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| ThinkIT Limited |
Field Coordinator Officer – Agronomy Specialist job
Location: Jobs in Uganda 2025 - 2026
Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day
Salary:
UGX
No. of vacancies:
Deadline: 31 May 2025
Hiring Organization: ThinkIT Limited
Job Details:
Role Summary:
thinkIT seeks a dynamic and experienced Field Coordinator Officer with a strong background in agronomy to oversee field activities under the AGILE (Agriculture Growth and Innovation for Livelihood Enhancement) project. This role involves leading community-based agricultural interventions, coordinating extension services, managing stakeholder relationships, and ensuring effective implementation of training programs in the coffee and horticulture value chains.
Tasks and Deliverables
The tasks of the Extension/ Agri Officer are;
Tasks and Responsibilities
1. Field Coordination & Stakeholder Engagement
• Coordinate project activities across field sites in Kikuube.
• Act as the primary liaison between thinkIT, local partners (AWYAD, P4T), district authorities, and community-based actors.
• Mobilize and coordinate farmers, youth, and women for training, cooperatives, and VSLAs.
2. Agronomic Extension Services
• Lead deployment and mentoring of Community-Based Extension Workers (CBEWs).
• Provide direct agronomic training in climate-smart practices, GAP, and post-harvest handling.
• Support block farming initiatives including land mapping, planning, and governance formation.
3. Training & Capacity Building
• Facilitate practical on-site training in horticulture/agronomy aligned with project curricula.
• Support ToT activities and mentor youth and women agripreneurs.
• Assist in curriculum customization based on community feedback and field assessments.
4. Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting
• Collect and compile data for project indicators including training attendance, employment outcomes, and cooperative development.
• Support data entry into project databases and contribute to bi-annual assessments and reports.
• Identify gaps and provide timely feedback to the project management team.
5. Market Linkages & Value Addition
• Coordinate aggregation points and post-harvest training.
• Support youth-led micro-franchises and value-addition initiatives within cooperatives.
• Facilitate farmer participation in market forums and contract farming engagements.
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WE WISH YOU GOOD LUCK!
Date Posted: 2025-05-01
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