Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, July 17 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Programme Director (Green Agri Food System Programme) – 1 position aBi’s Background: The Agricultural Business Initiative (aBi) was jointly founded by the Governments of Denmark and Uganda in 2010 as a social enterprise that channels development cooperation funding to agribusinesses and agricultural service providers. aBi aims at building a competitive, profitable & sustainable agriculture and agribusiness sector in support of equitable wealth creation in Uganda. The aBi consists of two companies; aBi Finance Ltd a company limited by shares and aBi Development Ltd (formerly aBi Trust) limited by guarantee. aBi Development Ltd.’s: focus is to increase agricultural production and value addition by extending matching grants and Business Development Services (BDS) to agribusinesses, farmer organizations, and intermediaries to enhance planning and management, production, and business infrastructure, as well as upstream and downstream market linkages of producers & agribusinesses. Our Development Partners: Royal Danish Embassy (RDE) and European Union (EU) Programme Director (Green Agri Food System Programme) – 1 position The Programme Director (GRASP) has the prime responsibility for leading the program team towards implementing a year US$ 17–50 million Government of Denmark through the Royal Danish Embassy (RDE) in Kampala and European Union (EU)-funded Green Agri-food Systems (GRASP) Investment Programme in Uganda. H/She will ensure that the program achieves aBi Development’s strategic objectives for impact as well as meeting projected budget investments in Uganda’s Green Agri-Food Systems. S/he will provide strategic guidance on how to promote and integrate climate change adaptation in aBi Development ‘s projects and programmes. In addition, s/he will oversee the integration of climate change adaptation and climate analysis in aBi Development processes that would include project development, implementing partner selection, grants management and reporting among others. The Programme Director will be the primary representative of the GRASP programme for liaising with RDE, EU and government officials, and forging alliances with businesses, organizations, and key stakeholders.

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

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Job application procedure

Please send your applications to vacancy@abi.co.ug indicating the Position Title in the email subject line.
Files submitted should be standard file types like MS Word (doc) and Adobe Acrobat (Pdf). Deadline for submissions: Friday 18th July 2024
Please note that only successful candidates will be contacted. Canvassing will lead to disqualification. Hardcopy applications will not be accepted.


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