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Partnerships Facilitator job Post
Location: Jobs in Uganda 2021 - 2022
Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day
Salary:
UGX
No. of vacancies: 01
Deadline: 21 January 2022
Hiring Organization: Chemonics
Job Details:
Partnerships Facilitator | Uganda
Climate Smart Jobs Programme | Location Kampala | 2022-2025
Uganda Climate Smart Jobs Programme (CSJP)
The
Climate Smart Jobs Programme is a UK FCDO (Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office) funded programme aimed at
supporting the growth of Ugandan agribusinesses to create at least
130,000 jobs and support 195,000
people in Uganda
to better cope with the effects of climate change. This programme will support firms
to grow and be immediately more resilient to climate change and reduce their emissions; provide demand-led farming,
technical and managerial skills, which
currently prevent agribusinesses from taking advantage of the large external
demand for agricultural products.
The Role
The
role of the Partnerships Facilitator is to work closely with agribusinesses, as
well as other market players in the
agriculture sector, to identify, develop and maintain productive relations
crucial for a transformative and
successful commercial agriculture sector. In addition to agro-processesors,
this will include working with farmer
cooperatives, agriculture input suppliers, buyers, agricultural service providers among others, through structured
partnerships that ensure financial growth and job creation. The facilitator will report to the Partnerships
Adviser who will oversee a broader portfolio of private sector partnerships (either geographic or value-chain based).
The location of the position is Kampala as the client has the expectation that the project will be managed through a country-based office. Given the prolonged COVID-19 situation, some flexibility on the requirement of being based in Kampala from the beginning of CSJP is foreseen. The project is expected to start in March 2022. We are looking for individuals who have a passion to make a difference in the lives of people around the world.
Responsibilities include:
- Work closely with agribusinesses and producer organisations to strengthen their market positioning, and to be adaptive and resilient to market changes within a climate friendly approach
- Build strong linkages and identify opportunities for climate smart engagement with key agricultural market systems actors
- Work closely with the Partnerships Adviser to ensure successful private sector relationships, oversee individual partnerships with private sector agribusinesses, farmer cooperatives, input suppliers, etc. and deliver or source technical assistance as appropriate; and contribute to the delivery of market systems interventions related to portfolio
- Collaborate closely with the MREL team to support the monitoring and evaluation of key project metrics, participate in learning activities and reflection sessions, and contribute to writing technical reports and project highlights as needed
- Bachelors or Master's degree in
relevant field, or equivalent combination
of education and work experience, is preferred.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience working in agricultural market systems development in Uganda or other African countries
- Direct experience of working in agricultural businesses, or working closely with them
- In-depth knowledge of Uganda agriculture, agro-processing, manufacturing, and strong relationships with key actors in the Uganda agriculture market system
- Familiarity with climate-smart agricultural approaches
- Strong writing and communications abilities
- Ability to work under deadline pressure with diverse teams
- Prior experience with FCDO funded programmes or other donor funded programmes preferred
Application procedure
Please
send an email with your CV and cover letter attached with “Partnerships Facilitator – CSJP”
in the subject line to pkibira@chemonics.com by January 21, 2022. No telephone inquiries, please.
Chemonics will contact finalists on a rolling
basis.
***Please note that this role is contingent on award of the programme***
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Chemonics
is an equal opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate
in its selection and employment
practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion,
sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status,
disability, or protected veteran status, genetic information, age, membership in an employee
organization, or other non-merit factors.
Date Posted: 2022-01-10
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