Kilimo Trust Uganda Agricultural Production Systems Programme Officer

Kilimo Trust (hereinafter referred to as the Trust) is a Regional Agricultural Development organization, implementing public and private sector supported programs and projects. 

Based in Kampala, Uganda, KT is focused on developing and promoting regional solutions to local problems by providing leadership in actual implementation of programs and projects on behalf of, or in partnership with, governments, international and regional organizations, and the private sector.
 

Its initiatives, programs and projects are mainly regional (EAC), but occasionally Africa-wide. 

The Trust has developed close collaboration with the EAC and with governments of the EAC Partner States. 

Specifically, the Trust undertakes interventions that increase profitability and incentives for all actors along the value chain through innovations that lower costs and/or increase productivity and the value of products derived from agricultural commodities that are of significant importance in the EAC Region.

KT – VACANCY 2013-6 

Programme Officer (Agricultural Production Systems)
 

The Trust wishes to recruit a Program Officer (POAPS) to support the Assistant Director (Agricultural Production Systems) within the team responsible for executing and coordinating the Trust’s processes to enhance crop and livestock production in support of Making Markets Work better for food commodities and products and contribute to the reduction of poverty and elimination of hunger in the EAC region. 

Therefore, based in Kampala, Uganda, the Program Officer will be working across all the EAC Partner States + South Sudan.
 

The POAPS will have the following specific responsibilities:

1. Hands-on work with value chain actors to design, install and commission market –oriented systems for increasing field level productivity to facilitate necessary and sufficient supply response to the opportunities at national and regional markets for the agricultural commodities targeted by the Trust.
2. Work with technology developers and the private sector suppliers to achieve critical mass and commercial adoption and availability of superior technologies for enhancing productivity.
3. Ensuring that the Trust is promoting and the partner private sector are adopting, the most up-to-date and applicable technology and practices. This will be implemented by building the capabilities of firms to conduct technological prospecting, diffusion and utilization.
4. Implementing training programs of the Trust with respect market-oriented approaches to raising agricultural productivity of SMEs of producers in the EAC.

 Qualifications, Experience and Competencies Required:

• An advanced Degree (Masters) in Agriculture with emphasis on agronomy, plant animal husbandry or a related field.
• At least 3 years’ experience with agricultural production systems in the context of M4P and/or Value Chains Development.
• Good knowledge and application of GIS/GPS information
• Proficient computer skills - Microsoft Office software, email, internet, spread sheets.
• Good diagnostic and decision making skills
• Proven ability to effectively communicate – verbal & written skills
• Hands-on experience in making high level and influential presentations on policy and strategy issues.
• Report writing and deducing high impact recommendations from research findings as well as participating in country-wide and/or regional surveys along agricultural value chains.
• Ability to work independently and proceed with objectives without close supervision
• A self-motivated team player, with good work ethics and a willingness to learn.
• The candidate is also required to produce evidence of work done with former employer(s) e.g. a country wide and/or regional survey they have headed or participated in and reports s/he has written from research work.

 Application procedure:
 

Your application should include:

1. An up-to-date CV, highlighting relevant skills and experience (presented in relation to each of the Responsibilities and the experience areas listed above);
2. The names and contacts of three referees, and their daytime contact telephone number;
3. The names and contacts of your immediate supervisor(s) in the current job and two of your previous jobs – where applicable,
4. A daytime contact telephone number; and
5. A statement of current remuneration package.

Languages
 

Being a regional organization, Kilimo Trust expects candidates for all positions to be excellent in written and spoken English. 

Basic knowledge of Kiswahili and French will be an added advantage

Closing date: 8th March 2013 or until suitable candidates are identified
 

Please apply to:
 

Adept Systems

Management Consultants
P O Box 6416, Nairobi GPO, 00100
 

E-mail: recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke
 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Website: www.kilimotrust.org