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Project information
The INCLUDE (Inclusive Livestock Development for Smallholder farmers) Economist & Access to Market Advisor is one of the twelve (12) Senor advisors within the INCLUDE project. The position reports to the INCLUDE Project Manager. The project is funded by EKN and is implemented in selected districts of southwestern Uganda, western Uganda, Busoga region and Kampala area (School milk program only).
On the 1st of April, SNV started the implementation of this 5-year project, funded by the Royal Netherlands Embassy (EKN), Kampala, Uganda. The project aims to improve resilient livelihoods and realising a living income for 75,000 smallholder livestock farmers, in Busoga, Rwenzori, Greater Ankole and Kigezi regions. INCLUDE is also aiming to have 37,500 acres of agricultural land under improved management as well as improving SHF access to input, output markers and access to affordable credit.
To address the above the project will apply the Participatory Integrated Planning (PIP) approach. The PIP approach is an innovative way of transforming small-scale subsistence farm households into more productive and sustainable farms. It is based on a visionary Integrated Farm Plan which is developed and drawn on a map by all family members, as well as a concrete action plan on how to realise that vision. Changing farmers’ mindsets by motivating them to transform their reality through conscious collective action is at the core of the PIP approach while adopting the farming systems approach integrating livestock and crops, having livestock (dairy cattle, sheep, goats, poultry and pigs) as an intervention entry point.
In addition to increased smallholder resilience, productivity and income, the project will also support the ongoing school milk program and be supportive to policy actors to developed and implement SHF inclusive and responsive livestock policies and practices.

Job Purpose
The SHF Economist and Access to Markets Advisor support the project in all relevant crosscutting financial, economic and market/marketing aspects such as; preparing cost benefit assessment on intervention proposed by the project, prepare cost price analyses on all kind of agricultural production activities (livestock and crops), establish a market price monitoring system, identification and assessment on relevant market actors (input and buyers and access to finance), support to relevant coops and SACCOs as well to be supportive in preparing relevant concept notes, Terms of Reference (ToR) as well as supporting the PM in annual reports. The economist and access to market will lead the implementation of the INCLUDE pathway 2 i.e. Inclusive livestock markets and will guide and supervise the activities of the SHF credit and SACCO advisor.
As member of the management team, he/she supports the INCLUDE Project Manager in managing the planning, inception, implementation, within scope, budget, timeline and acceptable quality levels along the commitments specified in the contracts signed with the donor(s) and other relevant stakeholders. The Economist and access to markets Advisor works in line with SNV standards, SNV`s approach to project management and donor regulations, to achieve high quality and achieve the agreed results and deliverables of the project.
The Job require frequent travel to the four project regions to conduct fact findings and assessment of service providers, coops and SACCO’s.