The Ugandan Jobline

• Responsible for a portion of
  deliverables under STRYDE in Uganda, including specific outputs and
  outcomes as determined by country management;

• Maintain
  project work plan and activity budget;
• Ensure
  timeliness and quality of activity implementation;
• Actively
  participate in regular team meetings to track implementation progress and
  share relevant program and administrative data;
• Support
  the production of narrative reports;
• Ensure
  the delivery of technical training packages is of high quality, is
  appropriate to the local context, and is effectively reaching
  participants;
• Train
  youth trainers and facilitate training sessions, as needed;
• Collect
  relevant data for monitoring and evaluation purposes;
• Facilitate
  the mentoring of rural youth entrepreneurs to execute their business plans
  i.e. starting up and expanding their businesses.

• Supervise
  a team of youth trainers;
• Provide
  support to youth trainers;
• Establish
  and maintain strong working relationships with country management team;
• Establish
  and maintain strong working relationships with trainers, sub-contractors,
  government officials, other local stakeholders, and participants;
• Interface
  with other country, regional, and HQ staff, as appropriate;
• Ensure
  information is shared to the country project team;
• Share
  best practices and lessons learned with team members;
• Work
  with program staff to identify technical assistance needs at country
  levels;
• Understand,
  respect and promote TechnoServe’s values, vision, and strategy in the
  implementation of assigned duties.

• The
  applicant should preferably hold a Bachelor’s degree in a business
  related study area from recognized college or university. Post graduate
  Diploma or part qualification of a professional course is an added
  advantage.
• At least three years’ experience in a field directly related to agribusiness
  development, youth development, or entrepreneurship in Uganda is
  required.
• Previous
  experience working with International Non-governmental organization (INGO)
  or development agencies is an added advantage.
• Experience
  working remotely.

• Integrity
  and honesty: Is widely trusted; seen as a direct, truthful individual;
  presents truthful information in an appropriate and helpful manner; keeps
  confidences; admits mistakes; does not misrepresent himself or herself for
  personal gain.
• Team
  Work/ Relationships: Works co-operatively and flexibly with other members
  of the team with a full understanding of the role to be played as a team
  member and/or leader, to achieve a common goal. Ability to build and
  maintain effective relationships and networks.
• Learning
  attitude: Proactively takes advantage of opportunities to learn. Actively
  identifies new areas for learning; applies and shares new knowledge and
  skill appropriately.
• Diversity/Inclusiveness:
  Demonstrates an understanding and appreciation for diversity and
  supports diversity efforts. Interacts effectively with and inclusively
  with people of all races, cultures, ethnicities, backgrounds, religions,
  ages, and genders.
• Communication:
  Expresses ideas effectively in individual and group situations.
  Listens effectively; shares information, ideas and arguments; adjusts
  terminology, language and communication modes to the needs of the
  audience; ensures accurate understanding; acts in a way that facilitates
  open exchange of ideas and information; uses appropriate non-verbal
  communication.
• Decision
  making/Problem Solving: Is able to analyze situations, diagnose problems,
  identify the key issues, establish and evaluate alternative courses of
  action and produce a logical, practical and acceptable solution. Is
  able to make effective decisions on a day-to-day basis, taking ownership
  of decisions, demonstrating sound judgement in escalating issues where
  necessary.
• Results
  Oriented/ High Quality Deliverables: Stays focused on the efforts necessary
  to achieve quality results consistent with programmatic or departmental
  goals. Demonstrates the ability to achieve effective results; works
  persistently to overcome obstacles to goal achievement. Accomplishes tasks
  by considering all areas involved, no matter how small; showing concern
  for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks.
• Planning
  & Time Management: Establishes a course of action for self and/or
  others to accomplish a specific goal. Effectively plans, schedules, prioritizes
  and controls activities; identifies, integrates and orchestrates resources
  (people, material, information, budget, and/or time) to accomplish goals. Prioritizes
  work according to the program or department’s goals, not just own job
  responsibilities; manages own time effectively.
• Business
  Acumen: The ability to use information, ask the right questions and take
  decisions that make an impact on the overall business performance.
• Job Specific/Technical Competencies
  include:
• Partnership/Donor
  Management: program staff should understand and apply techniques to
  develop, maintain and manage business relationships with clients, donors
  and internal or external partners in order to implement and manage
  projects and/or identify new business.
• Financial
  & Resource Management: an important competency program staff
  must possess to enable them budget properly based on facts and change
  course when necessary, knowledge of finance to develop and manage budgets.
• Innovative
  Mindset: program staff should know how to ask questions and seeks
  out information from multiple sources, learn from mistakes, and see change
  as an opportunity.
• Analysis,
  Research, Report Writing: Experience in business planning and analysis,
  modeling for feasibility and execution. Able to analyze and express
  oneself clearly in business writing.

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