MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL INDUSTRY AND FISHERIES
NATIONAL OIL PALM PROJECT (NOPP)
1. PROJECT OVERVIEW
The Government of Uganda (GoU) has received a loan from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) towards financing a ten-year National Oil Palm Project (NOPP). The project is being implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) as the Lead Project Agency, in partnership with other agencies, private sector and farmer Organisations.
1.1 Project Objectives and Outcomes of National Oil Palm Project (NOPP).

1.2 Project Components
The project has three components:
• Component 1. Scaling-up smallholder oil palm development.
• NOPP will establish sustainable commercial partnerships between smallholder oil palm growers and private processors. In total, it will involve 11,000 growers with a total of 19,700 ha under oil palm in four new hubs where the crop will be planted for the first time, and in Kalangala where production is already established.
• Component 2. Livelihoods diversification and resilience.
• NOPP will support the creation of alternative economic opportunities and the mitigation of social risks in the larger communities.
• Component 3. Oil Palm Sector Development Framework.
• The Project will work to establish the enabling conditions for the sustainable scaling-up and long-term development of oil palm through policy and institutional support for national oil palm sector development; and Strengthening of national capacity for oil palm research.
1.3 Oil palm Hubs:
NOPP will support the development of five oil palm hubs namely Kalangala; Buvuma; Mayuge (Mayuge, Bugiri and Namayingo); Greater Masaka (Kyotera, Kalungu and Masaka); and Greater Mukono (Mukono and Buikwe).
For Hub establishment, NOPP will establish a hub coordination unit responsible for farmer mobilization and recruitment to grow oil palm and provide technical advice for oil palm production. The Hub team will support the establishment of oil palm plantations by smallholder farmers; and facilitate establishment/strengthening of farmer organization (s) while working hand-in-hand with the NOPP Project Management Unit (PMU) and Nucleus Estate technical team to carry out the day-to-day activities of the Hub during the first five years of operations and will directly report to the NOPP PMU.
Once sufficient numbers of farmers have joined the scheme, production initiated and grass root oil palm farmer institutions are established, the responsibility of farmer mobilization, recruitment and oil palm plantation management will be shifted to the Farmer Organisations. Borrowing from the experience of oil palm development in Kalangala, farmer institutions in the hub will be organized into primary and secondary groups at three levels: Units and Blocks at Village and Parish levels; and linked to the district apex body. Hub Office Establishment will be phased, starting with Buvuma Hub where preparations for initiation of development activities are in advanced stages.
1.4 Establishment of Buvuma Hub Office
The Work Station will be Buvuma District on Buvuma Island
The hub team will be comprised of the following staff who will be based in Buvuma district. These will include:
• Hub Manager
• Hub Accountant
• Credit Officer

• Hub Community Development and Liaison Officer
• Logistics and Inventory Officer
• Field Surveyor
• Agriculture Extension Officers (4- one per sub-county where NOPP activities are planned to take place)
• Hub Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant
• Hub Engineering Assistant
• Office Administrator
• Office Attendant
General Qualifications for the NOPP Buvuma Hub Office Staff
The Buvuma Hub Office will have the general responsibility for management of Buvuma Project activities, working closely with the NOPP PMU, Buvuma District Local Government and Management of Oil Palm Buvuma Limited (OPBL). The team will ensure that the project is implemented according to the Loan Agreement and within the Government regulations. The Hub team will be responsible for planning, executing and reporting on the project implementation progress in Buvuma Hub. They will mobilize smallholder farmers to participate in oil palm production.
They will provide technical support to the farmers in oil palm production and support access to production inputs by farmers. The team will keep accurate information and data on each of the farmers as required, including general farmer information, acreage, input amounts and value, to mention some.
The candidates for the positions should meet the following general qualifications:
• Be a Ugandan citizen with a National Identification card
• Have general knowledge of project and business management with emphasis on work planning, budgeting and reporting;
• Be computer literate and well versed in the use of word, excel and internet;
• Be self-motivated and have the ability to take initiative and work with minimal supervision to meet deadlines;
• Be fluent in English – written and oral and demonstrate excellent report writing skills;
• Possess advanced advocacy, communication and negotiation skills and ability to work as a team member;
• Be conversant with rural development strategies and gender equity;
• Have a working knowledge of GOU policies, operations and reforms;
Details of Job Positions, roles and responsibilities/Terms of Reference and Person Specifications/ Qualifications.
HUB MANAGER
Reports to: Operations Manager
Job purpose The Hub Manager will be responsible for overseeing the successful planning and implementation of the NOPP activities in the Hub; including mobilization of smallholder oil palm farmers for oil palm development and other project interventions under component 2 (Livelihoods diversification and resilience) in Buvuma district. .

Key Responsibilities:
The Hub Manager’s duties will include the following:
• Lead all key processes of Hub Project planning, budgeting, management, Project implementation, monitoring, execution and reporting.
• Liaise with the PMU in preparation of farmer mobilization guidelines and materials for consensual adoption.
• Provide leadership in the identification and implementation of alternative livelihoods activities in the hub.
• Coordinate the establishment of community-driven farmer mobilization and vetting teams in collaboration with PMU.
• Monitor the key implementation processes in the hub to ensure achievement of Hub objectives.
• Coordinate the development of database of eligible farmers participating in the smallholder scheme.
• Lead the development of training programs for both the farmers and staff in production methods, technologies, soils conservation and proper land use.
• Prepare and present timely work plans and budgets for approval by the Board and submission to PMU for integration into the PMU Budget.
• Provide timely and accurate reporting of all activities in the approved Annual Work Plan & Budget, on Quarterly, Semi-Annual and Annual basis.
• Set up SOP documents and policies to guide and govern work activities and the use of PMU resources together with the PMU Operations Manager
• Coordinate and liaise with other key stakeholders to ensure smooth implementation of oil palm establishment.
• Act as the principal spokesperson for the Project; disseminate of its objectives, activities and achievements, and its roles relative to oil palm development in the hub, as authorized by the NOPP PMU.

Job Skills: Not Specified

Academic Qualifications
• Bachelors’ Degree in Agriculture, Agriculture Economics, Agribusiness, Agriculture Extension or its equivalent from a recognised university/ Institution
• Post Graduate degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness, and Rural Development, Management or related field from a recognised University / Institution is a must.
• Computer literacy – Microsoft word, Excel, power point and other computer applications
Work Experience
The candidate should;
• Have five (05) years in a large and busy organisation involved in Agriculture and Rural Development.
• Have a good understanding of the Oil Palm subsector and be able to lead the technical implementation of the oil palm value chain activities.
• Have experience in working with farmer organisations, out grower schemes and running of agriculture enterprises as business entities.
• Have strong leadership and organisational skills and team management capabilities.
• Experience in Agricultural Extension and/or Credit/Rural financial services and working without growers’ schemes will be added advantage

Job Education: Bachelor’s Degree
Job Experience: 5 years