Agroecology Graduate Trainee ( Yumbe Uganda)

Organization: DanChurchAid (DCA)

Job Title: Agroecology Graduate Trainee

Duty Station: Kampala-Uganda

Reports to: Senior Agroecology Officer

Number of positions: Two (2)

About US:
DanChurchAid (DCA) is a faith-based, non-missionary relief and development organization based in Copenhagen, Denmark and founded in 1922. DCA has supported development and humanitarian programs in Uganda since 1979, working with local partners. DCA is a member of the Action by Churches Together (ACT Alliance). Our key competencies in Uganda are livelihoods and food security, humanitarian response, and civil society. For more information Please visit: https://www.danchurchaid.org/where-we-work/uganda

Job Summary:

The Agroecology Graduate Trainee will support the implementation of agroecology and Resilience Design practices, contributing to fieldwork, community engagement activities, and ensuring the quality and impact of agroecology initiatives. The Trainee will gain hands-on experience in sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Household Mobilization: With guidance from the supervisor participate in mobilizing agroecology and resilience design households for various agroecology activities.
• Training Support: Support in training agroecology and Resilience households on diverse agroecology practices and Resilience design principles.
• Field Monitoring: Support in conducting routine monitoring of agroecology and resilience households to ensure quality progress of activities, providing hands-on technical support as needed.
• Reporting: Produce timely activity reports and share them with the immediate supervisor following agreed reporting guidelines and timelines.
• Transparency and Accountability: Promote transparency and accountability to beneficiaries by applying the DanChurchAid (DCA) complaint and feedback mechanisms.
• Data Collection: Support data collection using the Tool for Agroecology performance and evaluation (TAPE) tool in collaboration with the monitoring and evaluation team.
• Technical Guidance: Offer technical guidance to Agroecology and Resilience design Farmer Coordinators and Community based Facilitators.
• Exchange Visits: Coordinate exchange and exposure visits among agroecology and Resilience design households.
• Market Information: Collect and disseminate market information to agroecology and Resilience design households.
• Provide technical support during the community dialogues and coordination meetings as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience:

• Minimum of a University degree in agriculture, Environment, Forestry, or a related field (should have graduated only within the last 2 years).
• Excellent communication and people skills, with the ability to engage and build relationships with diverse stakeholders, including community leaders.
• Minimal experience in working with rural communities and building their capacities in sustainable practice is an added advantage.
• Proficiency in English is required. Knowledge of local languages is an added advantage.
• Familiarity with work in refugee settlements, and refugee host-communities is an added advantage.

How to Apply:

All suitable, qualified, and interested candidates who wish to join the DanChurchAid (DCA) should apply online through this link: National vacancies (danchurchaid.org).

Deadline for Applying: 19th February 2025

DCA is an equal opportunity employer, and all interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to apply regardless of age, race, gender, marital status, religious, political, or ethnic affiliation. While we appreciate your interest to work with DCA, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. DCA conducts an anti-terror check as part of the recruitment process. It is a prerequisite that you can pass this check and maintain this status throughout your employment with us. Everyone applying for a job with DCA must be ready to comply with our Code of Conduct, Staff Policy on Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment and our Child Safeguarding Policy. While we appreciate your interest to work with DCA, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Department: CO Uganda

Deadline: 19 February 2025

Location: Yumbe, Uganda