Vacancy title:
2 Project Coordinators

Jobs at:
Sasakawa Africa Association-Uganda

Deadline of this Job:
16th July 2018

Duty Station:
Uganda

JOB DETAILS:
SAA/SG200 is a non-profit non-governmental international organization that promotes demonstration and widespread adoption of improved pre and post-production agricultural technologies for smallholder farmers in Uganda in collaboration with relevant government institutions farmers' organizations and the private sector. Sasakawa Global 2000-Uganda wishes to recruit highly competent, organized. pro-active, self-driven and experienced professionals to fill the following positions for Agricultural value chain projects.

PROJECT COORDINATORS (2 Positions)

The Program Coordinator will be responsible for the implementation oi the project agricultural activities for the value chain projects. He/she will assist the Country Director in coordination of field project officers. meetings, information and finances as well as monitoring to ensure timely implementation of project activities and attain expected outcomes

Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare and submit detailed annual work plan and budget for project activities
• Lead the identification and selection of intervention communities tor the project
• Provide Administrative and financial management of project resources tor effective implementation of the project activities.
• Monitor project activities by making regular field visits to project sites to provide technical guidance and advice to the Field Training Officers/extension workers and ensure deadlines are timely met
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual project reports/Ensure the project technical, financial and other required reports are produced in a timely manner and of high-quality standards
• Ensure balanced and gender-responsive participation of stakeholders in all activities

Academic Qualification and Work Experience

• Bachelor's degree (masters preferred) in Agribusiness
• Knowledge about climate change adaptation, climate man agriculture techniques and practices
• Solid organizational skills, including multitasking, and time-management
• Good knowledge on Farmer Groups/Farmer institutional development; VSLAs and agricultural financing
• At least 5 years of experience working in related field with 2years in Management

Job application procedure
Send by E-mail an application letter, a CV with names of 3 referees and scanned copies of relevant academic credentials not later than 16th July 2018 to:

The Country Director ,
Sasakawa Africa Association-Uganda
Ruth Towers, Plot15A Clement Hill Road
P.0 Box 6987, Kampala-Uganda; E-mail: sg2000uganda@saa-safe.org 
Sasakawa Global 2000 is an Equal Opportunity Employer Only short Listed
candidates will he contacted