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• Participate
  in the implementation of labor market and tracer studies with the purpose
  of identifying economic sectors and related occupations that have the
  greatest potential for employment creation among the youth.
• Support
  in identification and engagement of institutions to offer Vocational
  training.
• Identify
  and select youths for Vocational skills training in the project areas.
• Play
  a leading role in providing support, guidance and advice on possible
  employment opportunities to TVET providers and TVET trainees.
• Lead
  facilitation of life planning skills training for vocational skills
  trainees (Pre and Post Vocational Life skills training).
• Identify
  occupational and skill set gaps which should be addressed in order to
  improve employment opportunities for youth with a focus on girls and
  disability within project areas.
• Gather
  and analyze beneficiary and community perspectives in relation to TVET
  support area.
• Prepare
  monthly, midterm and annual activity work plans.
• Monitor
  the progress of the TVET Project component against the indicators of the
  log frame.
• Organize
  and involve Community stakeholders in project implementation and
  monitoring.
• Contribute
  to the establishment of mentorship youth groups in the operational areas.
• Ensure
  that the project is implemented according to the LEAP guidelines and WV
  regulations.
• Prepare
  activity budgets as per budget allocation.
• Ensure
  proper and timely accountability of funds.
• Manage
  financial and asset resources used in line with policy guidelines.
• Provide
  accurate and timely variances explanations on over and under expenditures.
• Participate
  in the Baseline, Mid-term and End-term evaluations of the project.

• Co-ordinates
  activities within the TVET component of the project including partnership
  liaison.
• Follows
  up the project monitoring system, updates information concerning the
  progress of the project, periodically documents and reports the results of
  the activities
• Facilitates
  communication with different stakeholders.
• Observes
  topics directly related to the project through evaluation by the press,
  direct dialog, forum participation, public hearings, seminars, etc.
• Assists
  in the planning, coordination, and documentation of meetings, workshops,
  seminars and other activities of the project, focusing on the technical
  aspects.
• Actively
  contribute to enhanced awareness/reputation of technical and vocational education
  as a means to improve employment and income perspective of youth.
• Supports
  public relations pertaining to TVET project activities in the project.
• Supports
  short-term consultants and experts of the project to fulfill their tasks
  during their assignment nation.

• Facilitate
  networking with local government institutions and other partners within
  Kampala in planning and implementation of programs.
• Identify
  and nurture local partnerships with grassroots civil society
  organizations, Religious institutions and Local councils.
• Engage
  micro, small and medium enterprises, business associations/trade unions
  and cooperatives in the identification of occupations and occupational
  skill sets for potential employment opportunities for the youth.
• Identify
  specific private sector stakeholders who are prepared to identify and
  support potential self-employment opportunities for the young people
  within the project.
• Facilitate
  growth of strong grassroots movements on specific advocacy issues
  affecting youth employability within the project areas.
• Form
  and support community mentorship forums for further employability
  linkages.
• Support
  capacity building of TVET institutions to provide employment-assured
  trainings to all trainees.
• Support
  vocational graduates efforts in finding employment opportunities upon
  completion of vocational skills training.
• Strengthen
  the capacity of staff of TVET providers on business plan development and
  micro-entrepreneurship.
• Support
  graduates in preparing business plans for self-employment and applying for
  micro-finance loans.
• Support
  TVET graduates in the development of market value chains and product lines
  for internal and external markets.
• Work
  closely with internal departments, project partners and external stakeholders
  and ensure good working relations prevail.
• Represent
  World Vision at stakeholder meetings in the division and be a regular
  advocate on issues in the area of Health, Livelihoods, Education and Child
  Protection sectors.

• Review
  of monitoring reports from TVET providers and other partners and submit
  consolidated report to the project manager.
• Keenly
  monitor progress of programme/project interventions against plans within
  the Project.
• Submit
  monthly work plans and reports in the alignment with the project design.
• Supervise,
  monitor and evaluate internship/ apprenticeship activities in order to
  ensure that the interns and apprentices trainees receive quality training
  in terms of time, access and hands-on practical opportunities during the
  training activities.
• Document
  and share the most significant change stories of TVET beneficiaries.
• Produce
  timely reports on monitoring giving both quantitative and qualitative
  data/information measuring progress against set benchmarks/indicators;
  highlighting project achievements, constraints and key recommendations.
• Organize
  review, reflection and learning forum for Youths, Partners, community,
  local organizations and government to share best practices and success
  stories.
• Keenly
  monitor and document learnings on young people to young people Life skills
  mentoring

• Engage
  with internal departments and external partners to assess and address the
  existing child protection, Gender and Disability in the community using
  the existing referral pathway.
• Develop
  capacity building plan for TVET stakeholders in the project area on issues
  pertaining to Child Protection, Gender and Disability issues.
• Support
  advocacy to ensure Child Protection, Gender and Disability policy
  implementation.
• Conduct
  dialogue with relevant stakeholders to lobby for implementation of the
  existing laws.
• Support
  Inter-sectoral, Inter agency networking and coordination in developing
  Child protection programs and services.

• The
  ideal candidate for the World Vision Community Development Facilitator –
  TVET – UPLIFT Project job opportunity should hold a University degree in
  Social Sciences, Development Studies, Education or any relevant field.
• Three
  years’ experience working with communities facilitating development.
• Significant
  experience in implementing non-formal and formal Technical Vocational
  Education Trainings among urban youth populations highly required.
• Awareness
  of non-formal/formal financial environment, business operation conditions
  among urban youth.
• Prior
  experience in working with local youth organizations and businesses in the
  private sector.
• Strong
  theoretical and practical experience with DACUM process and coordinating
  Trainings.
• Prior
  knowledge and practical experience in organizing Worker’s PAS assessments.
• Familiarity
  with VSLA MIS, Training Needs Assessments and conducting Training of
  Trainers.
• Demonstrated
  high level technical and analytical skills.
• Excellent
  interpersonal skills for productively interacting with a range of
  organizations and stakeholders.
• Prior
  experience working in partnerships between international NGOs and local
  partners.
• Excellent
  oral and written English skills as well as good spoken Luganda.
• Must
  be highly reliable and independent.
• Ability
  to work with minimal supervision.
• Exhibits
  good Networking and advocacy skills.
• Ability
  to ride motorcycle with class ‘A’ riding license.

• Communicating
  information effectively.
• Practicing
  accountability & integrity.
• Influencing
  individuals and groups.
• Learning
  for growth and development.
• Practicing
  gender and cultural diversity.

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