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| Kilimo Trust |
Technical Assistant-Agribusiness Job Post
Location: Jobs in Uganda 2025 - 2026
Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day
Salary:
UGX
No. of vacancies: 01
Deadline: October 31 2025
Hiring Organization: Kilimo Trust
Job Details:
Purpose of the Job:
To ensure the effective and timely implementation of REEF project field activities through hands-on operational, logistical, and monitoring support. Serve as the primary link between the project and farmer groups, driving the successful delivery of farmer trainings, FL-RS demonstrations, and data collection.
Responsibilities:
- Assist with logistical planning and on-the-ground implementation of field activities, including farmer training, FL-RS demonstrations, and community awareness campaigns.
- Manage local coordination for field events, including confirming training venues, engaging local leaders, mobilizing farmer beneficiaries, and organizing partner logistics.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with farmers, suppliers, government agencies, and other relevant stakeholders.
- Assist the technical partners in setting up, conducting, and maintaining practical field demonstrations of Food Loss Reduction Solutions (FL-RS)
- Provide logistical support to VBAs, collect their reports, and assist with field monitoring of their performance
- Collect routine field data, profile beneficiaries, conduct follow-up surveys, and verify FL-RS adoption to ensure accurate reporting
- Document, organize, and archive all field-level materials, including training attendance sheets, beneficiary lists, partner communication logs, and activity photos/videos.
- Compile field activity reports summarizing key achievements, challenges, and lessons learned to support in preparing timely project reports.
- Coordinate and participate in stakeholder and partners’ meetings.
Skills Required:
- Excellent planning, time management, and organizational abilities
- Strong interpersonal and verbal skills
- Basic proficiency with mobile tools for data collection and computer skills
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in General Agriculture, Agribusiness, or a related field.
- At least 3 years of practical experience in agricultural or rural development projects
- Postgraduate qualification or specialized training in Project Management, Value Chain Development, or Post-Harvest Technology is an added advantage.
Application procedure
How to Apply
If you are the right candidate, please send your application letter plus the following:
- An up-to-date CV, highlighting relevant skills and experience (presented in relation to each of the Responsibilities and each of the experience areas listed above).
- The names and contacts of three referees, and a daytime contact telephone number of each of them.
- Copies of Academic Certificate and Transcripts for O-level, A-level – where applicable, Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate qualifications
- The names and contacts of your immediate supervisor(s) in the current job and two of your immediate previous jobs.
- Your daytime contact telephone number; and
- A statement and proof of the current remuneration package
Apply through the Kilimo Trust online recruitment system, addressed to the Human Resource Manager.
Deadline for submission: Friday, 31st October 2025
“Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.”
Application Link: Click Here to Apply Now
Date Posted: 2025-10-20
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