Coffee Sustainability Manager job at Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA)

Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA)

Coffee Sustainability Manager job Post

Location: Jobs in Uganda 2022 - 2023

Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day

Salary: UGX

No. of vacancies: 01

Deadline: 19 September 2022

Hiring Organization: Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA)

Job Details:

Job Purpose:
• Develop systems, programs and guidelines for development ofsustainable, specialty and fine coffee niches in the sub-sector.

Key Result Areas
1. Production and certification schemes for sustainable, fine and specialty coffee
• Liaise with the Value Addition Section in planning and strategizing forcertification schemes
• Liaise with specialists and work with them in order to build capacity in Q & Rgrading,
• Enhance the visibility of UCDA as a country partner in Q & R grading,
• Manage the certification process for specialty Arabica and fine Robusta,
• Identify groups / coffees that should be certified,
• Identify the logistical support that is needed for certification.

2. Profiling and characterization of Robusta and Arabica coffees
• Advise on coffee and soil sample collection and analysis for coffeeprofiling
• Liaise with service providers on chemical and soil analysis
• Study analyzed data on the various samples
• Prepare reports on profiling and highlight the factors affecting quality, andwhat needs to be improved
• Assign profiles to the coffees according to the data collected

3. Provide advice to Management on production and market trends forsustainable coffees
• Compile statistics on the amounts of sustainable coffees traded in seasonsfor respective coffee growing areas

4. Centre of Robusta Centre of Excellence
• Collect information about Uganda coffee from farm to cup
• Continue to oversee the maintenance of a coffee library / gallery
• Showcase collected data in a way that tells ‘a coffee story’ aboutUgandan coffee
• Promote Uganda as a Centre of Robusta Excellence

5. Budgeting and planning
• Prepare and present the annual departmental budget, work plans andprocurement plans for Management’s approval.
• Ensure requisitions are initiated in time and according to the timelinesstipulated in the implementation and procurement plans
• Ensure that that budget limits are complied with, and monitor absorption offunds allocated.

6. Develop training and sensitization programs for different stakeholders alongthe value chain on coffee sustainability
• Develop training programs and strategies, and identify stakeholders to betrained
• Identify resource persons on coffee sustainability systems and in liaison withthem prepare the required training content
• Develop training schedules, budgets and evaluate the effectiveness of theprograms

7. Reporting
• Prepare the relevant weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports
• Submit reports to the Supervisor for review
• Present report with recommendations for adoption by Management

8. Carry out any other duties as assigned by Management from time to time.

Minimum Education
• Master’s degree in Agriculture, or Food Science and Technology, or CoffeeManagement, or Chemistry, or any other related field from a recognizedUniversity.
• Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, or Food Science and Technology, or CoffeeManagement, or Chemistry, or any other related field from a recognizedUniversity.

Minimum Experience
• At least five (5) years’ relevant working experience in sustainability concepts,sustainable coffee farming systems, in the NGO or private sector, three (3)years of which should have been at a supervisory level.

Expected Personal Competences And Skills
• Knowledge of coffee processing technologies.
• Excellent leadership and team work skills,
• Excellent organizing, planning and Management of Plans and Projects;
• Versatile IT Skills, and ability to compile, analyze, and communicate data.

Application procedure

• Follow the following link below to access the available positions: https://mis.ugandacoffee.go.ug/cportal/career
• Signup before applying for the vacancy.
• Identify the vacancy that interests you and click “Apply for this Vacancy”
• Fill the Application Form and follow the prompts accordingly.
• Upload Curriculum Vitae, Academic and Professional Certificates as a singleDocument of maximum size 2MB, in Portable Document Format (pdf).
• In case you have any further questions about the role, contact us onucda_hr@ugandacoffee.go.ug
• Please note the deadline for applications is 19th September 2022.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Terms Of Employment
• The holders of these positions will be offered contracts subject to the Ministry ofPublic Service Guidelines on Rationalization of Government Agencies and PublicExpenditure Exercise.