The Ugandan Jobline

• Prepare
  landscape analysis of Uganda market on on-going basis and update partner
  strategy accordingly
• Work
  closely with GFUSA to draft grant proposals for high-profile donors and
  build on-the-ground relationships with donor country offices.
• Identify,
  vet, and pursue partnerships with high potential agricultural
  organizations to meet ambitious impact, scale, and revenue goals
• Introduce
  project to partners, lead solution workshops, and drive engagement from
  prospect to signed partner agreement
• Develop
  partner project budgets, conduct due diligence, and draft proposals
• Set
  project parameters and define high-level ambitious but achievable project
  goals for each partner account to lead effort to optimize resources,
  maximize impact to farmers, and set clear stakeholder expectations

• Oversee
  account management process to ensure partner satisfaction for anchor
  partner portfolio
• Deepen
  relationships, leverage strengths, and understand needs of local partners
  in implementing project agreements
• Manage
  at least two major accounts with CKW Agricultural partners
• Liaise
  with partner, range of stakeholders, CKWs, farmers, and CKW team to guide
  project implementation
• Work
  with CKW account teams to meet product development and implementation
  schedules and quality and impact goals to meet partner expectations
• Do
  reporting and prepare periodic program reviews for wide range of partners
• Develop
  reports and other materials to share project learning. 

• Master
  in Business Administration or other related degree strongly preferred
• Minimum
  Bachelor’s degree in Business, International Development, Economics,
  Public Policy, or related field
• At
  least 10 years professional experience and 5 years related experience in
  business development or account management in the private sector or
  managing strategic partnerships in international development
• Experience
  working in agricultural development and information and communication
  technology (ICTs) preferred
• Fluency
  in oral and written English; preference for fluency in at least one local
  language
• Deep
  commitment to eradication of poverty and alignment with Grameen
  Foundation’s mission and understanding of and commitment to agricultural
  development in Africa
• An
  entrepreneurial spirit with strong financial modeling and business
  development skills
• Strategist
  who thinks innovatively and creatively to solve unstructured problems
• Excellent
  time management skills with ability to manage multiple work-streams
  simultaneously with proven track record of achievement under pressure
• Outstanding
  commitment to teamwork with ability to work collaboratively across
  organizations and identify and achieve shared objectives under challenging
  conditions
• Excellent
  presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills with commitment to
  listening and serving diverse range of CKW clients
• Commitment
  to building social and gender equity into program design and approach

• Write
  an Application letter and CV/Resume.
• Merge
  these two documents into one document in either MS Word or PDF format.
• Do
  not attach or send any scanned documents. These are sometimes too large
  for our inbox.
• Include
  the job title and/or reference number in the subject line of the email
  address   and send your application by email to grameenjobs@nftconsult.com
• Only
  successful candidates will be contacted. For all other inquiries please
  contact our offices directly

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