NGO Careers at RTI International - Chief of Party - Uganda Improving Youth Livelihoods in Agriculture

Job Title:   Chief of Party - Uganda Improving Youth Livelihoods in Agriculture

Job ID: 15799

Employer: RTI International

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Application Deadline: 19th Jan 2015

Job Description:

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Offer overall technical and administrative leadership to the project implementation team, including development of strategies, budgets, work plans, monitoring and evaluation plans and reporting
• Provide supervision to the project full time personnel, consultants and subcontractors
• Interact with USAID Mission and provide regular updates on project progress or issues that arise
• Act as the primary liaison to USAID, local and national governmental authorities, local NGOs, community organizations, and other donor organizations
• Manage the work of Organizational Capacity Building, M&E, and Grants Management teams
• Provide mentoring and professional development support to project staff, with emphasis on building capacity of national staff
• Steer the development of program strategies, planning and implementation of program activities while ensuring cohesion among the program components

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The Chief of Party should hold a Master’s Degree in Agriculture, Economic Development or related field.
• At least ten years’ relevant experience in the technical areas of: agriculture, youth development, workforce development, entrepreneurship, and/or youth employability
• Past experience working with education and training institutions, private sector and NGOs to provide work readiness and technical training for the agriculture sector
• Significant experience with either the facilitated approach to donor programs and/or youth participatory engagement,  peer-to-peer learning, and youth engagement strategies
• Significant experience working in developing countries (Sub-saharan or Uganda specific experience desirable)
• Past experience with USAID or other international donors preferred
• Fluency in oral and written English

How to Apply:
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