The Eastern Africa Grain Council
(EAGC) is a membership-based organization registered in Kenya with country
offices in Uganda and Tanzania.
Our members are key stakeholders and
players in the grain value chain including cereal growers, millers and
processors drawn from within and outside the East Africa States.
Vacancy: Program Officer
The successful candidate should be
highly professional, self motivated and a proven high achiever with good
leadership skills.
Reporting to the Regional Manager, Marketing
Information Systems & Communication, the successful candidate will be
responsible for the following amongst others:
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Coordinate all activities related to
and contributing to the achievement of the Regional Food Balance Sheet.
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Coordinating the recruitment and
registration of private sector contributors of monthly data for the purpose of
the RFBS.
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Supervising the work of the national
food balance sheet focal points to ensure the national FBS targets are met.
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Train new contributors and monitor
data uploading.
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Regional Food balance Sheet
reporting.
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Coordinate all activities related to
and contributing to the achievement of the Real Time Volume Tracking System and
linking to the Food Balance Sheet.
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Coordinating the recruitment and
registration of user of the real time volume tracking System.
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Supervising the work of the real time
data collection.
Qualification, Skills and Experience:
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A degree in agriculture, agribusiness
or related agricultural field
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2 years experience in the
agricultural or grain sector.
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Computer literate.
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Team player.
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Good report writing skills.
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Excellent communication and
interpersonal skills.
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High integrity.
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Has initiative and highly organised.
·
Capacity to manage several tasks simultaneously,
be flexible and be willing to assume a range of unanticipated assignments.
Vacancy: Regional Programs Coordinator
The successful
candidate should be highly professional, self motivated and a proven high
achiever with good leadership skills.
Reporting to the Executive Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following amongst others:
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Provide leadership in project
management and support to partners, including in project implementation,
financial management and reporting, and monitoring and evaluation.
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Provide leadership in networking with
partners, identifying opportunities for collaboration and development of new
project ideas, including project proposals and fundraising.
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Develop and monitor a consolidated
regional budget for programmes.
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Develop a consolidated monthly
progress and narrative reports for all programmes.
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Ensure rigorous monitoring, learning
and evaluation system across the implementation of the programme.
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Ensure quality implementation of
projects.
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Ensure compliance with EAGC standard
operating procedures and partner guidelines and protocols.
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Maintain a risk matrix for programs
and ensure mitigation measures are in place.
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Provide technical inputs to the
design of advocacy materials and technical briefs.
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Liaise with Project Managers to
prepare and implement stakeholder engagement plans.
Qualification, Skills and Experience:
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Masters degree preferably in Business
and a degree in agriculture, agribusiness or related agricultural field.
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10 years experience in the agricultural/grain
sector in the trading or development sector.
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Computer literate.
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Team player, people leadership –
achieving results through people.
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Good report writing skills.
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Good proposal and business plan
writing skills.
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Excellent communication and interpersonal
skills.
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High integrity, initiative and highly
organised.
·
Capacity to manage several tasks
simultaneously, be flexible and be willing to assume a range of unanticipated
assignments.
Vacancy: Country Program Manager –
EAGC Kenya
The successful candidate
should be highly professional, self motivated and a proven high achiever with
good leadership skills.
Reporting to the Executive Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following amongst others:
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Coordinate, manage and implement the
EAGC Kenya annual work plan.
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Coordinate, manage and ensure
implementation of EAGC Kenya programs and projects in line with the established
company procedures and processes.
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Manage the Warehouse Receipts
Framework in Kenya.
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Co-ordinate EAGC Kenya policy
advocacy agenda.
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Recruit, train, supervise, appraise
& develop Kenya staff.
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Event management including EAGC
Agribusiness Expo and other Kenya forums.
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Fund raising & resource
mobilization for EAGC Kenya.
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Provide strategic direction on Kenya
Membership growth and communication with members to ensure their involvement in
EAGC programs and activities.
Qualification, Skills and Experience:
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Masters degree preferably in Business
and a degree in agriculture, agribusiness or related agricultural field
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5 years experience in the
agricultural or grain sector.
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Computer literate.
·
Team player.
·
Good report writing skills.
·
Donor Intelligence and Fund Raising
skills.
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Excellent communication and
interpersonal skills.
·
High integrity.
·
Has initiative and highly organised.
·
Capacity to manage several tasks
simultaneously, be flexible and be willing to assume a range of unanticipated
assignments.
If your background and competence
match the above specifications, please send your application demonstrating how
your experience matches our requirements.
It should include an updated C.V.,
your current remuneration package, valid email address, daytime contact number
and full contact details of 3 referees including day time telephone
number to: hr@eagc.org copied to dkiai@eagc.org by 13th August
2014.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.