Small and Medium Enterprise Officer Job- Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development

Job Title: Small and Medium Enterprise Officer
Reporting to: SME Advisor
Duty Station: Gulu

Duties and Responsibilities

Overall summary of the position
The SME Field Officer is the focal person at the Sub counties of implementation responsible for conducting all training activities, ensuring value addition and supporting farmers and traders in accessing market information. He/she will ensure effective coordination and networking with line departments, local leaders, farmers groups, traders and communities on issues pertinent to SME and report to the SME Coordinator.
• Supporting the process of acquisition of land for construction of satellite collection points.
• Training of selected local traders in Gulu and Oyam.
• Supporting selected farmer groups with savings mobilization through VSLA
• Supporting local traders to market their agricultural produce.
• Monitoring and reporting

Contract period: 6 months

Qualifications and Experience:
•A minimum of a diploma in Business, Management or any related field;
• A Degree/Past experience in post harvest management;
• A minimum of 2 years experience in SME activities;
•Ability to identify gaps in the existing system and to suggest way forwards for improvement;
• Very good communication skills (both spoken and written) and ability to work closely with the community and local authorities;
• Have considerable experience in post harvest technology, community storage facilities management an added advantage; Be able to ride a motorbike and have a license an added advantage
Apply for this job

Qualified candidates are invited to send their CV and contact (telephone numbers), as well as a cover letter and three professional referees to one of the addresses below, not later than 7th September 2010.

ACTED Uganda, Recruitment Section
P.O BOX 37665
Kampala, Uganda.

Or
by email to kampala@actad.org or gulu.finance@acted.org

ACTED Nakapiripirit is recruiting 4 community mobilizers and one field cashier.

Interested persons should send their CV and application letters to the address below;

Nakapiripirit Field Office
Brossard House
Nakapiripirit
nakapiripirit@acted.org