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Business Development Officer
Job summary
Improve business processes that increase income of farmer organisation (FO), Satellite Collection Points
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Job descriptions & requirements
Duty Station: Jinja, Iganga,
Mayuge, Bugiri, Tororo, Kamuli, Buyende, Namayingo, Kaliro and Namutumba,
Uganda
About Us:
Action for Relief and Development is a community development
organization dedicated to work with children and families in Uganda, to rise
above their daily pressing needs. The Vision of ARD is community where children
and families are able to live their full potential. Its mission is to Work with
children and families to partake their rights and promote social
transformation. In doing this, it focuses on issues of child health, child
rights and family livelihoods that affect families in rural and hard to reach
areas in Uganda.
Job Summary: The Business
Development Officer will provide sustainable business development services to
FOs, SCPs, Family Life Schools (FLS) of mama, baby and family classes and
smaller groups of ART and pregnant mothers at health facilities. The incumbent
will improve business processes that increase income of farmer organisation
(FO), Satellite Collection Points (SCPs) and smaller groups for ART and
pregnant mothers at health facilities.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership to FOs, SCPs, Family Life Schools (FLS) of mama, baby and family classes and smaller groups of ART and pregnant mothers at health facilities in reviewing and implementing business plans on food and income security.
- Carry out monthly assessments of progress made against the results and gaps of the OCA process conducted in 2016.
- Provide routine mentorship in business development to FOs, SCPs, Family Life Schools (FLS) of mama, baby and family classes and smaller groups of ART and pregnant mothers at health facilities.
- Support the institutionalization of financial and admin policies and practices for FOs, SCPs, Family Life Schools (FLS) of mama, baby and family classes and smaller groups of ART and pregnant mothers at health facilities.
- Supervise and mentor the investment clubs for FOs, SCPs, Family Life Schools (FLS) of mama, baby and family classes and smaller groups of ART and pregnant mothers at health facilities.
- Regularly monitor and mentor business plans and growth of VSLAs
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
- The applicants should hold Degrees in Business Administration and Management, Social Sciences, Agronomy or Marketing. Post graduate qualifications in business and Management will be an added advantage.
- At least two years of professional working in a similar environment.
- Skills in business mentorship
- Previous exposure and experience in business management for smaller groups and informal sector.
- Application of the cooperative act and regulation in Uganda.
- Basics in financial and admin policies and practices.
- Excellent communication skills
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested applicants should follow the
format as indicated in the Summary Form for applicants, download here http://arduganda.org/Careers/Applition Form for New Applicants.pdf(the filled form
should not exceed 2 pages and please fill out all fields) and send it via
E-mail to careers@arduganda.org.
Deadline: 5th
February, 2017
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