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Position Title: FIELD OFFICER- AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND MARKETING
Organisation: Uganda
Cooperative Alliance (UCA)
Location: Masindi and Kampala
Number of Positions:
1 Position Locations: (Masindi)
Background
Information;
Uganda Cooperative Alliance (UCA) is an umbrella
organization for all types of cooperatives in Uganda. One of its mandates is to
develop and build the
capacity of its member cooperative organizations and the
members of those organizations. In pursuance of this, UCA is implementing a
three year project
Integrated Finance and Agricultural production initiative
(IFAPI) supported by Canadian Cooperative Association (CCA) and operating in
the mid west, west
Nile and northern regions. It is an integrated project through
which producers (farmers) are able to access agricultural and financial
services through their cooperatives primary societies (RPOs), Area cooperative
Enterprises (ACEs) and Savings and Credit cooperatives (SACCOS). UCA is now
seeking to recruit competent hard working and experienced persons to fill the
positions:
Specific duties:
• Promote organized production and bulk marketing and ensure
that ACEs and associated primaries continually increase the volumes of commodities
marketed through them by members.
• Promote and increase volumes of inputs marketed through
the ACEs and primary societies
• Ensure that the ACEs and primary societies increase their
income from commission and other sources and are able to sustain them.
• Identify other opportunities including agro-processing for
members through the ACEs and primaries
• Indentify and develop partnerships with private sector
players who can promote the interests of cooperators.
• Assist in strengthening of the market information system
in primary societies and ACEs
• Promote and facilitate contract farming among members of
cooperatives
• Promote and develop the ware house receipt system based on
SACCOs as financial institutions
• Mobilize more cooperators, more commodity transacted
through the ACEs and primary societies.
Qualifications:
BSc Agriculture, Agricultural economics or Agribusiness from
a recognized university. Possession of additional qualifications in relevant
field is an added advantage.
Knowledge of the
local language highly desired.
Other skills:
• Good communication skills, presentation, very good
analytical and mobilization skills
• Computer skills especially Ms Word, Excel, Power Point and
D-Base
Experience:
• A minimum of 2 years working experience in similar jobs
• Good understanding and promotion of value chain concept
• Development of operating and reporting systems for
producers or similar organizations
Post Title; PROJECT OFFICER–AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION &
MARKETING
Number of positions :
1 position
Location: (Kampala)
Main Job Purpose:
To provide technical assistance to field staff and cooperative extension staff
in agricultural production, marketing and value addition for improved incomes.
Specific duties
1. Assists the project coordinator in planning, designing
and developing effective agricultural production, marketing & value
addition initiatives, strategies and activities for the benefit of co-operators
2. Works with the project coordinator to coordinate and
supervise implementation of environmentally sustainable agricultural activities
within the affiliate cooperatives.
3. Plan, organise and provide marketing & value addition
support through training and other capacity building initiatives for
cooperatives under the IFAPI III project.
4. Facilitating co-operators to identify and exploit
value-adding agro processing opportunities
5. Promote and facilitate contract farming, bulk commodity
transactions and warehouse receipt system among members of cooperatives
6. Facilitate cooperatives to develop and implement
marketing & value addition strategies for improved marketing and
agro-processing
7. Facilitate co-operators to identify, develop and consolidate
diverse income and funding sources for their marketing and agro-processing
activities
8. Play a lead role in facilitating co-operators to
identify, develop and maintain partnerships with private sector players who can
promote their interests
9. Provide back-up support to field staff
Minimum
Qualifications & Experience:
• Bachelors degree Agricultural Economics or Agribusiness
Management plus relevant post-graduate qualification (Msc preferred)
• 3 years experience in marketing & value addition/value
chain development
• Ability to organise and implement multiple initiatives and
activities
• Ability to coordinate and meet deadlines for simultaneous
activities
• Ability to maintain effective liaison and network
relations with diverse stakeholders
• Good organizational, analytical and problem solving skills
• Effective communication, documentation, facilitation,
training and presentation skills
• Excellent computer skills
Age: 25-30
Terms of employment:
15 months renewable contract, Applicants should be in position to start working
immediately if appointed.
Remuneration:
Attractive and competitive
How to apply;
Applications should be addressed to:
General Secretary, Uganda Cooperative Alliance Ltd.,
P.O. Box 2215 Kampala
Hand delivery to UCA Building Plot 47/49 Nkrumah Road or by
email: jturyahebwa@uca.co.ug ,Closing date: July 14th, 2013
This opportunity is open to both male and female applicants
and all applicants will be given equal treatment.
