JOB DETAILS:

Job Purpose:

To lead the planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of the agricultural value-chain, VSLA, youth training, and psychosocial well-being interventions under the AGILE – Agriculture Growth and Innovation for Livelihood Enhancement” project in Kyegegwa District. Ensure coordination across thematic areas, maintain alignment with sustainability goals, and guarantee that beneficiaries (farmers, youth, women, refugees) are adequately supported.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

 Lead project planning and implementation: develop work plans, budgets, schedules; coordinate project components (nursery beds, farmer cooperatives, youth training, VSLA, MHPSS).

 Coordinate beneficiary mobilization in Kyegegwa: liaise with local leaders, community structures, women- and youth-led producer groups, refugees.

 Ensure linkages and partnerships: facilitate VSLA formation and linkages, forge partnerships with cooperatives, business associations, input suppliers, and other relevant actors.

 Oversee sustainability strategies: ensure cooperatives formed under the project are registered/adopted into Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU), participate in business missions, summits, and continue to access services beyond project cycle.

 Manage human resources: supervise project assistants, field officers, and volunteers; ensure capacities are built and roles are clear.

 Monitor implementation: ensure that the establishment of 100 nursery beds, job creation, training activities, etc., are being delivered on time and in quality.

 Ensure integration and coordination across components: Ensure that agronomic training, business skills training, VSLA, child protection, and MHPSS are well integrated.

 Reporting and accountability: prepare periodic progress reports (monthly, quarterly, annual), track performance indicators, document lessons learned and good practices.

 Risk management and quality assurance: identify risks (e.g. around child protection, psycho-social issues, environmental concerns), ensure quality standards are met.

 Budget oversight: manage project finances, ensure expenditures are aligned with budget, work with finance to monitor cash flows.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

 Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Project Management, or related field.

 At least 5–7 years of experience managing similar multi-component development projects

(agriculture, livelihoods, MHPSS, community development).

 Strong leadership and teamwork skills; excellent communication (written and verbal).

 Experience working with VSLA, cooperatives, farmer groups, youth training.

 Understanding of child protection, gender, psychosocial support issues.

 Reporting, monitoring & evaluation skills.