Developing a Market- Oriented and Environmentally Sustainable Beef Meat Value – Chain project in Uganda

The Idea of the project is to give support in developing a market-oriented and environmentally sustainable beef meat industry. This is one of the focal areas envisaged as a way of promoting inclusive growth through value chain support under the 11th EDF national indicative programme. The technical assistance team is expected to offer advice to the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries who acts as the supervisor of the financing agreement. Various works, services and supplies are envisaged to be implemented through indirect management mode with various private and public sector institutions.

The Technical Advisor/Production will work closely with the CTA and National project Coordinator as their counterpart at the PMU, Livestock Management & Research Institutions, Local Authorities, Private Sector, livestock keeping communities & associations, the TA team members, and other relevant stakeholders to achieve the objectives of the project. (S)he will ensure effective planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of the programme activities and provide overall technical guidance, capacity building, quality controls and information to the PMU staff, implementing partners, and local governments. In addition, the TA will ensure the relevance, quality and sustainability of all capacity building actions, and support to project field operations.

The Technical Advisor/disease & vector control and regulatory issues will work closely with the CTA and National project Coordinator, (s)he will act as their counterpart at the PMU, Livestock Management & Research Institutions, Local Authorities, Private Sector, livestock keeping communities & associations, the TA team members, and other relevant stakeholders to achieve the objectives of the project. (S)he will ensure effective planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of the programme activities and provide overall technical guidance, capacity building, quality controls and information to the PMU staff, implementing partners, and local governments. In addition, the TA will ensure the relevance, quality and sustainability of all capacity building actions, and support to project field operations.

Qualifications: 

Qualification and skills

  • A University degree in veterinary sciences or a relevant, directly related technical field, or equivalent
  • Good team management, interpersonal, facilitation and networking skills
  • Good communication skills in written and spoken English and proven ability to draft high quality reports and communication notes
  • Fully computer literate

General professional experience

  • The TA is expected to have at least 10 years' experience in project implementation, of which at least 5 in a senior management position, leading teams of at least 10 persons.

Specific professional experience

  • Exposed to EDF procedures or similar procedures of other development agencies proven project implementation, monitoring and reporting skills.
  • Worked in or with private sector, local governments, communities and NGOs, and is conversant with their workings and challenges.
  • The TA has experience in issues concerning disease and vector control and regulatory issues in commercial beef/meat or livestock systems.
Start / Duration: 

The action shall be carried out at the following locations in Uganda: 

  • In the Central and South Western part of the Cattle Corridor, in two areas formerly defined as "Disease Control Zones";
  •  Kampala and Entebbe: support to the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries; public and private actors in the sector;
  • Country-wide for some segments of the value chain (e.g. feeds, marketing).

The intended start date is 1st September 2017 and the period of implementation of the contract will be 52 months from this date.

Please send your most recent CV to

Barbara.braun [at] afci.de

Thank you!