Programme Officer Job Career at International Trade Centre

Assignment Title- Programme Officer

Category/Grade – UNOPS – LICA 10

Requesting Division / Section – Division of Sustainable and Inclusive Trade/ Green and Inclusive Value Chains (DSIT/GIVC)

Duty station-  Kampala, Uganda

Duration – From October 2022 – October 2023, with possibility of extension

Application period 13 July to 31 July 2022

The International Trade Centre (ITC) is looking for an impact driven, highly motivated agribusiness or climate professional to manage the implementation of a new four-year project targeting agribusinesses and farmers in ten districts Northern and Northeastern Uganda. The position is based in Kampala with frequent travel to Northern and Northeastern Uganda.

The Programme Officer reports to the project manager based at ITC HQ in Geneva.

The focus of this position is the technical lead and programme coordination of activities with the government counterparts, private sector partners and implementing partners to contribute to increased competitiveness and resilience and agribusinesses.

The Strengthening Agribusiness Resilience and Competitiveness (STAR) project is financed by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and will be implemented by the ITC from 2022 – 2026.

The project is working towards increasing resilience to natural disasters and competitiveness of producers and micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) in ten districts in Northern and NorthEastern Uganda. The project focuses on the cassava, shea and oilseed value chains and will work with all actors along the value chain for increased resilience and competitiveness of MSMEs.

The outcome will be achieved through the implementation of the following 4 outputs:

Output 1: Capacity of producers and SMEs to become more competitive and resilient to natural disaster risks increased

Output 2: Community based disaster risk management structures enhanced

Output 3: Service offering of Business Support Organisations (BSOs) and other service providers to build SME natural disaster risk resilience and competitiveness improved

Output 4: National strategies and policies to improve the natural disaster risk resilience and competitiveness of target agricultural value chains strengthened

The project will adopt a gender-responsive approach to support the inclusion and increased benefits for women the value chains. By building partnerships with national institutions and the private sector, the project aims to create impact within the business eco-system and value chains, enabling MSMEs to continue benefiting from trade beyond the time frame of the project.

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