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Value Chain Development and Farmer Aggregation Officer
DistrictNot specifiedCityNot specifiedContractType not specifiedPosted2026-09-23Close date2026-10-02ExperienceNot specifiedSourceUgandan Jobline
value chain developmentfarmer aggregationagriculturehoneycooperativesKampalaUgandaNGOoff-takequality assuranceinternshipno_experience
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StartHub Africa is hiring an experienced Value Chain Development and Farmer Aggregation Officer to work with smallholder farmer groups and cooperatives on production, quality, and aggregation for off-take. The first-year priority value chain is honey, with the goal of building a scalable aggregation model for additional value chains. The role is based in Kampala, Uganda, and closes on 2 October 2026.
- Focus on honey value chain in year one, with plans to expand to other value chains
- Work directly with farmer groups and cooperatives in West-Nile on apiary production
- Responsible for off-taker agreements, quality assurance, bulking, and logistics to Kampala
- Includes farmer training, technical support, and institutional strengthening
- Deadline: 2 October 2026
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- Job Title:
- Value Chain Development and Farmer Aggregation Officer
- Organisation:
- StartHub Africa
- Duty Station:
- Kampala, Uganda
- About Organisation:
- StartHub Africa (NGO) and SHA Consulting Group Limited form together StartHub Africa, a hybrid-social venture with the vision to unlock the potential of changemakers to create innovative and scalable businesses across Africa.
- Job
Summary
StartHub Africa is looking for an experienced Value Chain Development and Aggregation Officer to work with smallholder farmer groups or cooperatives on production, quality, and aggregation for off take. In the first year, Honey is the priority value chain, but the goal is to build up a working aggregation model that will extend to additional value chains.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities
- Farmer Group Engagement and Extension
- Identify farmer groups or cooperatives to work with (priority for year 1: 5 groups /cooperatives dealing in Apiary in West-Nile)
- Build strong relationships with groups / cooperatives
- Oversee distribution of hives, equipment and relevant inputs
- Contribute to the development of training materials
- Train farmers in modern beekeeping practices to ensure quality produce and any other topic that seems relevant for the success of the project
- Visit farmer groups on a regular basis to monitor and support
- Provide technical support such as agronomic and bee advisory standards, post harvest handling, produce grading etc.
- Farmer group / cooperative governance and institutional strengthening (e.g. group formalization, record management, leadership etc.)
- Off-taking & Quality Assurance
- Ensure all farmer groups / cooperatives have off-taker agreements with fixed prices with StartHub in place
- Organize collection and bulking at harvest, verify weights and volumes, Inspect produce against agreed quality standards
- Coordinate basic processing, storage and finally logistics of honey to Kampala.
- Additional Value Chain
- Conduct research on potential of additional value chains
- Once confirmed by StartHub, mobilize and onboard farmer groups and oversee the value chain development (quality production, sourcing, aggregation, off-taking)
- Stakeholder Coordination
- Build good relationships and coordinate with local government, development projects and relevant partners
- Support in identification of relevant opportunities for StartHub Africa.
- Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation
- Maintain an up-to-date database of farmer groups, suppliers, and aggregation points.
- Support the M&E Officer with data collection (KoboCollect) and maintain accurate records of groups, volumes, prices and transactions.
- Provide weekly written updates
- Monitor prices, supply, demand and seasonality and flag any opportunities or risks to the project manager
- Business Development
- Support the business development by identifying potential buyers and additional off-takers.
- Safeguarding
- Comply with StartHub Africa’s safeguarding policy, communicate reporting channels to farmer groups, and escalate concerns promptly.
- Qualifications, Skills and
Experience
Deadline: 2nd October 2026
- Essential
- Diploma or higher in Agriculture or Agribusiness or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- At least 2 years’ relevant
- working with farmer groups, cooperatives, agricultural value chains, ideally including in Arua or the wider West Nile region.
- or strong familiarity with the honey/apiary value chain, and openness to working across other value chains as the program expands.
- Strong negotiation and relationship-management skills, with a high level of integrity.
- Fluency in at least one local language of the target communities (e.g. Lugbara, Alur, Madi, or Kakwa)
- Basic digital literacy for smartphone-based data collection.
- Willingness and flexibility to travel extensively across West Nile and other program sites as needs arise, and periodically to Kampala.
- Added Advantage
- Formal training or certification in beekeeping/apiculture.
- with honey processors, food businesses, or food safety/quality standards.
- Existing relationships with farmer groups, cooperatives, aggregators, processors, or buyers in West Nile.
- working with development programs or agribusinesses.
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- All suitably qualified and Interested applicants should apply online at the link below.
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Education
- associate degree
- Work Hours: 8
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