Jobs at AVSI Foundation - Business Development Officer

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• The Business Development Officer will provide agribusiness development services to agribusiness in the farming zones
• Keenly analyze the agribusinesses’ current and past budgets, expenses, sales, revenues and product deficiencies in order to provide recommendations for business growth and problem resolution.
• Continuously participate in identifying new business opportunities that could impact on youth employment in agribusiness.
• Work closely with other business development service providers and other stakeholders to develop creative strategies to promote growth of agribusinesses.
• Provide training and other technical support services based on the needs of the agribusinesses and agriprenuers.
• The incumbent will organize business opportunity meetings with agribusiness actors in the farming zone.
• Support agribusinesses to be investor- ready

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• Ideally, the applicants for the Business Development Officer jobs should hold University Degrees in Agri-Business, Entreprenuership, Development Economics, Economics, Marketing, Small Business Management or related field and experience working in an entrepreneurial environment or as owner/manager of a small business
• A minimum of three years of professional experience in agribusiness, and/or value chain and market access related consultancy, and/or analysis/research of agribusiness and/or regional socio-economic development projects;
• Previous exposure and experience in working with public sector, private sector and donor organizations on institutional development or similar projects will be an asset;

How to Apply:  

All suitably qualified candidates should send their application letters, accompanied with updated Curriculum Vitae indicating three professional referees and copies of relevant certificates via E-mail with the subject line indicating ‘the position title’ addressed to:

The Human Resource Manager,

AVSI Foundation,

P.O. Box 6785, Kampala, Uganda.

E-mail to: hr.kampala@avsi.org

Deadline: 11^th March 2016