Organisation: Farm Africa
Duty Station: Kotido, Abim, Napak, and Moroto, Uganda
Reports to: Project Coordinator
Duration & Hours: Six months fixed-term contract, full-time, renewable
About the Organisation
Farm Africa, founded in 1985, is an international non-governmental organization working in Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania. We drive agricultural and environmental change to improve lives. Our strategy has three pillars: agricultural expertise, management and preservation of ecosystems, and the power of business to drive prosperity. We believe Africa has the power to feed itself and are helping make this happen by establishing and spreading the best farming and forestry techniques so that poor farmers and herders have more food to feed their families and to sell. We help smallholders manage their natural resources sustainably so that they can withstand climate change challenges and shocks and ensure their families have enough food in the future as well as now. Farm Africa works in partnership with communities, government, local and international organizations, and the private sector to innovate, learn and share best practices for maximum impact of our projects.
Purpose of the Role
Farm Africa operates in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and we are pursuing pipeline development opportunities in DRC. Farm Africa and CARE International in Uganda entered into a partnership to implement the CAtalyzing Strengthened policy aCtion for heAlthy Diets and resiliencE (CASCADE) project. The project aims to improve food security and reduce malnutrition among women of reproductive age and children under 5 years. The primary goals of the CASCADE project are to boost the availability and consumption of nutritious diets and enhance the nutritional resilience of households in these six countries. The project emphasizes the well-being of women of reproductive age and children. Farm Africa will implement the CASCADE in the Karamoja sub-region.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Training and Capacity Building:
- Monitor and support community-based facilitators (CBFs) training women groups/farmers via the Farmer Field Business School (FFBS) approach.
- Establish and maintain FFBS learning sites to demonstrate improved farming techniques and technologies.
- Organize field visits and farmer field days for farmers to observe successful farming models.
- Conduct interactive training sessions on topics such as Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA), post-harvest handling, Social Action Analysis (SAA), Nutrition, MIYCAN, conflict mitigation, and safeguarding.
- Work with district nutrition focal persons and VHTs to facilitate BCC campaigns via radio, IPC, dialogues, cooking demos, and MIYCAN tools targeting women and children under 5.
- Facilitate dialogues between producer organizations (PDCs) and women farmer groups and link them with financing opportunities.
- Collaborate with technical experts from NARO/NABUIN to train community groups on quality declared seeds (QDS), indigenous crop varieties, and other nutrient-dense crops.
Stakeholder Engagement:
- Organize district-level community meetings, awareness campaigns, and outreach activities.
- Collaborate with relevant district local government departments for visibility, resource optimization, impact, and sustainability.
- Coordinate awareness campaigns through radio, interpersonal communication, and community dialogues targeting women and children.
- Engage with consortium partners to ensure coordination, integration, layering, and sequencing of activities.
- Maintain regular contact with CBFs, farmers, provide updates on project activities, and address any concerns or queries.
Finance and Administrative Support:
- Organize and coordinate project meetings, inception workshops, other workshops, and trainings.
- Prepare agendas, take minutes, and maintain project documentation and records.
- Support data entry, filing, and documentation management.
- Assist in budget tracking, expense monitoring, and financial reporting.
- Process project-related financial transactions, including payments, reimbursements, and procurement of goods and services.
Monitoring and Evaluation:
- Support monitoring and evaluation of project activities in the respective district.
- Assist in developing and implementing monitoring tools, data collection activities, and evaluation frameworks.
- Contribute to the learning agenda by documenting and disseminating best practices and learnings to stakeholders.
- Contribute to regular progress reports and documentation.
Qualifications, Skills, and Experience
Essential:
- Degree/Diploma or equivalent in Agriculture, Nutrition, Livestock, Rural/Community Development, Pastoral Development, Agribusiness, Rural Livelihoods, or other relevant field.
- Knowledge and understanding of pastoral production systems in Karamoja.
- Fluency in the local languages spoken in Karamoja.
Experience:
- At least 2 years of community mobilization and engagement experience within pastoral production systems in Karamoja.
- Experience implementing climate-smart agriculture, particularly food security and nutrition, interventions in Karamojong.
- Experience in gender-transformative approaches such as VSLAs, GALs, SAA, and engagement of men and boys.
- Demonstrable experience in facilitating adult learners.
Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders and communities.
- Ability to ride a motorcycle with a valid riding license.
- Ability to communicate and share knowledge with a broad range of stakeholders.
- Energetic and assertive with a positive mindset.
- Good community mobilizer with strong organizational skills.
Desirable:
- Field-level experience in community mobilization, sensitization, training design and delivery, and promoting behavior change for pastoralist communities.
- Experience delivering CSA, nutrition, and diversified livelihoods through engagement with community structures.
- Experience promoting savings culture among pastoralists and enhancing gender transformation.
- Experience in designing and conducting training using gender-sensitive techniques and methodologies.
- Problem-solving skills for complex issues.
How to Apply
To apply, please send a CV, salary history, and a two-page supporting statement detailing how you meet the person specification and your availability/notice period to ugandarecruitment@farmafrica.org including ‘District Facilitator’ in the subject line.
NB: Please DO NOT send additional documents such as certificates and references with your application. Successful candidates ONLY will be required to provide these documents during the referencing process.
Deadline: 10th July 2024 by 5:00 pm.
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