The Government of Uganda (GOU) represented by the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) with financial spport from the World Bank is implementing the Irrigation for Climate Resilience Project (ICRP). The project development objective (PDO) is to provide farmers in the project areas with access to irrigation and other agricultural services and to establish Operation and Maintenance arrangements for irrigation service delivery. The project is implemented by the MWE as Project Executing Agency and the Ministry of Agriculture Industry and Animal Fisheries (MAAIF) as the Technical Implementation Partner for activities that fall under MAAIF mandate.

The Irrigation for Climate Resilience Project (ICRP) aims to support the Government of Uganda (GoU) in the shift towards more resilient agriculture through the development of sustainable irrigation services. The project intends to address Uganda’s climate change vulnerabilities by: (i) promoting adoption of irrigation by small farmers, in synergy with other agriculture inputs and technologies; (ii) increasing water storage capacity; (iii) promoting drainage; and (iv) promoting sustainable catchment management. Through the introduction of irrigation services, combined to the provision of extension services and facilitated access to agri-inputs, farmers are expected to record more stable and higher yields, increase intensification (by cropping also during the dry season), and diversification (by introducing higher value crops). This change will be pulled by the market, with irrigation becoming the anchor for stronger producer organizations and development of value chains. The project recognizes the need to explore a range of irrigation models adapted to local needs.

The ICRP Implementation Manual (PIM) arrangements require a Project Support Team (PST) to be established under Component 3 to augment the MWE and MAAIF Project Implementation Unit (PIU) capacity for supporting the smooth implementation of the Project.

The Ministry of Water and Environment invites suitably qualified individuals, with qualifications and experience to apply for the under listed positions. The successful candidates will be required to commence work as soon as possible.

Reports to: Project Coordinator and Component 2 Coordinator
Number of Vacancy: 1 (One)
Duration of contract: 18 Months
Duty Station: Kampala and Entebbe

Duties and Responsibilities:
i. Coordination and supporting provision of agricultural extension services and training of beneficiaries at the district.
ii. Coordinating and supporting the promotion and dissemination of complementary technologies to the agro-inputs provided through the evoucher scheme.
iii. Strengthening and backstopping the capacity of the district and subcounty agricultural extension staff as well as the Multi-Stakeholder Platforms for project implementation.
iv. Preparation of technical information on the ICRP-supported Technologies, Innovations and Management Practices (TIMPs) for the district and sub-county extension workers to access and use for their work as well as for farmers.
v. Acting as a link between the Ministry/Project Coordination Unit and the districts on agricultural extension issues; thereby providing functional feedback and fourth mechanism between the lower structures and the Ministry

Education Qualifications and Experience:
i. Honours Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural extension, rural Innovation, and Agricultural development or related field.
ii. Postgraduate qualification in the relevant field.
iii. Professional working experience of 3 years in fields of Agricultural Extension, Agronomy and Farmer Organisation development.
iv. Experience in Technology upscaling and demonstration and dissemination including use of rural development approaches is an added advantage.