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Project Overview and Role:
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
The EU under the AAP 2019 / GreenUp project has availed € 8.0 million to support the development of the coffee and cocoa value chains in Uganda. The technical assistance (TA) team is expected to assist the Uganda Coffee Development Authority who act as the supervisor of the project, in implementing the project efficiently and effectively through strengthening the human resource and technical capacity. Furthermore, the TA will ensure the delivery of the project’s result areas to the public and private beneficiaries of:
• Improving the policy and regulatory frameworks and their implementation
• Enhancing production and productivity
• Improving the post-harvest handling and marketing.
• Various contracts involving services and supplies are envisaged to be implemented through indirect management mode with various private and public sector institutions.
Duration: 36 months (01/03/2022 – 28/02/2025)
The Expert will lead the provision of support related to enhancing production and productivity of producers in coffee and cocoa value chains.

Qualifications and Skills
• A post-graduate degree in agriculture, natural sciences, or other specialisation relevant to the assignment.
• Excellent written and oral communication in English.
• General Professional Experience
• Extensive professional experience in the areas of agriculture and agricultural production, rural development, and climate smart / climate resilient agriculture.
• Specific Professional Experience
• Extensive experience in supporting the uptake of green / climate smart practices in agriculture / agri-value chains.
• Proven expertise in supporting institutional capacity development to improve support service delivery for agricultural producers.
• Proven understanding of EU EDF procedures will be an asset.
• Experience undertaking assignments focusing on coffee and/or cocoa value chains will be a significant asset.
• Relevant experience in East Africa (Uganda in particular) will be a significant asset.