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Technical Assistant – Agribusiness job at Kilimo Trust | Apply Now
Are you looking for Agriculture jobs in Uganda 2025 today? then you might be interested in Technical Assistant – Agribusiness job at Kilimo Trust
About the Organisation
Over the past 17 years, Kilimo Trust has built a solid reputation as a reliable partner for sustainable market-led agricultural development in the East African region. With headquarters in Uganda, and affiliated subsidiaries in Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi and Rwanda, Kilimo Trust maintains a lean operations team, choosing to work through partnerships with local and regional actors for efficiency.
In each of the East African countries, the agriculture sector employs over 70 percent of the population. However, the contribution of this sector to GDP is no more than 30 percent across all those economies. Kilimo Trust is committed to addressing this and other sector challenges by structuring national and regional trade in agricultural products in support of its mission to make agribusiness a transformative tool for wealth creation, food and nutrition security for smallholder farmers and value chain actors.
Kilimo Trust relies on the support of its funding partners and implementing partners (public and private), as well as the guidance of its Board of Trustees and the Management to realize the grand vision of a sustained and equitable wealth creation, food and nutrition security for smallholder farmers and other value chain actors. Our core values: Value for money, Partnerships, Teamwork, Empathy and Integrity are the bedrock of our operations.
Mbale, Uganda
Full Time
Job Title
Technical Assistant – Agribusiness job at Kilimo Trust
Kilimo Trust
Job Description
Job Title: Technical Assistant – Agribusiness
Organisation: Kilimo Trust
Duty Station: Mbale, Uganda
Job Summary:
To ensure the effective and timely implementation of REEF project field activities through hands-on operational, logistical, and monitoring support. Serve as the primary link between the project and farmer groups, driving the successful delivery of farmer trainings, FL-RS demonstrations, and data collection.
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
Field Operations:
Assist with logistical planning and on-the-ground implementation of field activities, including farmer training, FL-RS demonstrations, and community awareness campaigns.
Manage local coordination for field events, including confirming training venues, engaging local leaders, mobilizing farmer beneficiaries, and organizing partner logistics.
Build and maintain strong relationships with farmers, suppliers, government agencies, and other relevant stakeholders.
Technical Support:
Assist the technical partners in setting up, conducting, and maintaining practical field demonstrations of Food Loss Reduction Solutions (FL-RS)
Provide logistical support to VBAs, collect their reports, and assist with field monitoring of their performance
Collect routine field data, profile beneficiaries, conduct follow-up surveys, and verify FL-RS adoption to ensure accurate reporting
Partnership and Administration Support:
Document, organize, and archive all field-level materials, including training attendance sheets, beneficiary lists, partner communication logs, and activity photos/videos.
Compile field activity reports summarizing key achievements, challenges, and lessons learned to support in preparing timely project reports.
Coordinate and participate in stakeholder and partners’ meetings.
Project Finance Management
Comply with project financial controls and all laid out operational procedures.
Ensure the value for money principle is observed throughout project implementation.
Expected Outputs
Accurate and verified lists of farmer participants for all trainings and demonstrations, disaggregated by gender and youth status.
Well-organized and accessible field documentation, including attendance sheets, beneficiary lists, partner logs, and activity photos/videos.
Timely and detailed reports on field events, capturing logistics, participation, and immediate outcomes
Consolidated and verified activity reports, attendance logs, and technology promotion data collected from Village-Based Agents.
SERVICES
COMMERCIAL
SERVICES
INDUSTRIAL
SERVICES
RESIDENTIAL
Qualifications, Education and Competencies
Bachelor’s Degree in General Agriculture, Agribusiness, or a related field.
At least 3 years of practical experience in agricultural or rural development projects, with significant fieldwork and community engagement
Postgraduate qualification or specialized training in Project Management, Value Chain Development, or Post-Harvest Technology is an added advantage.
Competencies Required
Excellent planning, time management, and organizational abilities, with attention to detail for managing logistics and field budgets
Ability to work independently in remote and challenging field environments and consistently execute assigned tasks
Strong interpersonal and verbal skills to interact effectively with farmers, local leaders, and partners
Basic proficiency with mobile tools for data collection (tablets/smartphones) and computer skills (Word, Excel) for reporting
Ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.
Strong understanding of agricultural practices, especially maize and beans, and post-harvest handling.
Skills
Effective Communication
Fundraising Knowledge
Computer Skills
Ability to Multi-task
How to Apply
If you are the right candidate, please send your application letter plus the following:
An up-to-date CV, highlighting relevant skills and experience (presented in relation to each of the Responsibilities and each of the experience areas listed above).
The names and contacts of three referees, and a daytime contact telephone number of each of them.
Copies of Academic Certificate and Transcripts for O-level, A-level – where applicable, Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate qualifications
The names and contacts of your immediate supervisor(s) in the current job and two of your immediate previous jobs.
Your daytime contact telephone number; and
A statement and proof of the current remuneration package
Apply through the Kilimo Trust online recruitment system, addressed to the Human Resource Manager.
Deadline: 31st October 2025
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
