Agribusiness Training Specialist On-farm Job Vacancy at VSO in Uganda

Location:    Lira (Alito), Uganda

Role overview
Assess the needs and build the technical (and operational) capacity of instructors (and staff) within the Vocational Training Institute (VTI) so they can deliver quality, agricultural market relevant and industry demanded standards of skills training and services. Support the VTI staff in conducting market assessments, curriculum development based on identified agricultural related on-farm market trades, like horticulture, crop-production, piggery, poultry and apiary etc.

Furthermore, jointly with VSO volunteer - Business Development Advisor- builds the capacity of the VTI to generate income from their agricultural production units.

This project is part of a 3 year youth livelihood project, funded by private supporters of VSO’s work in Uganda.
Skills, qualifications and experience

Essential
• A degree relevant field
• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Vocational and technical training experience in Agricultural related sectors (crop and animal production)
• Experience of curricular development
• Experience of training and coaching others in lesson planning; schemes of work; lesson delivery; competence based learning; formative and summative assessments
• Strong networking and partnership building skills and experience
• Proven coaching and mentoring skills
• Experience of working with/training low capacity teams/ grass root organisations
• Effective communications skills (including IT skills and report writing)

Desirable:
• Experience of delivering Training of Trainers
• Experience of Preparation for work
• Prior experience of working in developing countries (in Africa, in an NGO
• Motorbike experience or willingness to learn


Personal Qualities
• Strong interpersonal skills and suitable character to work in a slow-paced environment which can be bureaucratic (requiring patience and tenacity).
• Professionalism
• Conceptual and analytic thinking
• Initiative, self-motivated
• Ability to adjust and adapt easily to a new environment, culture and situation; address multiple challenges in the workplace and be able to work without much supervision.
• A team player able to work alongside their local colleagues in a spirit of partnership.
• Proactive, supportive, adaptive and accommodative

Allowance and accommodation

All volunteers have an allowance paid in local currency. The allowance meets reasonable living expenses in country, but will not be enough to send money home.


VSO works with some of the poorest communities in the world which means accommodation varies and will be basic but meet VSO standards in terms of security and facilities.

How to Apply:
https://www.vsointernational.org/volunteering/volunteering-pro/jobs/agribusiness-training-specialist-on-farm-%E2%80%93-vocational-training

Deadline: 28/Feb/2017