Jobs Vacancies at ZOA- Manager Vacancy

Position: Manager Agriculture
Duty station: Amudat district
Reports to: Programme Manager
Starting date: 1 November 2010

Responsibilities:
- Plans and implements activities and/or facilitates implementation of agricultural projects
- Ensures monitoring and reporting of projects in line with donor requirements
- Contributes to preparation and planning of projects and provide input for new proposals
- Motivates, stimulates and supervises projects staffs
- Build and maintains good relationships with local authorities, other organizations and actors linked to the relevant sectors.
- Ensure the main project components and activities which include working with farmer groups, voucher and food -for-work, extension work among others are implemented appropriately.

Requirements:
- Degree or Diploma in Agriculture or other relevant field
- At least 3 years successful experience in NGO management
- Willingness to live and work in Amudat
- Good communication, ICT, writing and facilitation skills
- Excellent command of English
- Inventive, creative and enthusiastic person (able to develop the best approach)
- Ability and skills to manage projects in conflict affected
- Experience in working with project cycle management
- Knowledge of Pokot is an advantage

Person profile
This position requires a stable personality who is self motivated and able to works under minimal supervision in a dynamic and stressful environment. Experience with International Funding mechanisms is an added advantage.
Apply for this job

If you are a mature person who is able to express Christian values of Love and inclusiveness in rehabilitation work among the Pokot people of Amudat district and meets the above requirements, please send your application letter together with curriculum vitae and, names and contacts of three referees of whom one is your pastor or priest, to: hr@zoa.ug in subject header: Vac. Man. Agric. Amudat Send ONLY application letter and CV when applying by email.
All applications must reach us latest Saturday 16 October 2010. Due to high numbers of applications we always receive, Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.