ACDI/VOCA ,Business Services Specialist jobs in Uganda


Job Title: Business Services Specialist

Organisation: ACDI/VOCA
Project: Resiliency through Wealth, Agriculture,
and Nutrition in Karamoja (RWANU)
Funding
Source:
USAID
Duty Station:  Ugand

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Reports to: Livelihood Director
About
ACDI/VOCA:
ACDI/VOCA is
carrying out the USAID-funded PL 480 Title II Development Food Assistance
Program entitled “Resiliency through Wealth, Agriculture, and Nutrition in
Karamoja (RWANU)”. The RWANU Program is focusing on reducing food insecurity
among vulnerable rural populations in selected sub-counties of Amudat, Moroto,
Napak and Nakapiripirit. The Program’s strategic objectives are (1) improved
availability and access to food and (2) reduced malnutrition in pregnant and
lactating mothers and children under five. The RWANU Program takes a preventive
approach to reducing malnutrition, focusing on the first 1,000 days of life
when conditional food rations will have the highest impact. RWANU will promote
diversified livelihoods strategies including linkages to market opportunities
to ensure long-term food security and resilience to food insecurity shocks.
Job Summary: The Business Services Specialist will
offer leadership and general technical direction towards the development of
business services in the RWANU program.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities: 
  • Provide
    leadership and technical direction to the;
    • Savings
      and Credit/Association Development Officer
    • Honey
      Support Officer
    • Farming
      as a Business Officer
    • Savings
      and Credit Officer
    • Marketing
      Support Officer
  • Support
    officers under the Business services unit to;
    • Develop
      appropriate training materials
    • Offer
      appropriate TOTs to Field Extension Workers (FEWs) in coordination with
      the Field Extension Coordinator
    • Make
      periodic follow up of the FEWs on delivery of appropriate trainings to
      program beneficiaries and that uptake is strong
  • Support
    the Savings and Credit/Association
    : responsible for the development officer to promote the
    development of viable farmer associations
  • Support
    the Marketing officer in promoting marketing initiatives at individual
    farmer, farmer group and association levels covering crops, honey and
    livestock
  • Actively
    monitor the establishment and development of relevant private sector
    initiatives targeted at supporting RWANU beneficiaries in the honey sector
    and others
  • Serve as
    RWANU’s liaison officer with other organisations that have agri-business
    related interventions for purposes of sharing best practices and approaches
  • Perform
    any other task as required by the immediate supervisor
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience: 
  • The
    applicant should hold a business related degree with a bias in
    agribusiness.
  • A
    minimum of five or more years’ professional experience supporting agribusiness
    initiatives preferably in hard to reach areas like Karamoja.
  • Computer
    literacy skills with excellent command of word processing and spreadsheets
  • Possess
    the ability to supervise staff
  • Excellent
    communication and reporting skills
  • Proven
    ability to delegate and work with a team
  • Ability
    to work with minimum supervision
  • Excellent
    interpersonal skills
Language: Fluent written and spoken English
language skills are a must. NgaKarimojong language skills highly desirable.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified
and interested candidates who desire to work in the USAID RWANU Project should
send their applications (only by e-mail) addressed to the Human Resources
Manager attaching their application letters and CV to jobs@acdivocaug.biz
NB: Women are encouraged to apply as ACDI/
VOCA is an equal opportunity employer. Only those shortlisted for interviews
will be contacted.
Deadline: 23rd
January 2015
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