Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, August 05, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Welthungerhilfe (WHH), founded in 1962, is today one of the biggest non-governmental aid and development agencies in Germany. The objective of the program in Uganda is to improve livelihoods of the most vulnerable population in rural areas through interventions that increase their Food and Nutrition Security, improve sustainable access to WASH services and support the employability of youth through vocational and life skills training. We understand that livelihoods of the rural population in Uganda have improved in a sustainable way when people are able to meet their basic food needs, have access to clean drinking water and safe sanitation, live in a healthy environment and take up opportunities to earn and diversify a decent income.
In Uganda, Welthungerhilfe currently operates in the districts of Arua, Yumbe, Moroto, Nakapiripirit, Napak, Amudat, Fortportal, Katakwi, Amuria, Mukono, Wakiso and country office in Kampala.
About Project:
Welthungerhilfe is anticipating funding from BMZ to implement the project: “Cross-border strengthening of the resilience of South Sudanese refugees and their host and return communities in Uganda and South Sudan” in Yumbe district.
Position: Technical Lead Agriculture
Welthungerhilfe is looking for a dynamic and team-oriented Head of Department Agriculture who can work independently and contribute to further improving the quality of the Project. The successful candidate will be based in the Welthungerhilfe – Yumbe Project Office in Yumbe Town. The position is to be filled by September 01, 2020.
Aim of the position:
Under the supervision of the Project Manager, the Technical Lead Agriculture is responsible for the provision of technical advice in the field of food and nutrition security activities.
Duration: The initial contract will be for 12 months with possibility of extension to 3 years .

Tasks and Responsibilities of the Position:
• Plan, coordinate and implement agricultural development and nutrition activities with farmer groups
• Train, lead and supervise the technical extension team (Farmer Field School Facilitators)
• Provide technical backstopping and follow up to Farmer Field Schools groups to ensure effective implementation and adoption of project activities and provide technical backstopping/ follow up study and commercial plots with the FFS groups
• Support the Project Manager in monitoring and evaluating of project activities including the performance of the staff
• Ensure the timely presentation of progress reports
• Assist the Project Manager to prepare progress and donor reports
• Coordinate with OPM Officials, District and Sub County officials in program implementation and monitoring of project activities.
• Represent the organization in agricultural sector meetings on Settlement and Sub County level
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Project Manager from time to time.
Note: The role of the Technical Lead Agriculture cannot be limited to the specific duties and tasks detailed herein. The success of the WHH humanitarian mission is the highest priority and all issues which arise must
be addressed accordingly. Therefore, she/he will be required to manage all unforeseen issues and circumstances and remain flexible to perform any other duties, as and when required.

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Job application procedure
All qualified and interested applicants should submit via email their application letter and detailed curriculum vitae (max. 3 pages) containing contact details and telephone numbers of 3 work related reference persons to uga.kampala.office@welthungerhilfe.de  Files should be submitted in single email with standard file types like MS Word(.doc) and Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) and should not exceed 2MB.
Please indicate the position for which you are applying for in the subject line of your E-mail. Kindly note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Welthungerhilfe is an equal opportunity employer; qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Deadline: 10th August 2020 by 5:00pm
Job applicant's privacy notice: All the information you provide during the process will only be used for the purpose of progressing your application, or to fulfil legal or regulatory requirements if necessary. We will not share any of the information you provide during the recruitment process with any third parties outside of this purpose.

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