Job
Title: Technical Consultants (Several Vacancies)
Title: Technical Consultants (Several Vacancies)
Organization: Skills for
Life Uganda
Life Uganda
Duty
Station: Kampala, Uganda
Station: Kampala, Uganda
About
US:
US:
Skills for
Life Uganda is a regional management consultancy firm currently operating in
Uganda and South Sudan. The organization is specialized in resource
mobilization (fundraising) for NGOs, organizational development, Research (Base
line surveys, KAP surveys), monitoring and evaluation, peace building and
capacity building. Skills for Life Uganda provides services to humanitarian
organizations, governments, non-governmental organizations and corporates that
enables public and private sectors to focus on their core business and the
achievement of their objectives in hostile and threatening environments as we
provide a safe and secure environment for them to do so and alleviate them of
their risks, crisis and personnel management problems.
Life Uganda is a regional management consultancy firm currently operating in
Uganda and South Sudan. The organization is specialized in resource
mobilization (fundraising) for NGOs, organizational development, Research (Base
line surveys, KAP surveys), monitoring and evaluation, peace building and
capacity building. Skills for Life Uganda provides services to humanitarian
organizations, governments, non-governmental organizations and corporates that
enables public and private sectors to focus on their core business and the
achievement of their objectives in hostile and threatening environments as we
provide a safe and secure environment for them to do so and alleviate them of
their risks, crisis and personnel management problems.
Job
Summary: The Technical Consultants will form
a database of consultants who will always be called upon when consultancy
assignments have been secured.
Summary: The Technical Consultants will form
a database of consultants who will always be called upon when consultancy
assignments have been secured.
Classifications
of Consultants:
of Consultants:
1. Technical Specialist: Minimum of a
PhD in the relevant field
PhD in the relevant field
2. Technical Expert: Minimum of a
Masters in the relevant field
Masters in the relevant field
3. Technical Support: Minimum of a
Bachelors’ in the relevant field
Bachelors’ in the relevant field
Required
Fields (Areas of Expertise)
Fields (Areas of Expertise)
·
Conflict resolution and peace building
Conflict resolution and peace building
·
Financial systems strengthening and management
Financial systems strengthening and management
·
Food security, Livelihoods and small scale rural
entrepreneurship
Food security, Livelihoods and small scale rural
entrepreneurship
·
Human resource systems strengthening and
management
Human resource systems strengthening and
management
·
Monitoring and Evaluations
Monitoring and Evaluations
·
Human Rights and advocacy
Human Rights and advocacy
·
Agriculture
Agriculture
·
Policy formulation, review and analysis
Policy formulation, review and analysis
·
Primary Health Care
Primary Health Care
·
Procurement and logistics systems strengthening
Procurement and logistics systems strengthening
·
Research and statistical analysis including use of
GPS technologies
Research and statistical analysis including use of
GPS technologies
·
Resource mobilization and Fundraising
Resource mobilization and Fundraising
·
Water Hygiene and Sanitation and use of
participatory community approaches like CLTS, PHAST and CHAST
Water Hygiene and Sanitation and use of
participatory community approaches like CLTS, PHAST and CHAST
·
Women in conflict and gender based violence
Women in conflict and gender based violence
Personal Competencies:
·
Commitment, flexibility and willingness to work in
a team environment.
Commitment, flexibility and willingness to work in
a team environment.
·
Willingness to work in all or any of the following
countries Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan, DRC, Kenya and Somalia
Willingness to work in all or any of the following
countries Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan, DRC, Kenya and Somalia
·
Client orientated.
Client orientated.
·
Competent writing and oral communication skills.
Competent writing and oral communication skills.
·
Excellent analytical and organizational skills.
Excellent analytical and organizational skills.
·
Computer literate with experience of using
databases and spreadsheets.
Computer literate with experience of using
databases and spreadsheets.
·
Effective problem solving skills.
Effective problem solving skills.
·
Language
Requirements: Must be fluent in written and oral English.
Consultants with good understanding of written and oral French are encouraged
to apply
Language
Requirements: Must be fluent in written and oral English.
Consultants with good understanding of written and oral French are encouraged
to apply
Other
Information: The consultants will always be provided with transport, VISA,
accommodation and DSA while in the field and other countries.
Information: The consultants will always be provided with transport, VISA,
accommodation and DSA while in the field and other countries.
How
to Apply:
to Apply:
All interested
consultants should send their applications to the Chief Technical Officer,
Skills for Life Uganda at [email protected] or hand deliver to Skills for Life
Offices at Plot 83, Bukoto Street, Kamwokya, Kampala. Uganda
consultants should send their applications to the Chief Technical Officer,
Skills for Life Uganda at [email protected] or hand deliver to Skills for Life
Offices at Plot 83, Bukoto Street, Kamwokya, Kampala. Uganda
All applicants
should specify the classification category as indicated above and attach
application letter, current CV which reflects fields of expertise and a list of
previous assignments undertaken. Applicants should note that their CVs will
always be forwarded to prospective clients upon obtaining consent and
confirming availability of the consultant for the assignment.
should specify the classification category as indicated above and attach
application letter, current CV which reflects fields of expertise and a list of
previous assignments undertaken. Applicants should note that their CVs will
always be forwarded to prospective clients upon obtaining consent and
confirming availability of the consultant for the assignment.
Deadline:
31st January 2016
31st January 2016
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