Extension Manager Employment Opportunity – Uganda Coffee Development Authority
Organisation: Uganda Coffee Development Authority
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Director Development Services
About US:
Uganda Coffee Development Authority is established as a public Authority, and its mandate is to promote and oversee the coffee industry by supporting research, promoting production, controlling coffee quality, and improving the marketing of coffee in order to optimize foreign exchange earnings for the country and payments to the farmers. UCDA’s Vision is ‘A sustainable coffee industry with high stakeholder value for social economic transformation’ and its mission is “To facilitate increase in quality coffee production, productivity and consumption”. Its core values are; Leadership, Integrity, Teamwork, Client Focus, Accountability and Professionalism.
Job Summary: The Extension Manager will develop and monitor systems, policies, guidelines and procedures for all coffee extension activities, and represent UCDA on all National Coffee matters.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Collaborate, link and liaise with MAAIF and district local leaders and other coffee development partners implementing coffee extension related activities such as NAADS, DLGs, Development Partners, Projects, and Coffee Stakeholders.
- Prepare departmental budgets and plans, and manage all resources allocated to the Extension Department.
- Plan, manage and coordinate all the Directorate’s Extension related programs and activities.
- Supervise and give technical guidance to Regional Managers and Regional Coffee Extension Officers in the country.
- Plan for the retooling and training of all field staff in coffee extension, and evaluate the effectiveness of training programs and their impact to coffee stakeholder beneficiaries.
- Plan and participate in coffee extension programs for the improvement of entire coffee value chain, including quality and enforcement of coffee regulations.
- Scan for new policy issues in respect to coffee extension delivery programs.
- Manage, coach, mentor all Regional Managers and provide Budget Implementation reporting tools to track outputs and impact in their assigned Regions.
- Consolidate all field reports and provide periodic reports on coffee extension to the Director and Senior Management for review and guidance.
- Carry out any other duties as may be assigned by Management.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Uganda Coffee Development Authority Extension Manager job must hold a Bachelor’s (Honours) degree in any one of the following disciplines: Agriculture; Agriculture and Rural Innovation; Agribusiness Management; Agricultural Engineering.
- Post graduate qualification in agricultural extension or its equivalent.
- At least ten (10) years’ working experience in an agricultural extension field, five (5) years of which should have been at a supervisory level.
- Competences and Skills
- Ability to formulate strategies, policies and systems for improved coffee extension services delivery.
- Strong Leadership and organizational skills.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to maintain positive working relationships with key stakeholders.
- Strong resource mobilization skills.
- Excellent report writing skills.
- Excellent customer care skills.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates are encouraged to send completed and signed application forms, download here, together with their application letters, certified copies of academic transcripts to;- The Board Secretary / Director Corporate Services, Uganda Coffee Development Authority, Coffee House, Plot 35 Jinja Road, P.O. Box 7267, Kampala (U). Electronic Submissions (2MBS in PDF) can be sent to ucda_hr@ugandacoffee.go.ug
NB: Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Deadline: 2nd September 2019
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