3 Field Training Officers (District based) job at ACORD-U

JOB DETAILS:
Reporting Lines
The Field Training Officer will report to the Project Coordinator-AMS and work in close collaboration with the WFP-Field Teams and the District Production Office.

The key tasks and responsibilities of the role include:

Specifically, the incumbent will carry out the following activities:

• Strengthen the capacity of farmer-based organizations (FBOs) in Organizational management and leadership;
• Guide development of viable commodity business plans and work plans among FOs
• Strengthen the savings and loan schemes (VSLAs) among FOs and monitor their performance
• Prepare training materials, modules with translation in local language on (i) Agronomy, ii) Post-Harvest Handling, iii) Farmer Institutional Development and Marketing.
• Train farmer groups in agronomy, postharvest handling and agribusiness/farming as a business
• Ensure balanced and gender-responsive participation of stakeholders in all activities
• Lead farmers, extension agents in the project area by organizing field demonstrations and practical sessions.
• Submit Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly and Annual reports to the Project Coordinator.

Candidates will be Assessed Against the Following
Minimum Required Skills and Experience
Education:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture/Agriculture Extension, Agribusiness.

Experience:
• Must have experience in leading and /or training on crop agricultural value chains and extension, participatory capacity building approaches; Proven experience in designing training materials for farmers, extension and agrodealers, and conducting onsite farmer training workshops,
• At least 03 years experience of working in related field Strong reporting skills and ability to meet tight deadlines skills with attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Good motorcycle riding skills and valid riding permit.

Competencies
Functional Competencies:
• Promotes sharing of knowledge and experience, and actively works towards continued learning and development on personal level as well as for supervisees;
• Good practical knowledge of inter-disciplinary development issues;
• Ability to go beyond established procedures and models, propose new approaches which expand the range of projects;
• Experienced in delivering training and other needed capacity/ institutional building support to a wide range of stakeholders including financial institutions;
• Effectively networks with partners seizing opportunities to build strategic alliances relevant to ACORD’s mandate and strategic agenda;

Language Requirement:
• Fluency in spoken and written English is required and fluency in either Luo, Kejong or Swahili will be an added advantage.

Other:
• Good knowledge of computer applications such as MS Office (word, excel, power point and statistical applications).

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Interested candidates should submit their application letters and CVs bearing three references with, full residential and contact details (telephone and e-mail) as well as photocopies of academic documents and national identity card to the following email:
hr@acorduganda.org

Applications should be addressed to; The Country Director, ACORD Uganda
P.O Box 280 Kampala-Uganda
Plot 1272, Block 15 Nsambya, Ggaba Road by 5:00pm on [16th January, 2024].

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within a week of the closing date, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.