Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day project activities, and the quality delivery of all work submitted to the donor (EKN);
• Coordinate closely with the consortium partners to develop, implement and adapt the project’s overall strategy to achieve desired results;
• Serve as the principal link between local stakeholders including the Government of Uganda, and the Donor;
• Provide expert technical oversight and guidance in all aspects of the program, including program monitoring, evaluation and reporting.

Successful candidate will have demonstrated success developing and implementing annual workplans, monitoring and evaluating program implementation, producing high quality reports and communication materials, organizing successful meetings and workshops, identifying and resolving implementation challenges, coordinating with partners, leading successful teams, resolving disputes, identifying lessons learned and best practices, preventing and addressing fraud, and managing large budgets.

Requirements

• Minimum master’s degree in a relevant field is required. Relevant fields include, but are not limited to Soil Science, International Development, Agricultural Business, Project Management and Public Administration;
• Minimum 10 years’ INTERNATIONAL experience with development projects or programs management and be able to steer the different components;
• Minimum 10 years’ experience managing a program of similar size and scope;
• Demonstrated working relationship with seed sector institutions and agencies, agri-input dealers, Grain council, international and national seed companies, local seed businesses (LSBs), and smallholder farmers;
• Demonstrated understanding of the Ugandan agricultural context; specific seed sector experience preferred;
• Proven track record of achieving development results in a similar context and working relationship with the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands or other European donors;
• Demonstrated ability to work and coordinate effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders, including national and local government, donors, farmers associations, universities, and the private sector;
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, including the ability to build and manage cooperative high-level relationships and motivate team members;
• Spoken and written fluency in English.