Applicants should, among others, have the following competencies:
Ethics and integrity; interpersonal, communication and computer skills; ability to adapt to multi-cultural settings; effective organizational and planning skills; time management skills; technical skills; report writing skills; negotiation skills; capacity for teamwork; innovation and concern for results, quality and standards.

Duties
The incumbent will be responsible to the Senior Agricultural Inspector, Diseases for performing the following duties:-
• Participating in Private and Public Sector awareness programs for controlling crop diseases;
• Guiding Local Governments, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries and other stakeholders on disease control strategies;
• Establishing and operationalizing collaborative mechanisms with research and other organization nationally, regionally and internationally on crop diseases;
• Guiding the provision and monitoring availability and use of major agricultural chemicals;
• Providing support to service providers in the area of crop disease;
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Minimum Qualification
• Applicants should be Ugandans in possession of an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture; or Crop Science from a recognized University / Institution.