Deadline: 03 March 2023
The World Food Programme (WFP) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Programme Associate (Agriculture Market Support) in Moroto, Uganda.
World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.
Key Job Responsibilities
The Programme Associate (Agriculture Market Support) will perform the following functions:
- Program operations: ensure efficient and effective resource utilisation of the AMS resources in the office and by CPs monitoring pre-committed funds, monitor expenditures vis-à-vis costed annual performance plans.
- Co-ordinate with WFP Field Office staff and CP to ensure targeted farmers receive required trainings, coaching and mentorship in PHM, collective marketing, governance, and equipment. Besides, ensure all data related to farmer institutional development is collected, entered to corporate databases, and analyzed for decision making.
- Coordinate with the Area Office and Kampala to select and assess the performance of program CPs.
- Focal Point for operational inquiries within the field vis-a-vis Area/country office and partners.
- Undertake field visits as required to assess the Food System activity processes, facilitation, and technical soundness of the AMS operations, generate data for evidence-based decisions and produce actionable report of the same.
- Support in identifying and building strategic partnership with relevant stakeholders such as the private sector, input dealers, research institutions and relevant market linkages for smallholder farmers.
- Contribute to the documentation of programme achievements and lessons learnt.
- Provide overall guidance and oversight to the Cooperating partner during the implementation of the AMS activities in the targeted districts
- Provide technical backstopping to cooperating partners through routine monitoring ensuring timely implementation to meet the program targets
Eligibility Criteria
Applicant must have:
- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural sciences, Agricultural economics, Agribusiness, social sciences, development studies or related field from a recognized institution.
- At least five (5) or more years of progressive responsible work experience of implementing livelihoods, food security, agricultural development, or market systems development.
- Experience in livelihoods programming in emergency and complex contexts e.g., refugee or disaster-prone contexts.
- Demonstrated understanding of the livelihood conceptual frameworks, market systems development or pro-poor market concepts,
- Experience in humanitarian and development project implementation
- Experience in monitoring of humanitarian and development projects.
- Computer knowledge and skills in MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Power point.
- Fluency in both oral and written communication in the UN language in use at the duty station.
- Ability to communicate in basic Ngakarimojong, Lebthur and/or Swahili languages will be an added advantage.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit applications through online process.
For more information, visit WFP.
