Summary
Date Posted: Monday, January 15 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Reporting Lines
The Project Coordinator-AMS will report to the Director of Programme and work in close collaboration with the WFP-Field Teams.

Technical Focus
The technical areas/profiles covered will be as follows;
Management and coordination of the Agriculture and Market Support (AMS) programme in cluster 4 of AMS operation in Napak, Nakapiripirit and Nabilatuk in Karamoja Sub-region of Uganda. In addition, there will be an emphasis on partnership building and coordination.

The key tasks and responsibilities of the role include:
The project coordinator will be responsible for overall management including planning, implementation and quality control of the ACORD-WFP Agriculture and Market support programme in Napak, Nakapiripirit and Nabilatuk districts. S/he will ensure proper budget monitoring and management, supervise field officers and counterpart relationships with key stakeholders at the district level. Specifically, the incumbent will carry out the following activities:
• Prepare and oversee project implementation plans and ensure effective project management to ensure timely delivery of programme activities including monitoring against log frames, performance management work plans)
• Supervise project staff and provide technical assistance to staff in agribusiness, value chain analysis and development, competitiveness, business enabling environments, and marketing associations.
• Lead in the networking, coordination and linkage of farmer field schools and sub-county field school networks to produce dealers, small and medium size enterprises and financial institutions
• Develop guidelines including training, monitoring and evaluation tools, bulking and collective sale of produce
• Support field officers to conduct/facilitate trainings on relevant technical areas including farming as a business. Postharvest handling, market information systems, warehouse receipt system, VSLA, and value addition.
• Establish, support and coordinate activities at satellite bulking centres/stores and ensure to ensure efficient data collection and entry.
• Plan and organize exchange visits and capacity building of producer organisations and associations on organizational, business development and market information systems
• Supervise the construction/rehabilitation and or management of produce stores/warehouses
• Develop assessment tools and conduct baseline surveys, needs, monitoring and evaluation assessments accordingly.
• Develop weekly, monthly and quarterly work plans and timely implementation of project activities
• Conduct participatory market research, market opportunity identification and market chain analysis for selected crops and link farmers groups to the produce markets.
• Develop training resources and streamline gender, HIV/AIDs and nutrition at all levels of project implementation
• Supervise and provide technical assistance to Project Officers to promote and work to expand community capacity agro-marketing, with sensitivity to the political and cultural context
• Ensure accurate and compliant record keeping and administration performance.
• Provide general project management reporting to project management teams.
• Liaise and coordinate support services from business partners as appropriate.
• Liaise with technical specialists in coordination of technical development and support to projects.
• Monitor and lead correction process to ensure project documentation, deliverables and data are maintained consistently in accordance with policies and standards.
• Take lead responsibilities on specific project phases to include Project Start Up, Close Out, managing sub-contractors, etc.
• May engage with Project Leadership in the definition and execution of project activities and development of plans and schedules.
• Collaborate with Project Management team to identify and manage risks.
• Provide technical assistance and support to projects as defined by the Director of Programmes.
• Perform business and proposal development needs as assigned.

Candidates will be Assessed Against the Following
Minimum Required Skills and Experience
Education:
• Master’s degree in international development, agriculture, business administration, or other relevant field with a minimum of 4 years of relevant working experience supporting donor-funded programming (or Bachelor’s degree and 6 years of relevant work experience).

Experience:
• At least 02 year experience in the field of agribusiness/agricultural production, agricultural produce marketing, market information and linkages.
• Previous experience in managing businesses in agricultural value chains with the private sector or NGO
• Supporting small-scale farmers in enhancement of produce quality, postharvest handling, and produce bulking, collective marketing and market information.is required
• 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.

Competencies
Corporate Competencies:
• Demonstrates integrity by modelling the ACORD’s values and ethical standards;
• Serves and promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of the ACORD Uganda/WFP;
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
• Good inter-personal skills;
• Clear and upfront communication skills;
• Treats all people fairly without favouritism;
• Display cultural and gender sensitivity and adaptability;
• Collaborates effectively in a team environment;
• Organized and good with following-up on pending issues; meets deadlines;
• Promote learning and knowledge management/sharing;
• Focused on delivering results by taking calculated-risks and problem-solving approach;
• Fair and transparent decision making; regularly shares information with team members; and
• Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development. Functional Competencies:
• 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;
• Demonstrates strong numerical and analytical skills;
• Has experience working with Monitoring and Evaluation tools;
• Experience in developing business plans for financial institutions including energy enterprises;
• Experience in coordination, technical assistance and advisory support top government and private institutions;
• Experienced in delivering training and other needed capacity/ institutional building support to a wide range of stakeholders including financial institutions;
• Demonstrates excellent organizational and administrative skills;
• Analyzes and selects materials for strengthening strategic alliances with partners and stakeholders;
• Understands and applies fundamental concepts and principles of a professional discipline or technical specialty relating to the position;
• Possesses basic knowledge of organizational policies and procedures relating to the position and applies them consistently in work tasks;
• Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments;
• Effectively networks with partners seizing opportunities to build strategic alliances relevant to ACORD’s mandate and strategic agenda;
• Assesses project performance to identify success factors and incorporates best practices into project work;
• Monitors specific stages of projects/programme implementation; and
• Researches linkages across programme activities to identify critical points of integration.
• Language Requirement:
• Fluency in spoken and written English is required and fluency in either Luo, Kejong or Swahili will be an added advantage.
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Other:
• Good knowledge of computer applications such as MS Office (word, excel, power point and statistical applications).

Additional Information
• ACORD Uganda does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing).
• Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure

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 card 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 by 5:00pm on [16th January, 2024].

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within a week of the closing date, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.


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