District NAADS Coordinator Jobs Vacancy for Kampala

Job Title: District NAADS Coordinator.
Remuneration: Attractive and Competitive,
Terms of employment: Three-year contract, renewable.
Duties and responsibilities of District NAADS Coordinator
The District NAADS coordinator working under the District Production Coordinator (DPC) will be responsible for and will undertake the following activities and func¬tions:
• Take lead in the sensitization of all Kampala divisions on strategy and guide¬lines on peri urban interventions under NAADS programme
• Consolidate the Divisions annual work plans and coordinate development of annual District NAADS plans and activities; The Coordinator has to ensure timely presentation of consolidated work plans, budgets, reports and accounts developed from individual service contracts and sub-projects.
• Working with the District Planning Office, ensure incorporation of the NAADS work plan and budget estimate into the overall District work plan.
• Develop quantitative and qualitative indicators from the immediate objectives and outputs of the District NAADS activities.
• Working with Subject matter specialists (SMS) ensure application of standards and criteria for selection of service providers and procurement of goods.
• In collaboration with the District Contracts Committee, arrange for technical assistance to divisions and Farmer Fora for the tendering process and review of all procurements for the District NAADS Programme.
• Receive and review all reports including monitoring and evaluation studies of NAADS at District and Divisions levels.
• Facilitate District NAADS meetings and act as Secretary to the District Farmer Forum.
• Coordinate with the District Finance of Officer of Financial management matters,
• Working under the Town Clerk to supervise NAADS expenditures; ensure ac-countability and that value for money is delivered.
• Supervise NAADS implementation in the District.
•Any other duties may be assigned to him by the town clerk

Qualifications

• A degree in Animal Sciences or Agri-Business,
• A postgraduate qualification in any of the following areas; Agricultural Extension and-Agricultural. Marketing.
• At least a five years experience attained from the date-of this-advertisement in -Agricultural Extension and working with livestock/poultry farmers.
• Innovativeness and adaptability to novel approaches to agricultural service delivery.
• A good understanding of principles participatory methods and approaches.
• Demonstrated, administrative and management skills including an understand¬ing of the decentralization policy and operations.
• Computer literacy in standard Computer Packages (Word processing and Spread Sheet Packages)
• Thorough knowledge of the working area will be added advantage.
Apply for this job

Hand written applications, with detailed Curriculum Vitae, two passport size pho-tographs, names and addresses of three referees, applicants daytime telephone contact and photocopies of all academic testimonials and certificates should be submitted to and received by the under mentioned District Service Commission not later than 20th December, 2010. The written application should be accompanied with dully D filled PSC form-Ill to be collected from Public Service Commission or respective District Service Commission with proof of previous employment where applicable.

The Secretary, District Services Commission
Kampala