Jobs and Vacancies in NAADS- Division NAADS Coordinators

Job Title: Division NAADS Coordinator
Remuneration: Attractive and Competitive.
Terms of employment: Two-year contract, renewable

Duties and responsibilities of Division NAADS Coordinator
In carrying out his/her duties Division NAADS Coordinator will be responsible for:
• Coordination of overall implementation of NAADS activities at Division level;
• Ensuring development of division work plans and budgets for provision of agricultural advisory services to farmers.
• Consolidation of division work plans and budgets into the Division advisory services work plan and budget, including quantitative and qualitative indicators;
• Ensuring incorporation of the advisory services work plan and budget estimate into the overall Division work plan;
• Coordination and ensuring application of standards and criteria for selection of service providers and procurement of goods and services;
• Ensuring that identified farmers’ advisory services and technology needs are met;
• As the vote holder for provision of agricultural advisory services, supervising NAADS expenditures and ensure accountability and value for money;
• Collaboration with all relevant Division units (Finance, Audit, Planning, Environ-ment) for the effective implementation of the NAADS;
• Coordinating identification of capacity development needs of service providers (SPs) and ensuring these are met;
• Undertaking internal supervision and monitoring of NAADS implementation at the division.
• Coordination of division reviews;
• Participating in Division planning and review meetings;
• Preparation of production of progress reports [Financial and physical] at the Division level on NAADS implementation
• Undertaking any other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the District NAADS Coordinator and or the respective Supervisor.

Qualifications
• The Division NAADS Coordinator must have a degree or diploma from an institution recognized in the field of either Animal husbandry or Agribusiness
• Working experience of 2 years and Computer literacy in standard Computer Packages (Word processing and Spread Sheet Packages) will be an 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