Job Title: Program Innovations Coordinator
Organization: Village
Enterprise
Enterprise
Reports to: Director
of Innovations
of Innovations
Duty Station:
Uganda
Uganda
About US:
Village Enterprise
is an International non-governmental organization whose mission is to equip
people living in extreme poverty with the resources to create sustainable
businesses. Village Enterprise has made a strategic decision to direct its
poverty alleviation efforts on people living in extreme poverty in rural,
sub-Saharan Africa. Village Enterprise targets the poor, provides business
training, seed capital/startup funds and on-going mentoring to over 10,000 new
entrepreneurs to start 3,000 enterprises each years. Since its inception in
1987, Village Enterprise has started over 33,000 micro enterprises.
is an International non-governmental organization whose mission is to equip
people living in extreme poverty with the resources to create sustainable
businesses. Village Enterprise has made a strategic decision to direct its
poverty alleviation efforts on people living in extreme poverty in rural,
sub-Saharan Africa. Village Enterprise targets the poor, provides business
training, seed capital/startup funds and on-going mentoring to over 10,000 new
entrepreneurs to start 3,000 enterprises each years. Since its inception in
1987, Village Enterprise has started over 33,000 micro enterprises.
Job Summary: Village Enterprise is seeking a candidate who
is innovative, solution oriented and creative to support the Innovations Team
activities and objectives. The position holder areas of involvement include:
developing creative and innovative ideas around our Graduation Program; help in
development of pilots by applying the key stages of human centered design
Thinking (Ideation, Piloting and Implementation); capacity training for
Business Mentors and Field Coordinators and research and development of tools
and strategies to ensure that the organizations meets its goals.
is innovative, solution oriented and creative to support the Innovations Team
activities and objectives. The position holder areas of involvement include:
developing creative and innovative ideas around our Graduation Program; help in
development of pilots by applying the key stages of human centered design
Thinking (Ideation, Piloting and Implementation); capacity training for
Business Mentors and Field Coordinators and research and development of tools
and strategies to ensure that the organizations meets its goals.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Core Program
Support Responsibilities: 60%
Support Responsibilities: 60%
- Actively participate in designing, adaptation; coordinate
implementation, and appraise pilot projects by employing human centered
design thinking approaches - Work closely with the field team to coordinate and periodically
develop materials, plan and execute Business Mentor workshops - Coordinate with the help of the field team to guide Bi-weekly
meetings within the offices of mandate, by introducing creative materials
and making them more effective. - Support new projects, ongoing projects and calendar activities like
the Innovations Summit; on theme selection, planning and overall execution - Actively participate in developing materials, inviting external
resource persons that would be used to transfer knowledge and bridge
capacities of Business Mentors and Field coordinators - Participate in gathering of information and identifying sustainable
partnerships on Financial Inclusion, Value Chain Development, Market
Intelligence and linkages. - Write reports and develop presentations on ongoing projects, keep
the whole team informed and update the documents on the various storage
platforms like Google drive, and Box e.t.c. - Occasionally contribute to proposal development by keeping track of
funding opportunities for the innovations teamwork and pass such
opportunities to direct supervisor. - Assist in the development, assessment of standard operating tools
like the Business Development Kit, Mentoring Guides and any other that may
be introduced. - Participate in the development of training support materials like
picture codes, charts and any other visual or audio aids. o Any other
innovations work or program support work that may be assigned to you.
Innovations and
Cross-functionality Responsibilities: 40%
Cross-functionality Responsibilities: 40%
- Be an ardent ambassador and advocate on Innovations Teams work
internally and externally if and when given the opportunity. - Ensure synchronization of activities between the ACDs/RMs work plans
and the Innovations teams work by communicating work plans and planned
activities.
Communication
and coordination of work
and coordination of work
- Weekly check-ins withsupervisor (Plan and structure effective
One-on-one’s) o Provide information on work plan on Google Work Plan sheet
on a weekly basis. o Participate and contribute effectively during the
weekly Innovations T eam meetings o Prompt response to email
communications/ report deadlines and any follow-ups as may be requested
Team Work and
Interpersonal skills:
Interpersonal skills:
- Leverage on his/her interpersonal skills to ensure cohesiveness and
teamwork. - Coordinator will take the time to understand other Coordinator,
Manager’s and Director’s projects and actively provide insightful input. - The Coordinator thinks of how to improve synergies on the team and
improve workflow as a team
Management and
Leadership:
Leadership:
- The Coordinator manages competing tasks and deadlines with openness
and efficiency - The Coordinator manages his/her own projects, including tracking
their own deadlines and deliverables and executing next steps without
needing to be reminded or prompted. - Provides desired leadership and guidance, has personal initiative
and is self-driven towards achieving organizations goals.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should hold a university level degree preferably in
Project Management/Agronomy/Community Development or Business
Administration and Management - Previous experience working in the Livelihoods development field,
Value chains development, Market systems analysis, Market intelligence and
linkages or rural micro-finance is a plus. - The Innovations Coordinator should be a creative thinker with a
natural knack towards developing projects and works that address the goals
of the organization - Be a solution oriented individual, who is able to asses, analyze
situations and come up with well thought out solutions. - Detail oriented person, who strives to get in-depth understanding of
pilots and projects through application of Human Centered Design Thinking
methods.
How to Apply:
Please send your
resume and motivation letter as single file attachment, specifying how your
experience and qualifications are well suited for this role to
[email protected]
resume and motivation letter as single file attachment, specifying how your
experience and qualifications are well suited for this role to
[email protected]
Deadline: 31st July 2018
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