About Kilimo Trust
Kilimo Trust (KT) is an independent Regional agricultural development organization - working on agriculture for development across the EAC Region. It is registered in the Republic of Uganda, and it implements projects across all EAC Partner States. The core business of Kilimo Trust is to support the transformation of food and nutrition security in the EAC Region away from high-risk subsistence farming into lower-risk trade-based systems.
Kilimo Trust, in partnership with TradeMark Africa, is co-implementing the five-year WYEEFIMA programme - Women and Youth Economic Empowerment in Fisheries through Inclusive Market Access, with Lattice Aquaculture, and MicroSave Consulting. The programme is funded by the Mastercard Foundation. KT leads the fish cross-border trade and distribution component and has mobilized youth aged 18–35 for employment opportunities, both as wage earners and entrepreneurs (self-employed), within and beyond the fish/seaweed value chains.
The assignment:
Kilimo Trust is seeking to engage an experiential trainer who will operate from a non-formal training Centre OR a Fisheries Association equipped with appropriate facilities and equipment to deliver hands-on training for WYEEFIMA participants: primarily women and youth aged 18 to 35. The training will focus on practical skills in hygienic fish/seaweed handling, value addition, storage, and packaging. The objective of the assignment is to build participants’ competencies in post-harvest practices and value addition to improving fish quality and marketability.
Scope of work
The Consultant will be responsible for delivering practical training to WYEEFIMA participants in either of the following key areas:
a) Hygienic handling and value addition for the market.
b) Fish preservation technologies, including chilled/frozen, sun-dried/salted, smoked, deep-fried products, and other products.
c) Appropriate fish packaging, labeling, and storage tailored to the specific value addition or curing method applied.
d) Train at least a minimum of 20 participants within 4 days. The trainer will be expected to have at least trained a maximum of 40 participants within 8 days
Consultant deliverables:
a) Train at least maximum of 40 participants within eight days in post-harvest practices and value addition.
b) Submission of a professionally formatted final training report, detailing the training process, outcomes, and recommendations.
Locations:
The trainings will be conducted in the following areas:
a) Buikwe district
b) Busia district
c) Namayingo district
d) Jinja district
e) Kyotera district
f) Kasese district
g) Amuru district
h) Pakwach district
i) Buliisa district
j) Nebbi district (Goli)
The trainings will take place in strategic fish landing sites and market areas that support cross-border fish trade. Interested applicants are required to indicate their preferred location or region where they wish to facilitate the training.
Qualifications:
- At least 3 years and above hands-on experience in hygienic fish handling, processing, value addition, quality control, or fish marketing at the community level.
- Experience working with small-scale processors, traders, cooperatives, or community-based groups is highly desirable
- Basic or medium level fluency in the language of instruction. For instance, English or Luganda or Kiswahili or Luo, or other in the areas your you have decided to apply to.
- Relevant certifications or formal training in the craft or as a trainer (DIT or vocational training institution is an added advantage).
Mode of application:
All Interested Consultants must submit online via email to recruitment@kilimotrust.org their Technical and Financial Proposals, CVs, two references, and proof of conducting similar assignments by Monday, 8th December 2025, at 4:00 p.m.
In addition, Consultants are required to complete the online form available on the link below:
The Prospective Consultants MUST indicate in the Email subject “Call for Trainers – WYEEFIMA Programme, Uganda”
“Only successful bidders will be contacted. If there is no communication within one (1) month after the bid submission deadline, consider your bid unsuccessful.”