Nzirambuya Investments And Development Consulting Co. LTD (NiDEC)
Agribusiness Value-Chain Associate
Posted
1 day ago
Experience
2+ Years
Deadline
Sep. 30, 2026 (63 days left)
Job Summary
The Agribusiness Value-Chain Associate position in Kampala supports value-chain assessments, market linkages, and cooperative capacity-building under the Agribusiness & Trade Facilitation practice. The role conducts market analysis, delivers technical support to producer organizations, and facilitates commercial buyer-seller relationships across rural Uganda. Applicants require a Degree in Agribusiness, Economics, or Agriculture and cooperative engagement experience. Applications close September 30, 2026.
Key Roles & Operational Responsibilities
1. Value-Chain Diagnostics & Market Analysis
- Assessment Execution: Conduct end-to-end agricultural value-chain diagnostics, mapping key market actors, price dynamics, processing bottlenecks, and trade constraints.
- Opportunity Identification: Identify market-led opportunities for post-harvest handling improvements, value addition, and commercial scaling across targeted commodity chains.
2. Cooperative & Producer Organization Capacity-Building
- Institutional Support: Design and deliver tailored training, governance support, and financial literacy capacity-building modules for farmer cooperatives and producer groups.
- Commercialization: Help producer organizations adopt business planning, bulk aggregation practices, and quality standards required by formal buyers and exporters.
3. Market Linkage Facilitation & Trade Support
- Buyer Alignment: Facilitate direct, equitable market linkages between smallholder cooperatives, commercial off-takers, processors, and institutional buyers.
- Regional Field Operations: Travel regularly across regional hubs in Uganda to monitor field activities, assess trade routes, and resolve market facilitation bottlenecks.
Foundational Capabilities & Prerequisites
Required Qualifications & Experience
- Academic Background: Earned Degree in Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, General Agriculture, Rural Development, or a related economic field.
- Practical Experience: Demonstrated work experience supporting agricultural producer organizations, farmer cooperatives, or agribusiness enterprises in Uganda.
- Core Skills & Attributes:
- Solid understanding of agricultural marketing systems, post-harvest operations, and value-chain economics.
- Practical workshop facilitation, community engagement, and adult-learning coaching skills.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to summarize market data into clear reports.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and full flexibility for regional field travel.
Why Choose This Opportunity?
- Direct Economic Impact: Help strengthen smallholder livelihoods and modernize agricultural trade systems across Uganda.
- Field & Strategy Exposure: Gain balanced, practical experience spanning field-level cooperative engagement and high-level trade facilitation strategies.
- Competitive Contract Terms: Receive a competitive contract package with full travel coverage and professional development within an established agribusiness practice.
Skills Required:
- Agricultural / Studies
How to Apply
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