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The Aids Support Organisation(TASO)
Kampala, Uganda
Closing: May 17, 2024
4 days remainingPublished: May 13, 2024 ( today)
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Requirements
• Minimum 5 years of work experience in development (or mix of development and private sector) including building public/private partnerships in the Agricultural sector with a Degree or equivalent in the fields of Agriculture Economics, Agribusiness, Business Administration, and Rural Development, Enterprise Development or other related fields.
• OR, minimum 5 years work experience of development (or mix of development and private sector)
• including building public/private partnerships in the Agricultural sector with a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field of study.
• Significant knowledge and experience in market systems approach and entrepreneurship promotion in the agricultural sector.
• Proven experience in the private sector development or relationships with private sector partners.
• A strong knowledge and experience in gender programming
Interested and qualified candidates should apply by submitting their CV and cover letter along with the contacts of three professional referees to [email protected] _ [email protected] and [email protected] by Friday the 17th May 2024.
Requirements
• Minimum 5 years of work experience in development (or mix of development and private sector) including building public/private partnerships in the Agricultural sector with a Degree or equivalent in the fields of Agriculture Economics, Agribusiness, Business Administration, and Rural Development, Enterprise Development or other related fields.
• OR, minimum 5 years work experience of development (or mix of development and private sector)
• including building public/private partnerships in the Agricultural sector with a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field of study.
• Significant knowledge and experience in market systems approach and entrepreneurship promotion in the agricultural sector.
• Proven experience in the private sector development or relationships with private sector partners.
• A strong knowledge and experience in gender programming
Interested and qualified candidates should apply by submitting their CV and cover letter along with the contacts of three professional referees to [email protected] _ [email protected] and [email protected] by Friday the 17th May 2024.
Planning and Implementation
• Develop annual, quarterly and monthly work plans with budgets in collaboration with the project team that incorporate interventions and activities to strengthen the selected enterprises' competitiveness.
• Develop tailored business cases to inform partnerships with private sector players.
• Ensure that monthly, quarterly and annual planned targets are achieved.
• Identify and assess the needs of partners and other stakeholders involved in promoting interventions towards improving cocoa and honey market systems.
• Develop strategies for building capacity of SMEs and farmer organizations to improve their performance to related services and market to smallholder cocoa farmers and beekeepers.
• Apply a facilitative approach to managing relationships with partners and meeting deliverables.
• Establish contacts with potential regional enterprises interested in providing business opportunities for target beneficiaries.
• Mobilize and support stakeholders and project partners to participate in sector promotional meetings, workshops and other project activities in targeted project districts and at National level.
• Conduct follow-up of partner activities in project locations.
• Analyze the social economic and political situations including new business opportunities and partners that have the potential to drive the achievement of project goals.
• Popularize the market systems approach among the public and private sectors players.
• Prepare field visits for the Project Manager, Country Director and consultants.
• Ensure that the project is implemented in line with Swisscontact guidelines and procedures.
• Monitor project implementation with all partner organizations.
• Actively participate in the regional knowledge management activities.
Reporting
• Ensure timely reporting from partners.
• Actively participate in team/stakeholder meetings at the district and sub-counties level and provide feedback on deliberations and actions.
• Document information in the target communities and activities carried out for reporting purposes.
• Prepare and submit monthly and quarterly progress reports (technical, financial).
Finance and Compliance Management
• Develop and support budget for business cases with partners.
• Submit timely requests for planned activities.
• Submit accurate accountabilities for funds expensed by partners.
• Participate in regular financial and strategic planning in line with project documents.
Communication
• Coordinate with local government authorities and other stakeholders in the Districts.
• Represent Swisscontact with public authorities, partner organizations and other stakeholders.
• Develop presentations to local government authorities and other stakeholders.
• Develop knowledge products (case studies, success stories, articles etc.).
Monitoring and Result Measurement (MRM)
• Monitor the implementation of business cases and other activities, and work with the Monitoring and Result Measurement (MRM) Coordinator to facilitate the attainment of required MRM information.
• Support the development of beneficiaries’ database and regular updates.
• Support MRM activities, such as baseline, mid-term evaluation and impact evaluation.
Business Development
• Documentation of success stories, drawing up expressions of interest, concept notes and proposals
• by providing market development content and documentation of best practices and new approaches.
• Assessment of opportunities for market development in project locations.
• Disseminate information on tenders and other business development opportunities.
• Assessing of such opportunities in collaboration with the Head of enterprise and business development.
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