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About the Organisation
TechnoServe is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting poverty by helping people in developing countries build regenerative farms, businesses, and markets that increase incomes and improve livelihoods. Established in 1968, TechnoServe has evolved into a globally respected development organization recognized for its evidence-based, impact-driven approach to economic empowerment. With a presence in over 30 countries across Africa, Latin America, and Asia, TechnoServe leverages partnerships with businesses, governments, and communities to create sustainable and inclusive economic growth.
The organization fosters a collaborative and inclusive work culture that values innovation, integrity, and results, offering employees opportunities for professional development and meaningful contributions to global change. Its business model focuses on market-based solutions, using data and technology to scale effective programs in agriculture, entrepreneurship, and workforce development. TechnoServe provides diverse job opportunities, including field-based and remote roles, ideal for professionals passionate about development work.
Guided by core values such as collaboration, impact, accountability, and courage, the organization integrates corporate social responsibility into every project, promoting environmental sustainability, gender equality, and youth empowerment. TechnoServe’s commitment to transparency and excellence has earned it recognition from institutions like Charity Navigator and GiveWell. For more information, visit their website at www.technoserve.org.
Kampala, Uganda
Full Time
Job Title
Horticulture Marketing Manager (Re-advertised) job at Technoserve
Technoserve
Job Description
Job Title: Horticulture Marketing Manager (Re-advertised)
Organisation: Technoserve
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Job Summary:
The Horticulture Marketing Manager will design and oversee inception, planning, implementation, and reporting activities to ensure smallholder horticulture farmers increase the safety and sales volumes and value of horticulture products through new and improved relationships with farmer organizations and agri-SMEs. The Horticulture Marketing Manager will supervise the Food Safety Specialist and three Associate Business Advisors, and liaise with and support the Organizational Development team to provide specific technical assistance and capacity building for post-harvest handling and marketing. They will oversee the market opportunity and agri-SME mapping process, linked to value chain selection and studies during the inception phase. They will contribute to inception phase work planning and adapting the participatory EFFORT process, as needed to address issues of marketing of horticulture products.
Program Overview:
Building on the successes of TechnoServe’s Horticulture Market Acceleration Program (HortiMAP), Growing Resilience and Opportunities for Wealth Through Horticulture (GROWTH) will deepen farmer ownership and drive lasting transformation in Uganda’s horticulture sector.
Over five years, GROWTH will support 200,000 smallholder farmers to engage in profitable and resilient horticulture markets. The program will increase and stabilize farmer incomes, reduce post-harvest losses, enhance food security, and create thousands of new jobs across value chains. At a systems level, it will expand access to affordable finance, strengthen compliance with food safety standards, and improve market linkages across domestic and regional trade. GROWTH is rooted in a farmer-led approach that leverages participatory planning, so that farmers and their organizations will define their priorities, shaping interventions that reflect local needs.
GROWTH aligns with the Dutch Embassy’s Multi-Annual Country Strategy 2023–2026, contributing to food and nutrition security, sustainable land use, private sector growth, and climate adaptation. It also supports the Netherlands’ broader ambition to connect aid and trade, facilitating partnerships between Dutch and Ugandan enterprises in areas such as irrigation, seed systems, and cold chain solutions. GROWTH will be a EUR 13 million investment over five years.
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
Provide strategic leadership for Component 2, involving horticulture marketing interventions, including planning, implementation, and reporting of marketing-focused activities.
Support farmer organizations (FOs) to deliver tailored post-harvest handling, marketing, and quality and standards control assistance
Responsible for submission of program deliverables on time and within budget.
Supervise program roll-out activities including developing and facilitating trainings, capacity building, tools, templates, documents and knowledge sharing to team members and consortium partners
Build partnerships with agri-SMEs, farmer organizations, and buyers to expand value addition and sales of horticulture products produced by smallholder farmers
Contribute to reporting requirements both within the program and other requests as needed
Design, review, and continuously improve program implementation on the basis of feedback from program leadership as well as internal and external stakeholders
Supervise and mentor the Food Safety Specialist and Business Advisors in delivering high-quality technical assistance.
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Qualifications, Education and Competencies
Minimum 5 years of experience in international development and or field(s) plus a Master’s degree, or a Bachelor’s Degree plus seven years of experience.
Experience developing and implementing activities that increase horticulture safety and sales volumes using farmer-centric participatory approaches
Required Languages: Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills, including fluency in English and the native language.
Travel: Travel up to 10% in Uganda.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience working in Uganda or Region preferred
Experience with EKN preferred
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Analytical, writing, social and management skills required for delivering technical assistance to development programs or initiatives.
Ability to work both persuasively and diplomatically in a team-based environment with a high degree of complexity and ambiguity.
Ability to communicate complex issues with clarity, precision and prioritization is a must.
Strong capacity building skills, including participatory facilitation techniques, coaching, and mentoring
This position is contingent upon donor funding and approval.
Supervisory Responsibilities: This role will be responsible for supervising the Climate-Smart Agriculture Specialist and the Associate Agronomy Advisors
How to Apply
All applicants who wish to join Technoserve in this capacity should apply online at the APPLY Button below.
