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• Working
  with Theme Leaders, Programme and Section Heads develops and
  conducts audits to identify training and career development needs and
  trends within Unit and work out the appropriate interventions to cover
  these gaps under the performance improvement plan for performance
  improvement included in the 5-year training and career development plan.
• Tasked with managing and ensuring the optimal and transparent use of any
  funding allocated for training and career development, and submits
  quarterly reports to management on expenditure.
• In
  charge of developing and managing a high quality structured
  researchers training programme which involves significant experience and
  exposure to international cutting edge research.
• Developing
  staff and postdoctoral career structure, which attracts, retains and develops
  the most outstanding potential researchers and support staff and develops
  leadership qualities.
• Working
  closely with Theme Leaders and Heads of programme, supports staff,
  particularly upcoming scientists, in developing their research grants
  applications.
• Working with respective supervisors,
  manages Continuing Professional Development for all staff across the
  respective programmes to ensure continuous updating of skills among staff.
• Work
  in liaison with the Theme leaders and Heads of programme, supports strategic
  and succession planning for the respective programmes particularly with
  regard to capacity building. Responsible
  for developing and managing networks and links with other research
  institutions including UVRI and academic institutions in Uganda and the
  region which act as points of recruitment, sources of expertise and
  collaboration and potential sites for the later development of careers for
  researchers trained in the unit.
• Working
  with the respective heads, identifies appropriate learning and development
  opportunities to include local and overseas trainings, workshops
  and conferences and oversees smooth processing of the required attendance
• Identifies
  and communicates appropriate training opportunities and scholarships
  including workshops, conferences and seminars both local and
  international.
• Develops
  and maintains training tracking including participation, costs, this
  includes managing the internal unit scholarship support programmes for
  Bachelors, MSc and PhD with the necessary bonding.
• Identifies
  and keeps track of the appropriate presentations to scientific
  seminar series.
• Ensures
  systematic monitoring and evaluation of training activities: documentation
  of events, records of participation, collection of feedback,
• implementation of lessons learned,
  soliciting and analysing outputs and outcomes.
• Identifies
  calls and writes, or participates in writing, training grants and
  proposals to attract additional training funds to support the core
  training budget.
• Prepares
  reports to Unit Management Committee, Scientific Advisory Committee
  Science and administrators meetings and to other relevant external
  stakeholders.

• The applicant must hold a Master’s degree
  in a scientific related field with a bias and experience in managing
  training & career development in a scientific / research environment.
• A minimum of four years’ experience in a
  training and career development capacity, preferably working as a Senior
  Training and Development Officer in a large scientific or research
  setting.
• A suitable candidate will also have
  gathered his/her working experience working in a scientific research
  setting with complex matrix set-up with diversified departments.
• Scientists who may not have the above
  experience but can demonstrate ability and interest in taking on this
  training and development role may also be considered.
• Proven and successful experience
  facilitating training campaigns through instructional design concepts,
  adult learning concepts, and technology. A suitable candidate will also
  have demonstrated successful experience leveraging technology in order to
  deliver training in new ways.
• Communication Skills:
  Communication skills are imperative for this position, firstly due to the
  leadership capacity; the clarity in which information and instructions are
  passed down from the Head of Training and Career Development to the junior
  personnel will be a great determinant of the performance of the
  department.
• Possess exceptional communication skills
  for drawing training materials and reports intended for senior training
  and career development management. These materials and reports must be
  clear, concise, engaging, unambiguous, and convincing.
• MS Office: A candidate for this
  position must be highly proficient in the use of Ms Word, Ms Excel, and
  PowerPoint, all necessary for the creation of visually and verbally
  engaging training materials and reports for senior training and
  development management and key stakeholders.
• Analytical Skills: A candidate
  for this position will have the ability to identify performance
  improvement opportunities and gaps, conduct analyses, and develop
  solutions that will deliver the desired results through training programs.
  The candidate will also need to have knowledge of instructional
  methodologies, progression theory, learning evaluation models, and various
  delivery methods.
• Interpersonal Skills: A
  candidate for this position must be a strategic and creative thinker,
  he/she will be detail and result oriented, be open and welcoming to
  change, be comfortable working in group settings, be self-motivated
  working under minimal supervision, have an ability to handle multiple projects
  and meet tight deadlines, and demonstrate composure under stress and in
  times of uncertainty.
• Leadership/People Skills: The
  candidate for this position must demonstrate an ability to develop strong
  relationships with others and leverage those relationships across the
  business by influencing management to take up training programs that
  ultimately influence the overall performance of the unit.

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