Uganda Agriculture

Duty Description

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Design and implement quantitative and qualitative socio-economics research
• Collect and analyze a broad range of primary and secondary social, economic, market value chain and policy research data using standard statistical software
• Establish and regularly update baseline, crop production, sector actors, policies, markets and marketing, and post-harvest/utilization information
• Design and study profitability, technical and financial viability, markets, adoption and impacts of crop innovations, interventions, including associated drivers and dynamics, and dis-aggregated by various socio-economic parameters
• Evaluate demand and supply of crop production inputs such as seed and other innovations
• Manage the monitoring, evaluation and learning pertaining to crops research for development interventions
• Contribute to clear articulation of impact pathway to achievement of project goals
• Compile, summarize, document, publish research and secondary data into reports, policy briefs, peer reviewed journal articles, newsletters and strategy documents to strengthen research for development
• Support engagement with key stakeholders and strategic partners
• Formulate marketing and promotional strategies for different crops /products in collaboration with key partners
• Participate in the development of market linkages and business models that enhance market access of smallholder farmers, in collaboration with market value chain actors.
• Translate research findings into practical priorities for development, policy decisions and strategies that facilitate adoption, stimulate scaling up and out of project outputs, and enhance social inclusiveness.
• Publish research findings in international peer reviewed journals and contribute to dissemination of results to stakeholders

Required Qualifications

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture or Agricultural Economics plus a Master’s Degree in Agricultural Economics, Economic Policy and Development Economics. Possession of a PhD degree will be an added advantage.
• At least three years’ experience in a relevant field in reputable organization, with good skills in qualitative, quantitative research method, report writing.
• Proven skills in qualitative, quantitative analysis of data and information process appropriate software such as R, STATA and SPSS, and econometric models and demonstrated knowledge of programming tools for planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning.

How to Apply:

All candidates who wish to join NARO are encouraged to send their applications to the Director General, NARO, P.O. Box 295, Entebbe, Uganda.

The complete applications should include three copies of your Curriculum Vitae and one copy of certificates, transcripts and other relevant documents. Applicants are advised to quote the reference number of the post applied for on the top left hand corner of the envelope and on the application letter specifying the institute of preference (Check at top of the advert) and should apply for a maximum of two (2) posts which should be addressed below: