Post(s): 3 Job vacancies
Organisation: World Vision Uganda
Job Location:Kibaale, Rakai and Oyam, Uganda
Deadline: 10th January, 2014
Reports to: Senior Programme Manager (Rakai and Kibaale) and Programme Manager (Oyam)
About WVU:
World Vision Uganda is a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Government Organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice in over 40 districts of Uganda. World Vision is committed to the protection of children and does not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision for every child, Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every Heart, the will to make it so.”
Job Summary:
The Agriculture and Food Security Programme Officer will drive WVU’s child wellbeing targets in designated cluster through planning, monitoring and implementing Agriculture and Food Security programme in line with applicable technical approaches and WVU national strategy.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
1. Project Planning and Implementation:
Ensure that the cluster designs are in line with the Food security and community resilience national office strategy
Ensure that Cluster Agriculture & food security project activities are integrated with other sectors and with the District development plan
Supervise and monitor ongoing activities under the Cluster Agriculture & food security projects
Ensure quality in the roll out of the Food security and community resilience project models
Coordinate Cluster Agriculture & food security projects being implemented by partners and technical resource persons.
Initiate and participate in Food security district Advocacy initiatives
Liaise with the National office Food security technical specialist for quality implementation of Agriculture and food security projects.
Ensure cross cutting themes are mainstreamed in Agriculture and food security projects.
Ensure Agriculture and Food security projects integrate and address child protection
Work with CSDO to ensure Registered Children and their households are participating and benefiting from Agriculture and Food Security programme interventions
2. Capacity Building and Training:
Mobilization of farmer groups and conducting trainings to build capacities on Agriculture & food security improved methodologies.
Provide mentoring and coaching to community groups to build local capacity for understanding and connecting with community linkages.
Identify technical experts to train community groups
Liaise with the National Office Food security technical specialist on staff capacity building in Agriculture and food security.
3. Partnership and Networking:
Identify and build strategic linkages, relations, collaborations and networks with partners and other stakeholders in implementation at the District level.
Participate and represent WVU in key donor engagements and technical working forums at district, region and National level when applicable
Point of contact for consultation on issues to do with Cluster ADP Agriculture & food security and related issues.
Identify market development opportunities that present through networks and relationships with other institutions and organizations and NGOs working in the agriculture and food security.
Work closely with District initiatives through the District production Office on constraints of targeted crops and Agricultural initiatives
4. Research, M&E and Documentation:
Effectively document all information related to project successes, innovations and promising practices and disseminate through appropriate mechanisms.
Responsible for capturing child well being indicators related to Agriculture & food security projects in the cluster
Ensure identification of research areas, conduct research and document learnings
Spear head the Cluster Agriculture & food security project in output & outcome monitoring processes
Support processes of project baselines and evaluation of Agriculture & food security projects and interventions
5. Project Management and Coordination:
Track and manage budgets allocated for the project
Prepare timely, accurate, compliant and quality reports.
Charged with good stewardship of all project assets at ADP & cluster office
6. Resource Acquisition:
Identify and initiate viable funding proposals for resource acquisition to support agriculture and food security interventions.
Participate in resource mobilization through concept papers/proposal writing for fund raising and market them with support offices and other donors.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- The Agriculture and Livelihood Specialists should possess Bachelor’s degrees in; Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness, or Agriculture
- At least five years’ experience in implementing agriculture projects.
- Strong experience in networking, community mobilization and facilitation.
- Demonstrated experience and skill in research, analysis and report writing
- Prior experience in proposal writing and development
- Exhibit commitment to implementing WV’s vision and mission at all levels
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work sensitively with people from a variety of social backgrounds.
- All applicants must be mature and committed Christians who possess the ability to demonstrate an active involvement with their faith and are also able to appreciate and stand above denominational diversities
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates must send their applications with complete Curriculum Vitae, via email to: wvujobs@wvi.org.
Please address the application to the People and Culture Specialist (Recruitment) and do indicate the post title in the email subject line.
NOTE: Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
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