Position: Production Coordinator (01 position)
Reports to: Head of Department – Sustainable Agriculture & Enterprise Development
Location: Fort Portal
Contract Type: Parttime
About Joint Effort to Save the Environment (JESE)
Joint Efforts to Save the Environment (JESE), is a national Non-Governmental Organisation
(NGO) established in 1993 with a desire to increase household food security, through sustainable agricultural production and livelihood improvement amongst the rural communities. Other JESE thematic areas of focus include Natural Resources Management, Governance and Energy, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Youth Skills Development. Our work spans 2 decades, operating in Western Uganda, Albertine region, and in Northern Uganda.
JESE in partnership with Iles De Paix (IDP) are implementing a 3 years project titled “Kulya Kurungi” in Kabarole District and Fort Portal City aimed at promoting agroecological vegetable production, engaging youth in agriculture and entrepreneurship as well as market access for agroecological produce with the ultimate goal to increase healthy, chemical-free vegetable production and improved farmer resilience to climate change.
The project initiated the development of WENZO Fresh aimed at promoting and marketing agroecologically/chemical free produced, safe and nutritious fresh vegetables from farmers supported under the Kulya Kurungi project. The initiative seeks to strengthen linkages between producers and markets while ensuring that consumers have reliable access to quality fresh and agroecologically produced vegetables.
To address this challenge, there is a need for a Production Coordinator who will coordinate and support farmers to plan production based on anticipated market demand and develop systems that allow for staggered planting and harvesting.
About the Role
We are seeking a dynamic and results-oriented Production Coordinator to join our team. The overall purpose of the consultancy is to support WENZO Fresh to establish and maintain a well-coordinated production system that ensures continuous, reliable and predictable supply of quality vegetables to the market.
Scope of Work and Key Responsibilities
The Production Assistant will undertake the following activities:
a. Development of a Continuous Production System
The Production Coordinator will:
- Assess the current production arrangements and identify gaps affecting consistent vegetable supply.
- Identify priority vegetables required by WENZO Fresh and assess their production cycles.
- Develop crop production calendars indicating recommended planting, crop management and expected harvesting periods.
- Guide farmers on staggered planting, whereby the same crop is planted at different times to spread harvesting over an extended period.
- Develop a production schedule that considers crop maturity periods, market demand, available production capacity and seasonal conditions.
- Support farmers to plan production in batches rather than planting all crops at the same time.
- Recommend appropriate production intervals for different vegetable crops.
- Identify opportunities for irrigation and other climate-smart practices that can support production during periods of low rainfall.
- Regularly review production plans based on actual market demand and farmer capacity.
b. Production Tracking and Forecasting System
The Production Coordinator will develop and maintain a simple, user-friendly production tracking system.
The system should at least capture the following;
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| Information |
Description |
| Farmer/producer |
Name and location of producer |
| Crop |
Vegetable being produced |
| Area planted |
Land area under production |
| Planting date |
Date crop was planted |
| Crop stage |
Current stage of crop development |
| Expected harvest date |
Anticipated date of first harvest |
| Expected production |
Estimated quantity available |
| Harvest frequency |
Expected frequency of harvesting |
| Actual harvest |
Quantity harvested |
| Quantity supplied |
Quantity delivered to WENZO Fresh |
| Quantity remaining |
Estimated balance available |
| Production risks |
Pest, disease, weather or other risks |
The tracking system will be maintained using Google Sheets or KoboToolbox
c. Routine Monitoring of Production The Production Coordinator will:
- Conduct regular follow-up with farmers and/or farmer groups.
- Verify production information and update the production tracker.
- Monitor crop performance and expected harvest dates.
- Compare planned production with actual production.
- Identify delays, crop failures and other factors likely to affect supply.
- Update expected production volumes based on actual field conditions.
- Alert WENZO Fresh management about anticipated supply shortages or surpluses.
d. Coordination with Farmers and WENZO Fresh
The Production Coordinator will work closely with:
- The Project/Extension Officers under Kulya Kurungi Project at JESE
- 250 participating farmers under Kulya Kurungi project in Fort Portal City, Harugongongo and Kicwamba Sub Counties in Kabarole district.
- Vegetable aggregation centre
- Agroecology Stalls
The Production Coordinator will facilitate regular communication between production and marketing functions so that production decisions are informed by market demand.
4. Expected Deliverables
The Production Coordinator will be expected to produce the following deliverables:
- Assessment of the existing vegetable production system, including key constraints affecting continuous supply.
- WENZO Fresh seasonal production calendar for priority vegetables.
- Staggered production plan showing planting schedules designed to support continuous harvesting.
- Production tracking tool/database showing farmers, crops, planting dates, expected harvest dates and projected volumes.
- Updated production forecast, preferably on a monthly or bi-weekly basis depending on crop and market requirements.
- Supply gap and risk alerts, identifying crops or periods where projected production may not meet demand.
- Monthly production monitoring reports summarising production status, expected supply, actual supply, challenges and recommended actions.
Qualifications and Experience
The Production Coordinator/Consultant should have:
- A diploma or bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Agribusiness, Crop Production, Agricultural Extension or a related field.
- At least 5 years of relevant practical experience in vegetable production, horticulture, agricultural extension or production planning, farmer market systems.
- Demonstrated experience working with smallholder farmers and/or farmer groups.
- Practical understanding of vegetable production cycles and crop scheduling.
- Experience in production planning, crop monitoring and supply forecasting.
- Good knowledge of climate-smart and/or agroecological vegetable production is an added advantage.
- Good computer skills, particularly in Excel or other digital data management tools.
- Strong communication, coordination and facilitation skills.
- Ability to work independently and undertake regular field visits.
- Experience in linking agricultural production with markets is an added advantage.
- The candidate should have experience in developing and use of digital tools for agricultural production tracking and data management, like Kobo Toolbox, Excel/Google Sheets and Als for informative data analysis.
- Experience in developing digital data collection tools and using them to monitor production, track farmer information and forecast supply would be an added advantage.
Interested candidates should submit their application (CV and cover letter) to hr@jese.org with the subject line “Production Coordinator Application – [Your Name]” by 29th October 2026 – 17:00 EAT.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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