World Vision International Community Development Facilitator-LIFE Project

where possible. “Our Vision for every child, Life in all its
fullness. Our prayer for every Heart, the will to make it so.” 

• Make sure that LIFE project activities are
  integrated or synchronized with ongoing ADP interventions so as to ensure
  sustainability and avoid duplication.
• Supervise and monitor ongoing LIFE activities.
• Carrying out participatory Value Chain Analysis
  and development with producers and stakeholders.
• Ensure quality in the roll out of the Savings
  group (VSLA) model
• Ensure tracking of VSLA group performance through
  the SAVIX MIS system in collaboration with the national office MIS officer
• Creatively promote quality seed multiplication
  sites in the communities through enhanced partnerships and macro
  propagation especially for bananas

• Responsible for the mobilization of producers
  into groups and conducting trainings to build capacities on; group
  management, financial literacy, basic market skills, value chain
  innovation, NRM and production skills. 
• Offer mentoring and coaching to producers and
  producer groups to build local capacity for understanding and connecting
  with markets.
• Identify technical experts for unfilled capacity
  gaps in the community groups such as farmer field schools.

• Working with relevant partners, develop/create
  market information systems and sensitize producer groups on how to utilize
  information to facilitate marketing.
• Record value chain networks and contacts in a way
  that can be readily backed up, transferred and accessed.
• Communicate useful contacts and opportunities to
  ADP staffs, local facilitators and with relevant producer groups.
• Communicate market opportunities and supporting
  information to WV Staff, local facilitators and producer groups.

• Identify and build strategic linkages, relations,
  collaborations and networks with partners and other stakeholders in
  implementation.
• Serve as the focal point of contact for
  consultation on issues to do with LIFE Uganda and related issues at the
  ADP level.
• Identify market development opportunities that
  present through networks and relationships with other institutions and
  organizations and NGOs working in the areas of Market Access and
  development of the targeted crops.
• Work closely with District initiatives through
  the District production Office on constraints of targeted crops and
  Agricultural initiatives

• Effectively document all information related to
  project successes and best practices thus sharing it in agriculture magazines
  or news papers.
• Create a bank of pictures, videos, aired radio
  programs and most significant change stories on the project in the
  selected ADP
• Document and report initial market assessment
  findings.

• Mentor, guide and provide technical support to
  Development assistants.
• Oversee and coordinate project activity
  implementation at the ADP.
• Carry out field based review meetings with
  project staff and local facilitators.
• Actively participate in developing business plans
  of activities for LIFE Uganda project based on the detailed implementation
  plan, and mainstreaming such into ADP activities.
• Track financial management and budgets allocated
  for the project,
• Carry out both activity and outcome monitoring
  for the project,
• Produce timely, accurate, compliant and quality
  reports to the direct supervisors,
• Support processes of project baselines and
  evaluation with selected consultants
• Take good care of project assets at ADP &
  cluster office

• The ideal candidate should possess a Bachelor’s
  degree in Marketing, Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness, Commerce,
  Business, Agriculture with strong experience of value chain development or
  related field/s.
• Three or more years’ experience in market led
  agriculture, agri-business, value chain development project or marketing.
• Demonstrated experience in market assessment,
  market analysis, market research or closely related role.
• Past experience in research design and
  implementation experience.
• Strong experience in networking, community
  mobilization and facilitation.
• Report writing experience.
• Demonstrated experience in Monitoring and
  Evaluation of market development projects.
•  Commitment to implementing WV’s vision and
  mission at all levels and in all aspects of the project.
• Relevant teamwork experience and good
  interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work sensitively with people from a
  variety of social backgrounds.
• Must be a committed Christian, able to stand
  above denominational diversities.