Uganda Jobs, Agribusiness Advisor,at Wageningen UR,Jobs in Uganda,
In collaboration with the government of Uganda, three field offices are hosted at Abi (WestNile), Mbarara (Western Uganda) and Ngetta (Northern Uganda) Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute (ZARDI). Each center hosts an Agribusiness Expert and a Seed Expert working with 10 farmer groups spread over several districts strengthening their capacity to produce and market quality seed of locally demanded crops and varieties and support them towards developing commercially sustainable local seed businesses. Agribusiness Advisor I Deputy Chief of Party The purpose of the position is two-fold. On the one hand the position will take up a number of management and strategic orientation roles of the Chief of Party and on the other hand support the agribusiness experts in the three zones in seed business development of local seed businesses. Main duties and responsibilities • Provide overall program management support to the Chief of Party in developing a strong, coherent technical vision and initiate innovative strategies across the program and deputize the Chief of Party when required. • Provide project team leadership and supervision to agribusiness and seed experts that result in cohesive team with results orientation. • Implement management systems to successfully achieve performance and results targets within established budget parameters and critically reflect and recommend on local seed business development, public private partnerships and other innovations. • Assure that the program provides timely deliverables (including work plans, performance reports and accountabilities) to meet M&E and donor requirements. • Engage with all key stakeholders, including public and private sector officials, donor and development partners, to strengthen and build on the several seed sector interventions in the country and maintain seed sector related networks at zonal and national level. • Desiqn and manage interventions that aim to build capacity of various institutions, private businesses, public organizations, and researchers across the two program components. • Together with the Chief of Party provide strategic guidance on program development for future proofing the ISSD programme in Uganda • Provide technical and methodological support to the ISSD team on strengthening seed value chains and the role of quality seed in value chain development of selected crops. Knowledge, Education and Experience • Ten or more years of work experience implementing private sector-focused agriculture input market development projects is required • At least 5 years of progressive management experience is required • A Master's degree in a relevant subject matter (e.g. economics, business. agriculture) • A strong theoretical and working knowledge of crop agriculture and knowledge of seed systems is desired • Demonstrated knowledge of, and experience in, farmer group business development and strengthening private sector participation in markets is essential • Demonstrated success in strengthening public organizations in agriculture sectors, such as agriculture research institutions and Ministries of Agriculture is desired • Excellent command of English and window packages is essential • Work experience in Uganda and a good understanding of the agricultural context in Uganda required • Willingness to travel extensively within Uganda is required To apply, please send your CV and cover letter with 3 work related referees to the address or e-mail below. All applications shall be marked: "Agribusiness Advisor¬ISSD". E-mails that exceed 2 MB will not be considered. Closing date is 5pm on Friday July 11, 2014 While we thank all applicants for your interest, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. Any form of lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification. People Performance Group Plot 8 Kitante Close, Kitante
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