Vacancy title:
3 Held Training Officers

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.

HELD TRAINING OFFICERS (3 Positions)
The Officers will assist the Project Coordinator in the implementation of the Project along the Value Chain.

Duties and 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 F0s and monitor their performance
• Prepare training materials, modules with translation in local language on Good Agricultural practices including but not limited to: (i) Agronomy, ii) Post-Harvest Handling, m) Public-Private Partnerships and Market Access
• Train farmer groups in agronomy, postharvest handling and agribusiness/farming as a business
• Ensure balanced and gender-responsive participation of stake holder in all activities
• Lead farmers, extension agents in the project area by organizing field demonstrations and practical sessions to gain practical skills

Academic Qualification and Work Experience

• Bachelor Degree in Agriculture / Agriculture Extension, Agribusiness
• 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 agro dealers, and conducting onsite farmer training workshops,
• At least 3 years of experience working in related field.

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