Thursday, 26 September 2013
Senior Institutional Development Specialist Jobs at Chemonics International in Kampala, Uganda
Job Title: Senior Institutional Development Specialist
Project: USAID/Uganda Feed the Future Enabling Environment for Agriculture Activity
About Chemonics Project:
Chemonics International seeks a Senior Institutional Development Specialist for the USAID/Uganda Feed the Future Enabling Environment for Agriculture Activity based in Kampala. The Activity is a 3 year project that will boost the value of agricultural production and trade. The Activity will accomplish this by helping public and private sector stakeholders to develop, improve, and implement agricultural policies, strategies, laws, regulations, and will stimulate investment, production, and trade, particularly coffee, maize, and beans and but also in agricultural inputs.
Job Summary:
The Specialist will help to build capacity within public sector institutions, such as Ministry departments or units, and also private sector organizations, e.g. business associations, to lead and participate in the policymaking process. The Specialist will assess gaps in institutional skills, knowledge, and performance and then design and manage performance improvement plans in collaboration with the partner institutions. The Specialist will also serve as the Activity's gender and youth focal person, ensuring gender and youth issues are embedded in all the Activity's work. The successful candidate will have experience at the national level working with Government decision-makers on policy development and on analyzing and addressing organizational change to contribute to better policy making. In addition, the candidate will have private sector experience gained while working in business or with private sector associations and possess an understanding of how the policy environment impacts business operations and decision making. The Specialist will have experience advocating for policy change to improve the business environment in Uganda and building capacity of private sector entities to sustainably engage with government.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
•Assessing and evaluating public and private sector institutional performance
•Developing organizational development plans for public and private sector institutions
•Building capacity of businesses, business associations, and Government of Uganda institutions
•Analyzing organizational performance, management, service delivery, and advocacy
•Facilitating, organizing, and planning meetings, workshops, symposia, conferences, and trainings courses, as required, that are part of institutional capacity building plans
•Interacting with high-level public sector officials and private sector representatives
•Motivating and influencing behaviour change among senior public and private sector individuals
•Planning and managing targeted activities such as consultancies, research assignments, etc
•Mainstreaming gender and youth considerations into institutional development plans
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
•The applicant should possess a bachelor's degree in organizational development, business administration, economics, policy, or related field required. A Master's degree or higher preferred.
•The applicant should also possess at least 8-10 years' experience designing and implementing organizational development or institutional strengthening activities at the national level as well as for private businesses.
•Five years' experience in the private sector in a leadership role OR minimum 5 years' in the public sector working in or with public institutions related to agriculture or trade.
•Proven ability to cultivate and maintain collaborative relationships with stakeholders.
•Demonstrated ability to proactively identify and solve problems.
•Strong and effective verbal and written English language communication skills.
•Ability to work collaboratively and in a team environment, but also independently.
•Excellent organizational, prioritization, and multi-tasking skills.
•Demonstrated leadership, versatility and integrity
•Ugandan citizenship required.
How to Apply:
All applications should send their electronic applications to: recruit@ugandaeea.com. Please submit your CV and cover letter with "Senior Institutional Development Specialist" in the subject line. No telephone inquiries or deliveries. Finalists will be contacted.
Deadline: 30th September 2013
Investment Officer Job Vacancy at Agricultural Business Initiative (aBi) Trust in Kampala, Uganda
Job Title: Investment Officer
About aBi Trust:
The Agricultural Business Initiative (aBi) Trust is an institution set up by the governments of Uganda and Denmark to support agribusiness initiatives in the country. In particular it is to support the private sector to increase their contribution to the agricultural sector by increasing productivity and competitiveness leading to poverty reduction through economic growth, wealth, and employment creation.
The vision of aBi Trust is of “competitive private sector led agriculture in Uganda” with the mission to” promote private sector driven agribusiness development to enhance wealth creation in the country.” aBi Trust implements its interventions through partners.
Job Summary:
The Investment Officer will perform due diligence on prospective financial institutions seeking lines of credit and other related products
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
•Appraise potential financial institutions /proposals and market for agribusiness wholesale lending.
•Appraise guarantee cases as submitted by partner financial institutions for the aBi finance’s approval
•Train and sensitize partners for improved portfolio quality and timely reporting.
•Monitor financial institutions closely on product utilization, fee / interest payments, beneficiary tracking and maturing repayments.
•Support process of assembling relevant reports to management and Board.
•Emphasize and protect high portfolio quality (Guarantee and Lines of Credit)
•Maintain records, files pertaining to the Lines of Credit and Guarantee schemes including legal and collateral documentation.
•Maintain outstanding guarantees, lines of credit and any other investments and propose actions where necessary.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
•The applicant should possess a Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, statistics and related professional courses from accredited institutions
•Additional training in credit analysis and risk management will be an added advantage
•At least three years in credit risk analysis
•Excellent analytical and report writing skills
How to Apply:
All interested persons who meet the above criteria should submit their application together with an updated CV and at least three (3) suitable referees and telephone contacts to; invo@abitrust.com
NB: E-mail applications should not exceed 2MB
Deadline: 4th October 2013
About aBi Trust:
The Agricultural Business Initiative (aBi) Trust is an institution set up by the governments of Uganda and Denmark to support agribusiness initiatives in the country. In particular it is to support the private sector to increase their contribution to the agricultural sector by increasing productivity and competitiveness leading to poverty reduction through economic growth, wealth, and employment creation.
The vision of aBi Trust is of “competitive private sector led agriculture in Uganda” with the mission to” promote private sector driven agribusiness development to enhance wealth creation in the country.” aBi Trust implements its interventions through partners.
Job Summary:
The Investment Officer will perform due diligence on prospective financial institutions seeking lines of credit and other related products
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
•Appraise potential financial institutions /proposals and market for agribusiness wholesale lending.
•Appraise guarantee cases as submitted by partner financial institutions for the aBi finance’s approval
•Train and sensitize partners for improved portfolio quality and timely reporting.
•Monitor financial institutions closely on product utilization, fee / interest payments, beneficiary tracking and maturing repayments.
•Support process of assembling relevant reports to management and Board.
•Emphasize and protect high portfolio quality (Guarantee and Lines of Credit)
•Maintain records, files pertaining to the Lines of Credit and Guarantee schemes including legal and collateral documentation.
•Maintain outstanding guarantees, lines of credit and any other investments and propose actions where necessary.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
•The applicant should possess a Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, statistics and related professional courses from accredited institutions
•Additional training in credit analysis and risk management will be an added advantage
•At least three years in credit risk analysis
•Excellent analytical and report writing skills
How to Apply:
All interested persons who meet the above criteria should submit their application together with an updated CV and at least three (3) suitable referees and telephone contacts to; invo@abitrust.com
NB: E-mail applications should not exceed 2MB
Deadline: 4th October 2013
Research Manager Job Vacancy at BRAC Uganda in Kampala
Job Title: Research Manager
About BRAC:
BRAC, one the largest Non-Governmental Development Organization in the world, working in a number of countries in Africa and Asia on poverty alleviation Programme is registered in Uganda as BRAC Uganda. The organization implements integrated development approach combining Education, Health, Agriculture, Livestock, Adolescent Empowerment, and Microfinance. For more information please visit BRAC’s website www.brac.net.
BRAC is pioneering interventions to recognize and tackle the multiple facets of poverty by providing practical solutions and creating positive change to empower women and men to become self-reliant and realize their potential.
The Research and Evaluation Unit supports BRAC in designing development programmes, assessing progresses, documenting achievements, and undertaking rigorous evaluations of its interventions, which cover diverse dimensions of development including microfinance, agriculture, education and health.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
•Developing a knowledge sharing strategy within the research unit and the BRAC Uganda office, as well as a strategy for disseminating Research Unit findings and information to a wider audience.
•Organize and facilitate monthly research team meetings
•Revise and edit research department reports and working papers
•Develop and maintain the research department’s web presence
•Develop a communication strategy for the research department to share findings with a variety of outside audiences
•Liaise with other development and research institutions to foster collaboration in ongoing and potential projects
•Present research findings and projects at a variety of public forums, including to non-research focused audiences
•Assist with data analysis on various research projects, when necessary and time allowing
•Undertake independent research projects, time allowing
•Use research department data and writings to create research previews, research summaries, technical reports, and other documents for a variety of audiences
•Develop a communication strategy for the research department to share information with BRAC Programme Management
•Create and maintain in-house databases of relevant material, including completed and on-going BRAC Uganda research projects and external data such as journal articles or Uganda Bureau of Statistics data
•Promote inter-project best practices and take a lead in sharing best practices with projects through formal and informal training opportunities
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
•The applicant should possess a master’s Degree in Development Studies, Social Sciences, or related discipline
Five or more years of work experience in a research capacity or with a development organization
•Proven track record of excellent written pieces in popular media
•Advanced written and oral communication skills for a variety of audiences and purposes including blogs, academic journals, print media, etc.
•Microsoft Office proficiency and some experience with data analysis software such as Nvivo or STATA
•Familiarity with both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies
•Experience managing complex projects
•Age: Candidates between the ages of 30-40 are preferred
Salary: Attractive package, based on experience and competency, will be offered in both
positions.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should send their applications via email to: brac.africa.reu@gmail.com attaching an updated CV and a cover letter. In the subject line, please write ‘‘Research Manager” depending on the position applied for.
Deadline: 30th September, 2013
About BRAC:
BRAC, one the largest Non-Governmental Development Organization in the world, working in a number of countries in Africa and Asia on poverty alleviation Programme is registered in Uganda as BRAC Uganda. The organization implements integrated development approach combining Education, Health, Agriculture, Livestock, Adolescent Empowerment, and Microfinance. For more information please visit BRAC’s website www.brac.net.
BRAC is pioneering interventions to recognize and tackle the multiple facets of poverty by providing practical solutions and creating positive change to empower women and men to become self-reliant and realize their potential.
The Research and Evaluation Unit supports BRAC in designing development programmes, assessing progresses, documenting achievements, and undertaking rigorous evaluations of its interventions, which cover diverse dimensions of development including microfinance, agriculture, education and health.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
•Developing a knowledge sharing strategy within the research unit and the BRAC Uganda office, as well as a strategy for disseminating Research Unit findings and information to a wider audience.
•Organize and facilitate monthly research team meetings
•Revise and edit research department reports and working papers
•Develop and maintain the research department’s web presence
•Develop a communication strategy for the research department to share findings with a variety of outside audiences
•Liaise with other development and research institutions to foster collaboration in ongoing and potential projects
•Present research findings and projects at a variety of public forums, including to non-research focused audiences
•Assist with data analysis on various research projects, when necessary and time allowing
•Undertake independent research projects, time allowing
•Use research department data and writings to create research previews, research summaries, technical reports, and other documents for a variety of audiences
•Develop a communication strategy for the research department to share information with BRAC Programme Management
•Create and maintain in-house databases of relevant material, including completed and on-going BRAC Uganda research projects and external data such as journal articles or Uganda Bureau of Statistics data
•Promote inter-project best practices and take a lead in sharing best practices with projects through formal and informal training opportunities
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
•The applicant should possess a master’s Degree in Development Studies, Social Sciences, or related discipline
Five or more years of work experience in a research capacity or with a development organization
•Proven track record of excellent written pieces in popular media
•Advanced written and oral communication skills for a variety of audiences and purposes including blogs, academic journals, print media, etc.
•Microsoft Office proficiency and some experience with data analysis software such as Nvivo or STATA
•Familiarity with both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies
•Experience managing complex projects
•Age: Candidates between the ages of 30-40 are preferred
Salary: Attractive package, based on experience and competency, will be offered in both
positions.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should send their applications via email to: brac.africa.reu@gmail.com attaching an updated CV and a cover letter. In the subject line, please write ‘‘Research Manager” depending on the position applied for.
Deadline: 30th September, 2013
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