About Us:
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries established an Agricultural Investment Unit under the Department of Agricultural Investment and Enterprise Development. The major objective of the Unit is to assist in coordinating and promoting agribusiness, with emphasis on value addition and act as an initiative to link and create synergies between MAAIF (Public Policy / Regulation), the Private Sector and Development Partners on issues of promoting agribusiness and value addition.

Job Summary: The Senior Programme Officer – Technical Services will coordinate and implement policies, strategies and plans for promotion of agribusiness value addition and access to agricultural credit.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
In charge of coordinating and promoting agribusiness value addition initiatives between MAAIF, the Private Sector and Development Partners.
Supporting SMEs and farmers in formulating project proposals to access agricultural credit facilities.
Supporting SMEs and farmers throughout the processes of accessing agricultural credit facilities and following up on successful applicants
Creating awareness about agricultural credit facilities available to the Private Sector.
Perform any other duties as assigned by the Commissioner Agricultural Investment and Enterprise Development.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The applicant for the Senior Programme Officer – Technical Services job opportunity should hold an Honors Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Agri-business Management from a recognized University/Institution.
Possession of a Masters’ Degree in Agricultural Economics or a related field from a recognized University/Institution;
At least three (3) years working experience at Program Officer in the area of agribusiness value addition or agricultural credit at in Government or a reputable organization
Previous experience and knowledge in Finance and Banking is an added advantage.
Good managerial, organizing and coordinating skills
Good leadership, managerial and planning skills;
Strategic thinking;
Knowledge generation and management skills;
Good presentation and report writing skills
Good policy formulation, Planning, Organizing and coordinating skills;
Excellent research and analytical skills;
Highly proactive with the ability to work with minimum supervision;
Excellent communication skills (both oral and written);
Computer literacy and be proficiency in Microsoft Office;
Project proposal writing skills;
Good interpersonal and team work skills
Good financial management and budgeting skills.

How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested Ugandans are encouraged to send a filled Application Form/ Public Service Form 3 (2008), download here, in triplicate and attach certified copies of academic documents and submit to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, P.O. Box 102, Entebbe, Open Registry, Uganda

NB: Applicants subsequently shortlisted for oral interviews and their names displayed on the Ministry website or on the MAAIF Notice Board, shall be required to present certified copies and originals of their academic transcripts and certificates at the time of sitting the oral interviews. Applicants who shall not hear from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, on completion of the selection exercise should consider themselves as unsuccessful.

Deadline: 3rd March 2017