Job Title: 3 Field Training Officers (District based)
Organization: ACORD-U
Workplace: Karamoja
Key Responsibilities:
- Strengthen the capacity of farmer-based organizations (FBOs) in Organizational management and leadership;
- Guide development of viable commodity business plans and work plans among FOs
- Strengthen the savings and loan schemes (VSLAs) among FOs and monitor their performance
- Prepare training materials, modules with translation in local language on (i) Agronomy, ii) Post-Harvest Handling, iii) Farmer Institutional Development and Marketing.
- Train farmer groups in agronomy, postharvest handling and agribusiness/farming as a business
- Ensure balanced and gender-responsive participation of stakeholders in all activities
- Lead farmers, extension agents in the project area by organizing field demonstrations and practical sessions.
- Submit Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly and Annual reports to the Project Coordinator.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture/Agriculture Extension, Agribusiness.
- Must have experience in leading and /or training on crop agricultural value chains and extension, participatory capacity building approaches;
- Proven experience in designing training materials for farmers, extension and agrodealers, and conducting onsite farmer training workshops,
- At least 03 years experience of working in related field Strong reporting skills and ability to meet tight deadlines skills with attention to detail and data accuracy.
- Good motorcycle riding skills and valid riding permit.
- Promotes sharing of knowledge and experience, and actively works towards continued learning and development on personal level as well as for supervisees;
- Good practical knowledge of inter-disciplinary development issues;
- Ability to go beyond established procedures and models, propose new approaches which expand the range of projects;
- Experienced in delivering training and other needed capacity/ institutional building support to a wide range of stakeholders including financial institutions;
- Effectively networks with partners seizing opportunities to build strategic alliances relevant to ACORD’s mandate and strategic agenda;
How To Apply:
Interested candidates should submit their application letters and CVs bearing three references with, full residential and contact details (telephone and e-mail) as well as photocopies of academic documents and national identity cards to the following email:
hr@acorduganda.org
Applications should be addressed to; The Country Director, ACORD Uganda
P.O Box 280 Kampala-Uganda
Plot 1272, Block 15 Nsambya, Ggaba Road
Application Deadline: 5:00pm on 16th January, 2024
