Sustainability Specialist at Agricultural Business Initiative Group

The Agricultural Business Initiative Group is a social enterprise with the overall vision to contribute to ‘a competitive and sustainable agriculture and agribusiness sector in Uganda in support of equitable wealth creation in Uganda’. The aBi Group consists of two companies Limited by Guarantee; aBi Development {formerly aBi Trust] and aBi Finance. The main focus of aBi Development is to increase agricultural production and value addition by extending matching grants and business development services {BB5} to agribusinesses, farmer organizations and intermediaries. The grants and BD5 enhance planning and management, production and business infrastructure, and upstream and downstream market linkages of producers and agribusinesses. aBi Finance expands access to business finance for agricultural producers and agribusinesses by offering to Financial Institutions (FIs), financial incentives and infrastructure that make lending to the agricultural sector more attractive and less risky. aBi wishes to recruit an individual for the position of Sustainability Specialist. A summary of the job specifications and requirements is given below. The full job description can be found on www.futureoptions.org
Title: Sustainability Specialist
Reports to: COO aBi Development
Supervises: Consultants engaged in projects .

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE: The Sustainability Specialist is aBi’s in-house specialist resource on Sustainable and Socially Responsible Investment (SSRI). There are two major components to the role:
• Developing policies, procedures and tools that support aBi’s staff and partners to deliver, measure and report the best possible social performance results; providing expert advice and guidance to all of aBi’s interventions and investments. This may include strategic networking and advocacy where there is a need for widespread reform.
• Acting as a resource to colleagues in their development, and implementation of projects and interventions delivering sustainable growth in agribusiness and food industry in Uganda. Examples of contemporary themes for these interventions include: Environmental. Social and Governance [ESGI Risk Management; Green Growth; Gender and Youth Equity; Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation; Carbon Management and Carbon Finance; and Social Performance Management {SPM]. Specially Responsible Investments (SRI).

KEY QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Masters level qualification in a field relevant to Sustainable and Socially Responsible Investment ISSRII
• Certification in Project Management {PMPI PRINCE2] or Post Graduate diploma Project Management is desirable

JOB RELATED EXPERIENCE QND KNOWLEDGE
• At least 10 years proven experience in the Development Sector
• Progressive track record in successfully initiating, implementing. managing, leading and promoting private sector based Programmes of socially responsible sustainable investment in agriculture and the food industry.
• Ability to think strategically and systemically; familiarity with market development approaches
• Proven ability to develop practical interventions and tools and to facilitate the capacity of others to operate in accordance with good practice
• Track record of managing relationships and influencing key stakeholders; able to provide evidence of successful campaigning in the SSRl space.

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