aBi Trust Job Vacancies - Dairy Officer ~ Ugandan Jobline Jobs

Organisation:

Agricultural Business Initiative (aBi)

Duty Station:

Kampala, Uganda

The Agricultural Business Initiative (aBi) Trust is supporting

agribusiness development in the private sector to achieve the objective of the

Government of Uganda’s Competitiveness and Investment Climate Strategy (CICS).

The Trust is a multi-donor entity jointly founded by the Governments of Denmark

and Uganda. The mandate of aBi Trust is to support the private sector actors to

increase their contribution to the agricultural sector by increasing land and

labour productivity, and market competitiveness thereby contributing to poverty

reduction through economic growth, wealth, and employment creation. The aBi

Trust strengthens competitiveness of the Agricultural and Agro-processing

sectors through three (3) interrelated components: Value Chain Development

(VCD) including trade-related Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary and Quality Management

Systems (SPS/QMS), Financial Services Development (FSD) and a cross cutting

Gender for Growth (G4G) Fund.

Job Summary:  The Dairy Officer will work closely with

Uganda Crane Creameries Cooperative Union (UCCCU) and other implementing

partners (IPs) in South Western Uganda to execute pre-agreed strategies and

activities built around the aBi Trust/IP dairy value chain development project.

The incumbent will also work with UCCCU and other IPs to develop systemized

approaches and arrangements for enhancing the beneficiary cooperatives’

management capacities.

Key Duties and

Responsibilities: 

• Actively facilitate the
  
  setting up of in-house management training for MCC managers and
  
  development of models for training cooperative Boards and managers on all
  
  aspects of running a dairy milk collection centre with emphasis of running
  
  activities at the collection centres as businesses.


• Work in liaison with
  
  UCCCU and other IPs in developing models that will increase profitability
  
  at MCCs and other business entities and increase in member participation
  
  in the collective marketing of milk for the case of MCCs.


• In charge of ensuring
  
  that all MCC managers are equipped with basic dairy business knowledge and
  
  skills, and in particular in the areas of dairy record keeping and
  
  accounting, hygienic milk handling, quality control, asset and equipment
  
  management and maintenance


• Work with UCCCU in
  
  setting up prudent business management practices at the cooperatives with
  
  emphasis on financial budgeting and expenditure controls.


• Technically support
  
  UCCCU in opening business development dialogues with strategic
  
  partners/service providers etc… “Particular interest should be to build
  
  strong reliable business partnerships to support all activities along the
  
  value chain from farm to the market.


• Guide aBi on any extra
  
  activities / developments that need to be undertaken to enhance the dairy
  
  value chain development in the area.


• Actively monitor and
  
  fast truck the implementation of the agreed on activities and give the
  
  necessary backup / corrective advice where gaps are observed. Where there
  
  is need for change in strategies / activities advise aBi accordingly.


• Identify and recommend
  
  potential implementing partners in the area.


• Provide an input to
  
  strategic and operation plans in accordance with the goals and practices
  
  set by aBi Trust


• Compile and send monthly
  
  reports on the activities of the IPs highlighting successes, challenges
  
  and suggest ways forward.


• Carry out other
  
  functions and duties that may be delegated to the position from time to
  
  time.

Qualifications,

Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant should
  
  preferably hold a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness, food technology,
  
  animal husbandry or similar related field.


• A minimum of five years
  
  field experience working with dairy value chain development in Uganda.


• Working experience with
  
  cooperatives


• He / She must have good
  
  advisory and management skills.


• Past experience in milk
  
  bulking will be an added advantage.


• High level of integrity


• Keen on detail


• Possess excellent report
  
  writing skills


• Excellent communications
  
  and presentation skills


• Ability to meet set
  
  timelines

How to

Apply: 

All qualified and interested candidates should send their

applications enclosing detailed curriculum vitae giving three professional

referees and copies of academic and professional certificates /testimonials via

E-mail to: vacancy@abi.co.ug

NB:

Documents should not be more than 2MB. Only Shortlisted candidates who meet the

criteria will be contacted.

Deadline: 13th

March 2015.