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• Be
  the main contact person for GIZ CAADP ATVET implementation-related issues
  in Uganda.
• Coordinate
  and manage the CAADP-ATVET project at country level
• Ensure
  regular dialogue and cooperation between the national ATVET partners (e.g.
  the ministries of agriculture, education and labour, steering committees,
  farmers’ and women’s associations, technical working groups, training
  service providers, agricultural training centres and private sector
  organizations and/or companies).
• Support
  and advise the ministerial partners in the development, review process
  and/or strengthening of the national agricultural investment plans (NAIPs)
  and on the development and implementation of national qualification
  framework (NQF) guidelines.
• Support
  national stakeholders in the establishment/ strengthening of national
  steering committees as well as technical networks on ATVET.
• Provide
  technical advice and involve the private sector in the development,
  up-scaling and/or revision of occupational standards (OS), curricula,
  training modules and learning and training material along the selected
  value chains, provide opportunities for Workplace Experience Learning
  (WEL) and develop a sustainable system for certification of ATVET
  measures, using gender-sensitive and competency based education and
  training (CBET) approaches.
• Develop
  and implement an approach for the training of trainers (ToT) for the
  implementation of the training measures in the agricultural training
  institutions (ATC) as well as for non-formal training approaches, coaching
  and mentorship tailored specifically to the needs of women and youth,
  based on the CBET approach.
• Support
  the capacity development of value chain industry players to play leading
  roles and participate in demand-driven industry-led skills training
  measures.
• Coordinate
  and implement the agreed annual work plans of the project in Uganda at
  policy and technical level and ensuring the implementation within the
  agreed timelines and budgets and with the administrative and financial GIZ
  support staff in the pilot countries.
• Identify
  suitable international and national consultants and coordinate their
  support to the project and prepare the terms of reference (ToR).

• Develop
  information material on ATVET approaches and lead the conduct tracer
  studies for sharing best practices through a knowledge management system
  (KMS) approach on regional and continental level with other partners and
  institutions and countries.
• Document
  the experiences and lessons learnt from the implementation of the project
  and ensure their scaling up at the national level, in the field of
  agricultural vocational training;
• Contribute
  to knowledge management, and promoting “local knowledge” at
  national and continental levels.
• Collaborate
  actively with relevant GIZ programme(s)
• Contribute
  to the ATVET Internal project M&E system as well as to the continental
  MIS system for the ATVET programmes linked directly to the NAIPs and other
  relevant National Development Planning Systems

• The
  applicant for the National Coordinator CAADP ATVET placement must hold an M.Sc.
  or other relevant qualification in agriculture, international development,
  education / pedagogy or any related sciences.
• Eight
  to ten years of professional experience in project management of which 5
  years are within a similar position as advertised.
• Knowledge
  and experience in agricultural policy advice, rural development and value
  chain (VC) approach.
• Knowledge
  on the market-oriented approach and experience in involving the
  agricultural private sector in developing Occupational Standards,
  curricula, modules and learning and teaching material to address Uganda’s
  labour-market needs.
• Knowledge
  on the corporate and dual-training system as well as on formal and
  non-formal training
• Knowledge
  and experience in the development and implementation of national
  qualification frameworks (NQFs) and national accreditation and quality
  assurance systems.
• Experience
  in developing gender-sensitive approaches, based on CBET, for the training
  of farmers, entrepreneurs, as well as trainers (ToT) and implementing it
  within and outside of the agricultural training institutions (ATC).
• Experience
  in African / developing countries working on regional programmes.
• Experience
  in working in / with international development cooperation
• knowledge
  of Pan-African institutions and the CAADP
• Strong
  leadership, managerial and networking skills within a multicultural
  environment.
• Excellent
  IT skills (Internet, Microsoft Office, email)
• Excellent
  oral and written communication abilities in English

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