• Providing technical advisory services and capacity development support to the counterparts in selected districts in Northern Uganda, with a specific focus on agroecological pest management.

• Advice and support selected farmer groups in identifying business opportunities with regards to agroecological pest management; support linkage with private sector.

• Identification and preparation of potential public-private Partnerships (IEPW).

• Ensure linkages between policy advice on district level and implementation of Integrated Pest Management with farming communities; sharing of experiences and lesson learnt on national level.

• Regular advocacy and awareness raising with MAAIF.

The Rural Development Advisor performs the following tasks:

Specific Tasks

Coordination / Advisory Services

• Coordinate relevant project activities at local level in cooperation with the partners, both as regards implementation and preparing organisational aspects.

• Close linkages with farmer cooperatives on implementation; Technical Backstopping to Community-based Trainers and their training to farmers.

• Provide advice to district counterparts, support knowledge building and promote increased awareness on Fall Armyworm (FAW) and IPM.

• Advice and support selected farmer groups in identifying business opportunities with regards to agroecological pest management; support linkage with private sector.

• Facilitation of policy dialogues and exchanges on district level (Agricultural officer, extension staff).

• Ensure regular communication and engagement on FAW with MAAIF on national level.

• Awareness raising about agroecological pest management and FAW on national level with relevant stakeholders (MAAIF, MoLG).

• Develop and organise quality assurance measures and suggests necessary changes, improvements and initiatives to the services providers/consultants.

Networking and cooperation

• Support cooperation, regular contact and dialogue with relevant organisations, non-governmental agencies and private sector actors on FAW and IPM; create linkages for ICIPE with relevant stakeholders (e.g. Ngetta Zardi).

• Facilitate experience-sharing and knowledge exchange between relevant actors on district and regional level.

• Close linkage with DV Zambia and relevant colleagues.

• Knowledge management

• Development of knowledge and communication material; information dissemination on FAW and agro-ecological pest management practices.

• Prepare appropriate inputs for various project reports including annual reports, and contributes to the other reports required by the DV Zamibia, GIZ Head Office.

Other Duties/Additional Tasks
• Performs other duties and tasks at the request of management.

Qualifications

• Master’s in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Environmental Governance, Agroecology or related field.

Details of experience

• 6 years’ professional experience in a comparable position in the area of agriculture, pest management and or related areas

• Local or regional work experience in the area of integrated pest Management.

• In depth knowledge about Agroecological Pest Management, Fall Armyworm.

How to Apply

All interested and qualified persons are encouraged to apply to the Head of Human Resources by email to vacancy@futureoptions.org Applications and CVs should be in one document and a maximum of 5 pages only and sent electronically, quoting the position and reference number.

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