StartHub Africa, a hybrid-social venture, is seeking an experienced Value Chain Development and Aggregation Officer to work with smallholder farmer groups or cooperatives on production, quality, and aggregation for off-take. The successful candidate will be based in Kampala, Uganda. StartHub Africa's vision is to unlock the potential of changemakers to create innovative and scalable businesses across Africa. The organization focuses on building a working aggregation model that will extend to additional value chains.
The Value Chain Development and Farmer Aggregation Officer will be responsible for engaging with farmer groups or cooperatives, building strong relationships, and overseeing the distribution of hives, equipment, and relevant inputs. The officer will contribute to the development of training materials and train farmers in modern beekeeping practices to ensure quality produce. The priority value chain for the first year is honey, with a focus on 5 groups or cooperatives dealing in Apiary in West-Nile.
The officer's responsibilities will also include ensuring that all farmer groups or cooperatives have off-taker agreements with fixed prices with StartHub in place, organizing collection and bulking at harvest, verifying weights and volumes, and inspecting produce against agreed quality standards. Additionally, the officer will coordinate basic processing, storage, and logistics of honey to Kampala.
The successful candidate should have a diploma or higher in Agriculture or Agribusiness or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. At least 2 years of relevant experience working with farmer groups, cooperatives, agricultural value chains, ideally including in Arua or the wider West Nile region, is required. Experience or strong familiarity with the honey/apiary value chain and openness to working across other value chains as the program expands is also essential.
The officer will be required to maintain an up-to-date database of farmer groups, suppliers, and aggregation points, support the M&E Officer with data collection, and provide weekly written updates. The officer will also monitor prices, supply, demand, and seasonality and flag any opportunities or risks to the project manager.
StartHub Africa offers a competitive salary and benefits package to the successful candidate. Interested applicants should apply online by October 2, 2026. The organization uses cookies and similar technologies to personalize content and ads, provide social features, and analyze traffic.
The deadline for applications is October 2, 2026, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. StartHub Africa is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from qualified candidates. The organization is committed to safeguarding and expects all employees to comply with its safeguarding policy.
Key points
- StartHub Africa is seeking a Value Chain Development and Farmer Aggregation Officer to work with smallholder farmer groups on production, quality, and aggregation for off-take.
- The successful candidate should have at least 2 years of relevant experience working with farmer groups, cooperatives, agricultural value chains.
- The deadline for applications is October 2, 2026.
