The Government of Uganda (GOU) represented by the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the implementation of the Irrigation for Climate Resilience Project (ICRP). The project development objective (PDO) is to provide farmers in the project areas with access to irrigation and other agricultural services, and to establish Operation and Maintenance arrangements for irrigation service delivery.

The Ministry of Water and Environment wishes to recruit Grant fund Manager as part of the Project Support Team for duration of two years renewable subject to satisfactory performance.

Position: Grant Fund Manager.

Reporting: The consultant will have two reporting lines. Administrative Reporting will be to Project Coordinator, in Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) and Functional Reporting will be to the Focal point of Component 2 of the project, in Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF).

Job Purpose

The Grant Fund Manager will be responsible for the smooth and efficient implementation of the Matching Grants under the project. The Matching Grants will be for: (i) Access to inputs; (ii) Post-harvest and value addition; (iii) On-farm irrigation equipment; and (iv) Micro-scale irrigation.

The consultant will work with the project team to implement the Matching Grant Operational
Manual, and improve as needed during implementation.

The applicants are encouraged to review carefully the full job details and requirements as detailed in the Terms of Reference (TOR) which can be accessed at
https://www.mwe.go.ug/library/tendersprocurement.

The individual consultant(s) will be selected in accordance to the procedures set out in the World Bank’s ‘Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers’ July 2016 revised November 2017, August 2018 and November 2020 [Procurement in investment Project Financing; Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services based on Individual Consultant

Selection Method.

How to apply:

Interested candidates are invited to submit their expressions of interest and CV with a phone contact, postal address and e-mail address to the address below. Please attach (a) Copies of relevant academic documents/qualifications and (b) Copies of the appointment letter(s)/Contract(s) of the current or most recent employment. All the applications must be submitted by 7th June, 2022, 04:00 hours and addressed to:

The Head,
Procurement & Disposal Unit
Ministry of Water and Environment Headquarters
Plot 3-7, Kabalega Crescent, Luzira
Kampala, Uganda

Only short-listed candidates shall be contacted.

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