Self Help Africa (SHA) is an international NGO, dedicated to taking a business-like approach to reducing poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. Headquartered in Ireland, with offices in the UK, the US and seven African countries, SHA focuses on agriculture and agribusiness as the engine of growth in Africa. Our approach is collaborative and market-based: although we see our primary clients as smallholder farmers in Africa, we work with all participants in agricultural value chains. With over 250 staff worldwide, and a global turnover of over €20m, SHA currently runs programmes on behalf of a range of organisations including the European Union, Irish Aid, the World Food Programme, Danida and the UK Department for International Development. SHA has an ambitious growth strategy to increase its global footprint and expand into new areas.
Self Help Africa has a long established and growing office in Uganda, with approximately 40 full-time staff running development and humanitarian projects that encompass enterprise development and climate resilience programming with smallholder farmers. The Uganda programme has a strong focus on supporting market access and enterprise development among refugee and host populations, natural resource management & green economy approaches and climate change adaptation across the country.
Job Purpose:
The purpose of the position is to facilitate the establishment, nurturing and development of sustainable and profitable agri-enterprise by smallholder farmers and agri-businesses supported by Self Help Africa’s enterprise development programmes. The EDA will apply market system approaches to improve the competitiveness of agricultural producers and allied businesses to respond to new and expanding market opportunities.
The EDA will enhance SHA Uganda’s ability to deliver high impact market and enterprise development programming including: assisting farmer’s organisations, such as farmer groups and cooperatives in on-farm and off-farm business development; value chain development; developing innovative financial inclusion models and approaches; for relevant sector support conducting economic, and market assessment, participatory action research and market intelligence; brokerage and linking different stakeholders; and, networking with other organisations and companies promoting inclusive businesses. EDA is an integral member of the Program Management Unit and will contribute to strategic and technical direction and support business development processes within the country office. The EDA will also support the country programme in developing best practices in agri-enterprise by engaging with SHA HQ, SHA Regional Agri-Enterprise Advisor in Nairobi, and other SHA Enterprise Advisors across programme countries, managing the assigned project portfolio and supporting the proposal development.
Responsibilities
R1: Support project teams to identify and facilitate the development of dynamic and inclusive SMEs that are aligned to SHA Uganda Country Office (CO) enterprise development programmes
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R2: Support institutional and enterprise development for smallholders famers and Farmer Organisations (FOs), helping them to grow their off-farm and on-farm businesses
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R3: Facilitate access to financial services for smallholder farmers and SMEs
R4: Monitoring, Evaluation Accountability and Learning (MEAL)
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R5: Country office strategy processes and business development:
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For more information, visit our website: https://selfhelpafrica.org/ie/category/careers-uganda/
You can download the Job Description and find details for how to apply.
Please note incomplete applications will not be considered for shortlisting.
Closing date is Friday 20th May 2022 at 5pm
Please note that Self Help Africa Uganda advocates for equal opportunity and does not require applicants to pay any fee at whatever stage of the recruitment and selection process. Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
Women applicants are highly encouraged; Self Help Africa is an Equal Opportunities Employer
Self Help Africa is committed to the highest possible standards of openness, transparency, and accountability in all its affairs and is completely against fraud, bribery, and corruption. All employees are bound by code of conduct, child protection and conflict of interest policies.
Any candidate offered a job with Self Help Africa will be expected to sign Self Help Africa’s Safeguarding Policies and Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.
Police vetting is required.
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