Internship
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Position
Overview
KadAfrica Ltd. is an
agribusiness in Western Uganda that empowers out of school girls to begin their
own viable agro-enterprise ventures through passion fruit cultivation. The
company is expanding
our operations with a Program Coordinator position, who
will play a key role in developing a quickly growing, innovative organization
that is on the forefront of female empowerment and sustainable agriculture in
Africa.
The Program
Coordinator will be based in Fort Portal, Uganda and working in a start-up
environment. The individual will be focused on supporting the systems that form
the backbone of KadAfrica’s outgrower programming, including farm site
management, staff coordination, and analyzing our results.
Overview of
KadAfrica
Mission: KadAfrica
seeks to reinvigorate commercial fruit production in Uganda by building
resilient farming communities founded upon the empowerment of women and girls
through the cultivation of passion fruit.
KadAfrica envisions
a female youth population who are economic drivers of their communities through
profits realized in agribusiness. We achieve this by providing:
- Curriculum-based
and “hands on” training - Access
to land, quality seedling, agroinputs, and technical support - Bulked
transport and a ready market - Cooperative
support and saving schemes
KadAfrica uses an
integrative approach that combines hands-on and curriculum based learning and recognizes the relationship
between economic security and poor choices or risky behaviors among young
women in rural Western Uganda. Out
of school girls are provided with the resources—access to land,
quality grafted seedling, and inputs—as well as skills necessary to begin their
own passion fruit farms. KadAfrica overcomes poor market linkages through
bulked transport and provides a guaranteed market by buying back the fruit
harvested, thereby disabling current constraints to empower young women to
become economic drivers of their communities through profits realized in
agribusiness.
KadAfrica is a 2014
Unreasonable Venture, 2014 SEED Africa Award Winner, and 2015 Winner of the
Future Forward Innovations for Youth Employment in Africa Award Winner for its
unique, market based approach to the sustainable development of women and girls
through agriculture.
Profile of the
Ideal Candidate
- You
embody the values on which KadAfrica is built: a deep compassion
characterized by personal leadership, innovation, ethical action, powerful
relationships, and exponential empowerment - You are
highly adaptable, and able to be flexible, adjusting gracefully to
unforeseen circumstances and challenges - You
possess strong leadership and team management skills, are comfortable in
positions of authority, and do not shy away from necessary confrontation - You
have a passion for social change and are willing to work and live in
Uganda to see this change into reality - You are
self-motivated and enjoy bringing a vision into reality - You are
personable and capable of creating powerful relationships with people of
all ages and diverse backgrounds - You are
an exceptional team player and enjoy working with a talented group of
people from diverse backgrounds with a common goal - You are
highly organized and can manage a rigorous schedule with a variety of
simultaneous challenges while working in the developing world - You
have an excellent work ethic and thrive when there are many demands on
your time - You
have an optimistic and positive attitude, which characterizes your
personal interactions and all that you do
Roles and
Responsibilities
The Program
Coordinator plays a crucial role in KadAfrica by supporting the Country
Director & the Management Team. Specifically, Program Coordinators manage a
“cluster” of KadAfrica cooperatives, which form the backbone of our
operation. Each cooperative has 30-50 girls, a facilitator to teach the life
skills, gender equality, and business skills curriculum, as well as a savings
group leader, and a site agronomist—who also teach classes based in their focus
areas.
The ultimate goal is
to transform out of school girls into the best farmers they can be. To that
end, your job primarily entails quality control of the overall program.
- Monitoring
& feedback - Oversight
of field facilitator, site agronomist, savings group performance - Providing
feedback on training strategies, site management, and curriculum
development. - Measuring
Results - Ensure
project baseline tracking and quarterly progress reports - Work
to refine and improve our metrics - Evaluate
and analyze data collected to measure our results including timely
surveys and calculation of social return on investment - Ensure
our measurement process is effective and efficient - Project
Coordination - Implement
incentives for girls - Organize
monthly celebrations at each site, and plan meetings with community
members and girls families - Work
to refine and improve our metrics - Evaluate
and analyze data collected to measure our results including termly
surveys and calculation of social return on investment - Ensure
our measurement process is effective and efficient
Required
Experience
- Hold a
Bachelors Degree - High
degree of adaptability, flexibility, and the ability to self-motivate - Evidence
of entrepreneurial spirit - Experience
in project management
Preferred
experience
- Agricultural/farming
experience or qualifications - Teaching/curriculum
development experience - Management
experience - Bilingual
or multilingual with interest in learning local language(s)
Terms and
Compensation
The contract will
begin as soon as possible and will last for a year with the possibility of
renewal for a second year’s contract. Please let us know 30 days prior to the
end of the year if you would like to stay on for the second year. Reviews will
be held on a quarterly basis. KadAfrica will give at least 30 days notice if we
wish to terminate the contract.
The Program
Coordinator position is uncompensated for the first nine months, after which
there is an opportunity to receive a $250/month stipend based on performance.
Housing, utilities, and business expenses are provided. The Program Coordinator
is also offered the option to fundraise for up to $400USD/month during their
tenure with KadAfrica to cover their own stipend. This entails soliciting for
donations on behalf of KadAfrica which will be awarded to the volunteer as a
stipend.
How
to apply
To apply, please send a resume and
cover letter to Chelsea Ellingsen, and please contact Chelsea
if you have any questions or would like more information about the position: chelsea@kadafrica.org.
