LEVERAGE Pathway Lead – Seas Of Change Project

Requirements

• A Master’s degree in Agriculture, Energy, Business Administration, Development Studies, Engineering or related disciplines is required.
  
• A minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience in programmes in areas of learning, linking and leveraging.
  
• Good understanding of the Ugandan agriculture and energy sectors.
  
• Strong leadership skills, experience in partnership development and deep understanding and experience in consortia management.
  
• Good communication skills in English, both written and spoken, with excellent reporting facilitation and presentation skills.
  
• Willingness to travel to all program locations, including remote areas.
  

• Enhance coordination mechanisms by building local capacity, integrating inclusive representation, and driving evidence-based advocacy to incorporate RA-PURE solutions into policy and legislative frameworks at national and district levels.
  
• Facilitate the integration of RA-PURE principles into organizational policies, procedures, and operations through learning exchanges, advocacy, and support for sector champions to bring nexus perspectives to discussions on agriculture or energy policy and legislative frameworks.
  
• Support partner advocacy efforts for inclusive policy development by ensuring marginalized voices are represented and leading efforts to secure government and financial sector commitment to RA-PURE integration.
  
• Support lobbying by partners for financial resource allocation to support RA-PURE integration into government and institutional operations, and advocate for funding mechanisms that address financing gaps for smallholder farmers and agri-businesses.
  
• Promote systemic change by fostering inclusive coordination, policy integration, and advocacy for widespread RA-PURE adoption so that the RA-PURE nexus becomes the new normal.
  
• Support formation or catalysing existing RA/PURE Multi-Stakeholder platform to enhance collaborations, synergies and improve efficiency.
  
• The Pathway lead will provide leadership, strategic direction and guidance on the activities and intervention, collaborating closely with other Pathway leads to ensure coherence in quality implementation and reporting.