Skills Development Specialist Careers at FHI 360 in Uganda

Job Title: Skills Development Specialist

Employer: FHI 360

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Application Deadline: 10^th Feb 2015

Job Description:

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assess potential approaches for increasing opportunities for increasing learning opportunities for young people and develop a strategy to scale the most promising ones.

• Develop an understanding of labor market skills in demand to inform project skills development activities.

• Ensure that skills development and leadership activities are accessible to young women.

• Promote age-appropriate learning opportunities based on developmental phases of different age groups.

• Provide technical leadership in community engagement and leadership opportunities for youth.

• With support from FHI 360 workforce experts, provide technical leadership in design, development, planning, and implementation; and capacity-building in quality technical, workforce readiness and entrepreneurship skills training.

• Ensure that project strategies and activities addressing youth are evidence-based and in line with state-of-theart, globally recognized best practices; as well as aligned with Uganda’s National Youth Policy and USAID’s Youth in Development Policy.

• Ensure that the project engages youth in all stages of the project to promote youth leadership and ensure that youth perspectives are taken into consideration.

• Develop and maintains collaborative relationships with donor/client organizations, relevant government agencies, and, youth-serving organizations, and other NGOs.

• As a senior member of the project, the Specialist is responsible for planning and scheduling work flow and timetables for the skills development project activities according to project guidelines.

Skills and Experience:

• Master’s degree in education, business, or other relevant field. A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field with 10 years of experience may be substituted for a Master’s degree.

• Minimum of 6 years’ experience in workforce development with an emphasis on youth development activities

• Excellent track record of achieving results in similar types of skill development activities. Demonstrated high-level technical, analytical, and interpersonal skills.

• Knowledge of adolescent development and best practices to promote positive youth development

• Expertise in delivering training to diverse audiences with varying levels of education

• Strong critical thinking and technical writing skills.

• Excellent interpersonal and multi-cultural skills coupled with strong public speaking abilities.

• Experience in projects promoting livelihood interventions and youth employment with a focus on food-based economies highly desired.

• Demonstrated knowledge of Uganda’s vocational training opportunities.

• Understanding of child labor issues, including youth employment.

• Experience with USAID or other USG funding highly desired.

• Experience working with relevant government agencies, civil society organizations, employers, and unions.

• Must have strong English written and oral communication skills.

• Experience working in East Africa highly desired.

How to Apply

Submit a cover letter, CV/resume including salary requirements to: The Human Resource Office, FHI 360, Plot 15 Kitante Close, P. O. Box 5768, Kampala, UGANDA or by email to: uganda-info@fhi360.org not later than Friday, 10th February, 2015.

Private Sector Partnerships Specialist Jobs in Uganda at Education Development Center (EDC)

Job Title: Private Sector Partnerships Specialist

Employer: Education Development Center (EDC)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Application Deadline: 23rd Jan 2015

Job Description:

The Private Sector Partnerships Specialist will be responsible for technical leadership and oversight for activities under Objective One.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The candidate should hold a Master’s degree in economics, agricultural economics, business, international development, public policy, law, or other relevant field. A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field with 10 years of experience may be substituted for a Master’s degree.
• Six or more years of international experience in business or agriculture development.
• The applicant must have demonstrated high level technical, analytical, and interpersonal skills
• Possess excellent track record of achieving results in private sector-led development activities, preferably in agriculture.
• Highly proficient in both written and spoken English communication skills

How to Apply:
 
All suitably qualified and interested applicants should send their resumes to IDDJobs@edc.org. Please list the position and region to which you are applying in the subject line of the email.

Uganda Improving Youth Livelihoods in Agriculture at RTI International in Uganda

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:

All candidates who wish to join RTI International’s USAID Project should Apply Online by clicking on blue link besides post.
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Development Manager Jobs at Hospice Africa Uganda

Job Title:   Development Manager

Employer: Hospice Africa Uganda

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Application Deadline: 19th Jan 2015

Job Description:

Duties and Responsibilities:

• In charge of the formulation and meeting stretch resource mobilization goals for a growing organization;
• She / he also coordinates, manages the grant portfolio and takes a lead to implement robust resource mobilization strategies; to identify funds needed, preferred funding targets, and approaches.
• Prepares, submits, and manages all grant proposals to government agencies, private foundations, and corporate foundations that require formal and detailed proposal submission and follow-up; build a robust donor base:
• In charge of developing and maintaining working relationships with donors and prospects; develops innovative approaches in mobilizing resources at the community, local and international levels via one-on-one meetings with sponsors, donors, telephone solicitations, grant-writing, on-line resource mobilization, and public presentations.
• Offer technical support and advice on proposal development to the program and development team;
• Actively communicate and capacity building: - train and mentor the HAU development team and communicate fundraising goals and progress throughout HAU.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal candidate for the Hospice Development Manager employment opportunity should hold a Bachelor's degree in Project Planning and Management; Public Health; Marketing; Communications; or other related discipline. One in Development/Fundraising is preferred
• Past exposure and experience running capital campaigns and success fundraising campaigns from multiple donor channels.
• Excellent track record and success in development for a large not for profit organization.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested candidates may hand deliver, Email or post a recently updated and detailed resume / CV with a typed cover letter indicating three work related referees to the address below. Emails must not exceed 2MB.
Send to:
The Human Resources and Administration Director,
Hospice Africa Uganda, P.O. Box 7757, Kampala. Uganda
Plot 130, Makindye Road, Opposite Makindye Country Club
Email to: humanresource@hospiceafrica.or.ug

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:
All candidates who wish to join RTI International’s USAID Project should Apply Online by clicking on blue link besides post.

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