Job Title: Program Officer (Technical)
Organisation: Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES)
Project: Reform Task Force
Secretariat Skilling Uganda
Secretariat Skilling Uganda
Funding Source: World Bank
and Government of Belgium
and Government of Belgium
Salary: UGX 4.5 million shillings per month
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Executive
Secretary
Secretary
About MoES:
The Government of Uganda represented by the Ministry of Education and
Sports (MoES) and supported by World Bank
and the Government of Belgium initialed a process to formulate a ten
year BTVET Strategic Plan (Skilling Uganda) in 2009. This denotes a paradigm
shift for skills development in Uganda with the overall aim of transforming the
BTVET system from an Educational Sub-Sector into a comprehensive System of
Skills development for employment, enhanced productivity, and growth. The main
purpose will be to create employable skills and competencies relevant to the
labour market instead of educational Certificates. It will embrace all Ugandans
in need of skills, not only primary and Secondary School leavers. Skills will
enable the Country to expand and grow. Employers in Uganda often complain about
skills shortages that constrain production and expansion. Large segments of the
population, including those working in the informal sector, lack skills they
need to raise themselves out of poverty. The economy faces critical skills gap
that threaten to limit the growth of key sectors, including agriculture and
energy.
Sports (MoES) and supported by World Bank
and the Government of Belgium initialed a process to formulate a ten
year BTVET Strategic Plan (Skilling Uganda) in 2009. This denotes a paradigm
shift for skills development in Uganda with the overall aim of transforming the
BTVET system from an Educational Sub-Sector into a comprehensive System of
Skills development for employment, enhanced productivity, and growth. The main
purpose will be to create employable skills and competencies relevant to the
labour market instead of educational Certificates. It will embrace all Ugandans
in need of skills, not only primary and Secondary School leavers. Skills will
enable the Country to expand and grow. Employers in Uganda often complain about
skills shortages that constrain production and expansion. Large segments of the
population, including those working in the informal sector, lack skills they
need to raise themselves out of poverty. The economy faces critical skills gap
that threaten to limit the growth of key sectors, including agriculture and
energy.
The Strategic Plan recommends the establishment of the Reform Task
Force (RTF) and its Secretariat to oversee and manage the implementation of the
plan until a permanent integrated Skills Development Authority (SDA) is
established.
Force (RTF) and its Secretariat to oversee and manage the implementation of the
plan until a permanent integrated Skills Development Authority (SDA) is
established.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assists in the planning, coordination, and
documentation ot meetings, workshops, seminars and other activities of the
project, focusing on the technical aspects. - Organise for demonstrations and excursions
- Designing and developing training
materials - Responsible for the procurement of goods
and services needed for the trainings and workshops - Organise study tours
- Organize the development of a monitoring
and evaluation system to track implementation of the plan. - Prepare quarterly and annual reports on
progress made on plan implementation
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- All prospective candidates must be in
possession of Bachelor’s Degree in Business Technical and Vocational
training - Possession of any other technical
qualification in the relevant field with at least three years experience
in regular practice - Good knowledge and understanding of the
technical – vocational skills development from the perspective of demand
for skills, supply of skills or financing of skills development. - A minimum of five years’ experience in
teaching/training in technical or vocational field in a recognized
institution - Exposure to private sector operations
- Excellent presentation skills
- Research and report writing skills
- Effective in oral and written communication
- Excellent interpersonal relationship
skills
How to Apply:
Applications are therefore invited from suitably qualified candidates
to fill the vacant positions as specified in the job description above. All applications should clearly include the
position of the vacancy and applicants should attach photocopies of their
certificates and testimonials plus recent passport size photograph. The
applications should be submitted to the Office of the Assistant Commissioner
Human Resource Management, Embassy House Fourth Floor Room, Kampala, Uganda.
to fill the vacant positions as specified in the job description above. All applications should clearly include the
position of the vacancy and applicants should attach photocopies of their
certificates and testimonials plus recent passport size photograph. The
applications should be submitted to the Office of the Assistant Commissioner
Human Resource Management, Embassy House Fourth Floor Room, Kampala, Uganda.
Deadline: 7th March
2014
2014
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