Small/Micro Enterprise Granting Officer(ACDI/VOCA)Employment opportunity in Uganda

Job Title: Small/Micro Enterprise Granting Officer
Organisation: ACDI/VOCA - USAID Title II
Location: Moroto, Uganda
Deadline: 13th September 2013
Project: Resiliency through Wealth, Agriculture, and Nutrition in Karamoja (RWANU)

About Project:
ACDI/VOCA was awarded the USAID-funded PL 480 Title II Development Food Assistance Program called 'Resiliency through Wealth, Agriculture, and Nutrition in Karamoja (RWANU)", being implemented in Karamoja. Uganda. The RWANU Project is focusing on two strategic objectives to reduce food insecurity among vulnerable rural populations in selected sub-counties of Amudat. Moroto, Napak and Nakapiripirit: (1) improved availability and access to food; and (2) reduced malnutrition in pregnant and lactating mothers and children under five.

 RWANU is promoting micro and small enterprise development around its key agriculture and livelihoods development activities. Small grants will be used to strategically leverage initiatives of production and marketing groups as well as service and input suppliers towards resolving critical gaps and inefficiencies in target value chains as well as the growth of the rural enterprises.

Job Summary: The Small/Micro Enterprise Granting Officer will offer technical support processes of identification of eligible enterprise oriented groups and small and micro enterprises to award grants. He/she will ensure the business argument for the grant investment and the ability of the group/enterprise to effectively use the grant. The SME will provide training and coaching to the groups as well auto assist unneeded in development of business plans. He/she will develop MOUs and grant agreements and assure compliance with relevant terms

Qualifications, Skills & Experience:

•     A degree in business administration, Agro-business or related subjects
•     Three or more years experiences supported creation or growth of commercial agriculture production, marketing groups, micro and small enterprises;
•     Experience liaising with private sector inputs and services suppliers as well as commercial buyers or agricultural and/or related goods;
•     The candidate should be a self-starter and ability to work effectively within a project team and with government stakeholders;
•     Past work experience in the private sector will be an added advantage.
•     Ngakarimojong speaker preferred

How to Apply:
All interested candidates should send their application letters and CVs via E-mail to  jobs@acdivocaug.biz. Please do NOT attach certificates or testimonials, file sizes should be less than 1MB. Women are encouraged to apply. ACDI/VOCA is an equal opportunity employer.