Organization: Tufts University
Funding Source: USAID Resilience Learning Project
Duty Station: Uganda
About US:
Tufts
University is a private research university located in Medford, in the U.S.
state of Massachusetts. The university is organized into ten schools, including
two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in
Massachusetts and the French Alps. The university emphasizes active citizenship
and public service in all of its disciplines and is known for its internationalism and
study abroad programs.
University is a private research university located in Medford, in the U.S.
state of Massachusetts. The university is organized into ten schools, including
two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in
Massachusetts and the French Alps. The university emphasizes active citizenship
and public service in all of its disciplines and is known for its internationalism and
study abroad programs.
About USAID Project:
Under
the USAID Resilience Learning Project, Tufts University has been awarded a new
task order to set up the Karamoja Resilience Support Unit (KRSU) to provide
learning and policy support to the Karamoja Development Partner Group (KDPG) in
Uganda.
the USAID Resilience Learning Project, Tufts University has been awarded a new
task order to set up the Karamoja Resilience Support Unit (KRSU) to provide
learning and policy support to the Karamoja Development Partner Group (KDPG) in
Uganda.
Job Summary: The Senior Resilience Advisor will provide
technical support and guidance for all KRSU learning activities and make
recommendations for and lead in the development of resilience strategies and
programs for the KDPG.
technical support and guidance for all KRSU learning activities and make
recommendations for and lead in the development of resilience strategies and
programs for the KDPG.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide day-today technical support to
mission and KPDG on resilience strategies, technical coordination, good
practice and policy, including full participation in KPDG and mission
events - Selected technical and mentoring support to
the Government of Uganda (GOU) - The incumbent will support or lead impact
assessments, reviews and policy analysis - Collaborative reviews of USAID, KDPG and GOU
resilience activities in Karamoja and the region; develop report(s) and briefing
papers from the reviews - Identify good practice in resilience
programming and work with USAID and the KDPG to incorporate these into
their programing strategies including the 2016 Country Development and
Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) - Oversee the process of Identifying livelihood
risk profiles to inform the design and targeting of resilience
interventions - Work closely with GOU and KDPG and advise on
how to better coordinate investments and programming and align these with
the GOU and the Country Programming Paper. - Support the KDPG and GOU to make better use of
evidence in designing policies, strategies or programs - Support the KRSU and KDPG to identify
priority research and learning needs and design studies, training and
learning events to address these; including the preparation of Terms of
Reference and Scopes of Work.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate should preferably hold a Master’s
degree in developments studies or related field. Possession of a PhD in
relevant discipline such as animal production systems, animal health,
livestock marketing, rangeland sciences or social sciences with a specific
focus on pastoralist areas is preferred - A minimum of twenty years’ experience working
in a technical capacity in the pastoralist areas of the Horn of Africa.
This could include working in a technical capacity for a research or
development organization or government Ministry. - Demonstrated analysis and report writing
skills - Demonstrated experience in research design
and implementation - Excellent presentation skills
- Specific work or research experience in the
Karamoja region is desired - Past exposure and experience in policy
processes and policy analysis is an added advantage - Proficiency in spoken Ngakaramojong highly
desirable - Preference will be given to qualified Ugandan
candidates
How to Apply:
All
candidates who wish to join Tufts University in the aforementioned capacity are
encouraged to Apply Online by visiting Link below.
candidates who wish to join Tufts University in the aforementioned capacity are
encouraged to Apply Online by visiting Link below.
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