20 Agricultural Extension Officers Job at Northern Uganda Resilience Initiative ( NURI ) - Career Opportunity in Uganda

Vacancy title:
20 Agricultural Extension Officers

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Agribusiness ]

 

Jobs at:

Northern Uganda Resilience Initiative ( NURI )

Deadline of this Job:
6th June 2019  

Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Moyo and Adjumani , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: 24th May 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed


JOB DETAILS:
Nothern Uganda Resilience Imitative (NURI) a DANIDA funded programme, is to be implemented in the districts of Moyo and Adiuman in the West Nile sub-region from 2019 to 2022. Activities on Climate Smart Agriculture (GSA) will be implemented by Resilience Agricultural Units (RAUs). The main activity under the intervention is to build resilience in communities in the face of a changing climate.
Moyo and Adjuman RAUs seek to hire qualified, dedicated and experienced nationals to fill the following positions under the NURI programme.
Title: 20 Agricultural Extension Officers
Location: 10 Moyo and 10 Adjumani
Reports to: Agricultural Extension Supervisor.

Duties:
• Conduct selection of the farmer groups as per NURI guidelines.
• Guide farmer groups in enterprise selection and preparation of production and marketing plans.
• Identify training needs and conduct training of farmer groups
• Establish demonstrations for hands-on learning
• Carry out individual farmer visits to provide tailored advisory service. to each group.
• Conduct periodic assessments of progress of farmers and training needs.
• Guide farmer groups on marketing activities.
• Collect production and marketing data
• Distribute inputs to farmers in accordance with established guidelines
• Organise and participate in farmer open days
• Prepare monthly activity plans and Progress reports
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• A diploma in Agriculture or Crop Production.
• Minimum 2 years’ work experience in agricultural extension.
• Technical skills in program planning and implementation.
• Fluency in English and a relevant local language. (Specifically Madi)
• Basic computer skill i.e. MS Office.
• A valid motorcycle riding permit is a must.

Job Qualifications: Not Specified

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

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Job application procedure
To apply, please send your Cover letter and GV with 3 work related referees as one PDF document to the email or address below for hand deliveries:
Email: recruitment@nuri.ag 
Or ,
Hand deliver at Address:
NURI Coordination Function Office- Arua
C/o Danish Refugee Office (DRC) -Arua
To the Attention: Regional Coordinator Moyo and Adjuman
Kind note:
Specify your preferred choice of duty station (i.e. Moyo or Adju man but not both in the subject area of your email)
Do not attach copies of academic documents. Emails that exceed 2MB will not be considered.
Closing date: 6th June 2019 at 5.00 pm.
Only candidates meeting the minimum qualifications will be considered and only those selected for interviews will be contacted. Any form of lobbying, canvassing, bribery or malpractice will lead to automatic disqualification.
No applicant is allowed to apply for more than two positions.


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Job Info
Job Category: Corporate / Organisation Officer jobs in Uganda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 6th June 2019
Duty Station: Moyo and Adjumani
Posted: 24-05-2019
No of Jobs: 20
Start Publishing: 24-05-2019
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 24-05-2062
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