Development Specialist Job Vacancy - Plan International

Job Title: Agricultural Development Specialist

Purpose: To act as a resource to the planning, implementation, learning and evaluation of country program strategies with the aim of continuously improving the quality of Agricultural Development and food security programming. He/she will lead on programme design, advocacy, research, and capacity building in this technical field in Plan Uganda.

Main Responsibilities / Key Result areas
1. Leads the design, monitoring, implementation and evaluation of child-centered programmes and projects relating to Agricultural Development and Food Security.
2. Provides support in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of child-centered programmes and projects on Agricultural Development and Food Security
3. Supports resource mobilization and the development of grant proposals relating to Agricultural Development and Food Security
4. As a member of the Programme Support team, advises
Development and Food Security coaching and mentoring on Agricultural Development and Food Security for Plan and partner staff
6. Develops, collects and disseminates relevant internal and Food Security
7. Liaises with other offices in plan.National Organisations international headquarters and other countries on plan Uganda’s Agriculture Development Programmes
8. Develops and/or supports partnerships and cooperation with other organizations at national level on child-centred activities and interventions relating to Agricultural Development programming
9. ln all of the above, promote the integration of Agricultural Development and Food Security programmes with other Plan programme sectors

Essential Competencies and Experience
• Master's degree in Agriculture or its equivalent, background and professional training on programming and/or in related field
• At least 5 years of relevant experience at managerial or technical advisory level
• Demonstrable abilities in planning, budgeting and management
• Excellent interpersonal/communication skills and the ability to work with people from diverse cultures, ability to lead and motivate people to work in teams
• Skilled in the use of computer software.
• Willingness to undertake extensive travel and missions throughout Uganda (at least 30% of time)

Personal attributes
•Promotes high performance among progrmme staff and provides vision and direction
• Open to feedback and wilting to try new approaches on agriculture development and Food Security
• Coaches programme staff and leads others
Apply for this job

Suitably qualified candidates should submit a handwritten letter of application (indicating the position ;applied for on the envelope) together with a CV, contact telephone numbers, copies of additional relevant certificates, names and contact details (including email addresses) of three references, plus salary history, to the undersigned not later than 1¬st December 2010.

People and Culture Manager,
Plan Uganda
P.O. Box 12075, Kampala

Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply. Only Short-I listed candidates will be contacted. Please consider your application unsuccessful in case you do not here from us by 14th January, 2011.

As a child centered development organization. Plan strives to ensure that children are kept safe in all the areas we operate. The organization further has child protection policy that every staff is required to sign. Potential candidates are required to undergo an extensive child protection background check including a police check.