Project Field Officer Jobs at Self Help Africa

Job Title:     Project Field Officer (6 Jobs)
Employer: Self Help Africa
Location: Uganda

Duties:
The incumbent will also mobilise producer organisations to contribute resources for production, post-harvest reduction and marketing selected commodities including maize, beans, sorghum.
Prepare and conduct producer organization and association profiling and capacity assessment to identify needs including training and input needs.
Formulate and /or improve comprehensive training materials for effective delivery of training to the producer organisations and associations.
Implement timely participatory and pragmatic training in farming as a business, postharvest handling, VSLA and value addition and in accordance with the training curriculum agreed and validated with the producer organisations and associations.
Support producer organisations and associations to establish strong formal legal, governance and operational committees to improve their performance and institutional capacity.
Support and/or facilitate producer organisations and associations to develop and implement comprehensive business and store plans to improve their business operations.
The Project Field Officer will also link farmers to strategic stakeholders including input providers including post-harvest equipment, financial institutions, market information providers, and produce markets.

Education
The applicants for the Project Field Officer job opportunities should hold Diplomas in agriculture, agribusiness or marketing. Other qualification will be considered if complemented by extensive practical experience.

Experience
A minimum of two years’ experience in the field of agribusiness/agricultural production, agricultural produce marketing, market information and linkages.
Extensive knowledge of the specific context, issues and challenges related to agricultural production and marketing in Northern Uganda.
Previous experience of working in the region essential.
Experience in community mobilisation and sensitisation/training in the fields of agriculture and marketing and strong technical knowledge in agricultural production with an emphasis on enhancing produce quality.


How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send a filled application form, download here, with a cover letter indicating 3 referees, two of whom should have been direct supervisors to uganda@selfhelpafrica.net including your name and the job being applied for in the Subject Line.

Deadline: 26th June 2017