Field Extension Workers (FEWs) - BRIGHT
2025-08-08T06:33:42+00:00
International Fertilizer Development Center ( IFDC )
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Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
Admin & Office
2025-08-15T17:00:00+00:00
Uganda
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IFDC is a public international organization active in 27 countries in Africa, Asia, and America. IFDC uniquely approaches the global issues of food security and poverty by bridging the gap between research and impact, combining science-based innovations, holistic market systems development, an enabling policy environment, and strategic partnerships to assist farmers and countries to identify and scale sustainable agricultural solutions, including improved nutrient use efficiency. These approaches are needed to boost soil health and crop productivity while reducing the environmental impact of fertilizer use. IFDC translates research into action by using locally driven, environmentally sound, and impact-oriented solutions. With our partners, we seek to close the yield gap, eradicate global hunger, safeguard the soil on which our lives depend, and generate economic resilience for farming households and the countries in which they live.
We are seeking the services of 4 Agricultural Field Extension Workers (FEW S) to be located in Mbale (1), Kapchorwa (1), Kabarole (1) and Kisoro (1) Districts in the Elgon, Rwenzori and Kigezi Regions. Each extension worker will be responsible for at least five (5) project villages. He/she will conduct farmer/group training, promoting best practices, encouraging farmers to adopt project interventions, data collection and activity progress monitoring.
Summary of the assignment
The International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) seeks to recruit 4 dedicated and versatile Field Extension Workers to join our team. The successful candidates will be responsible for overseeing and implementing various activities related to nutrition, agronomy, VSLA (Village Savings and Loan Associations), sustainable land use management, gender aspects, and data collection in the field. This role requires a proactive individual with a strong background in agricultural development and community engagement.
Responsibilities
- Implementation of the community and household Participatory Integrated Plans (PIP).
- Train farmers (Farmer Innovators, generation 1 & 2) in clusters in the stipulated topics i.e. Integrated Soil fertility management (ISFM), Good agricultural practices, Nutrition, VSLA, Post harvest handling (PHH), etc and ensure at least 70% of the practices are adopted.
- Train and ensure that prioritized market oriented and VSLAs groups provide financial and market services to their members and non-member farmers.
- Implement farmer support programs, including agronomy and nutrition trainings, farm visits, management of demo plots and input plus out-market support.
- Identify potential risks, develop action plans and report to the supervisor.
- Collect and enter data for the BRIGHT M&E system.
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with staff, local partners, and stakeholders.
- Provide technical backstopping to farmer innovators and Generation 1 farmers and other project support personnel at ground level.
- Participate fully in refresher trainings organized by BRIGHT project
Requirements
- Diploma or certificate in either agriculture, agribusiness, forestry, or related qualification with competence and passion in extension work, farmer/group mobilization and training;
- Being a resident, understanding the local language and local knowledge of the area of operation is a must;
- Proven experience with running farmer training;
- Willingness and ability to work extensively in rural areas with farmers.
Reporting and Work Relationships
The Field Extension workers are supervised by and report to the Project Field Officers based in IFDC field offices in Mbale, Rwenzori and Kigezi regions.
Duration
The contract is a 10 months assignment effective from the 1st September 2025, through to 30th June 2026 unless amended in writing and agreed upon by both Parties. A total of UGS 38,800,000 is budgeted for the above assigned for Field Extension Workers.
Terms of payment
- Based on the monthly targets set out for each month, a FEW will be paid upon entering and submission of verified data to MIS as per the targets set for that month.
- The facilitation allowance is Ugx.600,000 (Six hundred thousand Uganda Shillings only) monthly subject to 6% withholding tax and to completing the targets set for that month. However, for the FEW s who occasionally achieve more than the targets, we can pay the excess up to Ugx 100,000 to motivate them, making occasional payment of Ugx. 700,000.
- The monthly activity report should be submitted on the 30th of every month for review and approval.
- A monthly payment for the Transport of Ug. Shs 300,000 (Three hundred thousand Uganda Shillings only), Airtime of 70,000 (Seventy thousand Uganda Shillings only) will be provided to each FEW .
Diversity Clause
IFDC is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion, and offers equal employment opportunities based on ability, performance, and potential. Equal opportunity is integral to the recruitment and selection practices at IFDC. IFDC recognizes the value in recruiting employees with different backgrounds, knowledge, experiences, perspectives, and beliefs. IFDC recognizes and values the contribution of people with a diverse background in capabilities, experience, and perspectives. Diversity encompasses gender, age, experience, education, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation and cultural backgrounds as well as other dimensions such as lifestyle and family responsibilities.
About Program/Project
Building Resilience and Inclusive Growth of Highland farming systems for rural Transformation (BRIGHT) is a four-year project, funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (EKN) through the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs under Dutch development policy. The project is being implemented by IFDC, in collaboration with Agriterra.
The vision of the BRIGHT project is to promote inclusive economic growth and rural transformation through equitable integration into value chains. BRIGHT aims to build the resilience of 106,560 highland farm households in Kigezi, Mt. Elgon, and Rwenzori regions by supporting Uganda to recover from external shocks in an ever-changing context through absorption, adaptation, and transformation. In so doing, the project will improve the food and nutrition security and incomes of farmers, transition subsistence-oriented farm households to more of a market orientation by supporting them in integrated farm planning and inclusive decision-making, introducing appropriate climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technologies to strengthen local farming systems, ensuring natural resource conservation, and developing strategic value chains.
Responsibilities Implementation of the community and household Participatory Integrated Plans (PIP). Train farmers (Farmer Innovators, generation 1 & 2) in clusters in the stipulated topics i.e. Integrated Soil fertility management (ISFM), Good agricultural practices, Nutrition, VSLA, Post harvest handling (PHH), etc and ensure at least 70% of the practices are adopted. Train and ensure that prioritized market oriented and VSLAs groups provide financial and market services to their members and non-member farmers. Implement farmer support programs, including agronomy and nutrition trainings, farm visits, management of demo plots and input plus out-market support. Identify potential risks, develop action plans and report to the supervisor. Collect and enter data for the BRIGHT M&E system. Build and maintain effective working relationships with staff, local partners, and stakeholders. Provide technical backstopping to farmer innovators and Generation 1 farmers and other project support personnel at ground level. Participate fully in refresher trainings organized by BRIGHT project
Requirements Diploma or certificate in either agriculture, agribusiness, forestry, or related qualification with competence and passion in extension work, farmer/group mobilization and training; Being a resident, understanding the local language and local knowledge of the area of operation is a must; Proven experience with running farmer training; Willingness and ability to work extensively in rural areas with farmers.
JOB-68959a461c963
Vacancy title:
Field Extension Workers (FEWs) - BRIGHT
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, Category: Admin & Office]
Jobs at:
International Fertilizer Development Center ( IFDC )
Deadline of this Job:
Friday, August 15 2025
Duty Station:
Mbale | Uganda
Summary
Date Posted: Friday, August 8 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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IFDC is a public international organization active in 27 countries in Africa, Asia, and America. IFDC uniquely approaches the global issues of food security and poverty by bridging the gap between research and impact, combining science-based innovations, holistic market systems development, an enabling policy environment, and strategic partnerships to assist farmers and countries to identify and scale sustainable agricultural solutions, including improved nutrient use efficiency. These approaches are needed to boost soil health and crop productivity while reducing the environmental impact of fertilizer use. IFDC translates research into action by using locally driven, environmentally sound, and impact-oriented solutions. With our partners, we seek to close the yield gap, eradicate global hunger, safeguard the soil on which our lives depend, and generate economic resilience for farming households and the countries in which they live.
We are seeking the services of 4 Agricultural Field Extension Workers (FEW S) to be located in Mbale (1), Kapchorwa (1), Kabarole (1) and Kisoro (1) Districts in the Elgon, Rwenzori and Kigezi Regions. Each extension worker will be responsible for at least five (5) project villages. He/she will conduct farmer/group training, promoting best practices, encouraging farmers to adopt project interventions, data collection and activity progress monitoring.
Summary of the assignment
The International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) seeks to recruit 4 dedicated and versatile Field Extension Workers to join our team. The successful candidates will be responsible for overseeing and implementing various activities related to nutrition, agronomy, VSLA (Village Savings and Loan Associations), sustainable land use management, gender aspects, and data collection in the field. This role requires a proactive individual with a strong background in agricultural development and community engagement.
Responsibilities
- Implementation of the community and household Participatory Integrated Plans (PIP).
- Train farmers (Farmer Innovators, generation 1 & 2) in clusters in the stipulated topics i.e. Integrated Soil fertility management (ISFM), Good agricultural practices, Nutrition, VSLA, Post harvest handling (PHH), etc and ensure at least 70% of the practices are adopted.
- Train and ensure that prioritized market oriented and VSLAs groups provide financial and market services to their members and non-member farmers.
- Implement farmer support programs, including agronomy and nutrition trainings, farm visits, management of demo plots and input plus out-market support.
- Identify potential risks, develop action plans and report to the supervisor.
- Collect and enter data for the BRIGHT M&E system.
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with staff, local partners, and stakeholders.
- Provide technical backstopping to farmer innovators and Generation 1 farmers and other project support personnel at ground level.
- Participate fully in refresher trainings organized by BRIGHT project
Requirements
- Diploma or certificate in either agriculture, agribusiness, forestry, or related qualification with competence and passion in extension work, farmer/group mobilization and training;
- Being a resident, understanding the local language and local knowledge of the area of operation is a must;
- Proven experience with running farmer training;
- Willingness and ability to work extensively in rural areas with farmers.
Reporting and Work Relationships
The Field Extension workers are supervised by and report to the Project Field Officers based in IFDC field offices in Mbale, Rwenzori and Kigezi regions.
Duration
The contract is a 10 months assignment effective from the 1st September 2025, through to 30th June 2026 unless amended in writing and agreed upon by both Parties. A total of UGS 38,800,000 is budgeted for the above assigned for Field Extension Workers.
Terms of payment
- Based on the monthly targets set out for each month, a FEW will be paid upon entering and submission of verified data to MIS as per the targets set for that month.
- The facilitation allowance is Ugx.600,000 (Six hundred thousand Uganda Shillings only) monthly subject to 6% withholding tax and to completing the targets set for that month. However, for the FEW s who occasionally achieve more than the targets, we can pay the excess up to Ugx 100,000 to motivate them, making occasional payment of Ugx. 700,000.
- The monthly activity report should be submitted on the 30th of every month for review and approval.
- A monthly payment for the Transport of Ug. Shs 300,000 (Three hundred thousand Uganda Shillings only), Airtime of 70,000 (Seventy thousand Uganda Shillings only) will be provided to each FEW .
Diversity Clause
IFDC is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion, and offers equal employment opportunities based on ability, performance, and potential. Equal opportunity is integral to the recruitment and selection practices at IFDC. IFDC recognizes the value in recruiting employees with different backgrounds, knowledge, experiences, perspectives, and beliefs. IFDC recognizes and values the contribution of people with a diverse background in capabilities, experience, and perspectives. Diversity encompasses gender, age, experience, education, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation and cultural backgrounds as well as other dimensions such as lifestyle and family responsibilities.
About Program/Project
Building Resilience and Inclusive Growth of Highland farming systems for rural Transformation (BRIGHT) is a four-year project, funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (EKN) through the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs under Dutch development policy. The project is being implemented by IFDC, in collaboration with Agriterra.
The vision of the BRIGHT project is to promote inclusive economic growth and rural transformation through equitable integration into value chains. BRIGHT aims to build the resilience of 106,560 highland farm households in Kigezi, Mt. Elgon, and Rwenzori regions by supporting Uganda to recover from external shocks in an ever-changing context through absorption, adaptation, and transformation. In so doing, the project will improve the food and nutrition security and incomes of farmers, transition subsistence-oriented farm households to more of a market orientation by supporting them in integrated farm planning and inclusive decision-making, introducing appropriate climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technologies to strengthen local farming systems, ensuring natural resource conservation, and developing strategic value chains.
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