Organisation: Pearl Capital Partners
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Managing Partner
About Us:
NFT Consult, a leading HR Consultancy firm, seeks to recruit for it valuable client, Pearl Capital Partners, an independent agriculture investment management firm. NFT Human Resource Solutions are customer tailored per industry requirements and are geared towards increased cost savings, process improvement leading to improved efficiency and effectiveness yet simultaneously strengthening quality and control of resources.
Job Summary: The Administration and Program Manager will primarily ensure a well-organized, effective and efficiently-run Kampala office. The jobholder will also be responsible for the management and Co-ordination of the USAID-funded Agribusiness Technical Assistance Grant, so as to ensure full compliance with all contractual requirements and the delivery of value-added technical assistance to PCP Uganda’s Portfolio companies
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Office Management: ensuring a well-run, efficient and pleasant working environment.
Filing systems
- Responsible for the co-ordination of development and social impact studies, including managing annual GIIRS rating process and KIT independent baseline evaluations.
IT Administration: Supervision of service providers and administration staff (Two direct reports).
PCP Uganda HR management:
- Administration and co-ordination of USAID Technical Assistance facility, including
- Working with Investment Managers to identify TA support requirements for Portfolio
Companies (pre- and post-investment)
- Ensuring compliance with all contractual terms for the organization’s facility
- Preparation of quarterly TA reports
- Maintenance of TA provider register
- Communication of TA facility to Portfolio Companies
- Development of TA proposals, consultant terms of references, etc. for presentation to the PCP Uganda AACF Investment Committee
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The candidate must hold a good university degree or equivalent professional qualification
- At least five years of progressive experience.
- Excellent Administration/Office Management skills
- Skills in report preparation
- Past skills in Contracts Management and negotiation
- Skills in Donor reporting preferred
- Some experience in Human Resource Management is an added advantage
- Prior Management Consulting/Advisory experience
- Excellent communication Skills
- Excellent spoken and written business English
- Ability to gain confidence of team members and Portfolio company senior Management
- Confidence in dealing with 3rd part providers
- Team work
- Good influencing skills
- Focus on getting results. Very important “Completing and finishing” skills.
- Excellent technology Skills
- Computer literacy skills i.e. Proficient in MS Office Word and Excel (Essential)
- Understanding of Network/ICT management (Desirable)
- High level of Planning and Organizing
- Ability to self-start and manage own workload without high levels of direction (Imitativeness).
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should visit the web link below and create a profile on the NFT Consult website by entering their e-mail addresses. Please visit web link below and click Apply now if convinced you have the job requirements. The applications/CVs should be prepared in English and submitted in either MS Word or PDF format will be considered.
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