UCDA Regional Coffee Technical Officer Jobs in Uganda
UCDA Regional Coffee Technical Officer Jobs in Uganda
UCDA is established as a public Authority, and its mandate is to promote and oversee the
coffee industry by supporting research, promoting production, controlling coffee quality, and improving the marketing of coffee in order to optimize foreign exchange earnings for the country and payments to the farmers.
UCDA’s Vision is 'A sustainable coffee industry with high stakeholder value for social
economic transformation’ and its mission is “To facilitate increase in quality coffee
production, productivity and consumption”. Its core values are; Leadership, Integrity,
Teamwork, Client Focus, Accountability and Professionalism.
To inspect coffee factories, equipment and factory infrastructure for ensuring good manufacturing practices. To disseminate agro-technical knowledge and skills to coffee farmers, buyers, processors, exporters and roasters for enhancement of coffee quality standards and value
Responsibilities
Inspect and evaluate coffee buying stores, primary processing factories, wet mills,
export grading factories and roasters.
Train coffee buyers and factory personnel (technicians, supervisors, and machine
operators) in good coffee processing skills and maintenance of factories.
Carry out regular field quality evaluations to determine out turn and screen size
distribution.
Disseminate information on factory infrastructure, equipment and new processing
technology advances for enhancement of coffee quality.
5. Register coffee buyers, coffee stores, coffee processors, primary coffee processing
factories, wet mills, export grading factories, exporters and coffee.
Train, advise and sensitize sector participants on good handling, processing and
storage techniques for the maintenance of good coffee quality at post- harvest level.
Train, empower and coordinate RCEOs and other organs such as Agricultural Police,
NEMA and local authorities in ensuring that coffee harvesting, post-harvest
practices
such as drying, buying, processing and storage of coffee conform to standards and
the coffee regulations.
Carry out trouble shooting task forces to assess the performance and compliance of
coffee stakeholders to standards and coffee regulations.
Prepare monthly reports on coffee technical extension activities.
Carry out any other duties as may be assigned by Management.
Requirements
A Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
At least 3 years relevant working experience in agricultural commodity processing.
Membership of a professional body will be an added advantage.
Good communication skills
Report writing skills
Good time management skills
Personal initiative
How to Apply
Interested candidates are encouraged to send completed and signed application
forms, download here, together with their application letters, certified copies of academic transcripts, not later than 2nd September 2019 to;-
The Board Secretary / Director Corporate
Services, Uganda Coffee Development Authority, Coffee House, Plot 35 Jinja Road, P.O.
Box 7267, Kampala (U).
Electronic Submissions (2MBS in PDF) can be sent to
ucda_hr@ugandacoffee.go.ug
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
For more information and job application details, see; UCDA Regional Coffee Technical Officer Jobs in Uganda
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