The Ugandan Jobline

• Liaise with UNDP, UN Women, relevant government partners, donors to
  discuss and finalize strategic priorities for IELD Uganda programme
• Organize regular coordination meetings with partner agencies and
  provide technical input
• Develop and finalize the country framework document after
  incorporating feedback from implementing partners.
• Provide support in identifying and developing a pipeline of
  investment projects
• Prepare project briefs to support the process of identification of
  gender sensitive and commercially viable investment projects
• Prepare background documents to support UNCDF technical advisor for
  providing targeted technical investment support services to project
  sponsors, with special emphasis to the needs of women entrepreneurs and
  gender sensitive enterprises.
• Support the establishment of co-financing relationships with debt
  providers and equity investors, nurture relationships and manage
  activities needed to secure co-financing of investments with careful
  emphasis on unlocking finance to women led enterprises or gender sensitive
  businesses;
• Prepare and facilitate technical missions for investment projects
  validation and pipeline development including preparing reports on such
  missions

• Coordinate tasks and assist three agencies to ensure quality control
  during the programme implementation process.
• Support country team in developing high quality reporting and
  monitoring systems
• Support country team in putting together knowledge products, lessons
  learned and best practices from the field

• Provide research and analytical support to the UNCDF technical
  advisor in building partnerships with the UN Agencies, IFI’s, government
  institutions, bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors, private sector, civil
  society in the specific thematic area
• Prepare a mapping document based on analysis of possible areas of
  cooperation with key donors and identification of mutual areas of
  interests.
• Preparing a portfolio of partners including research institutions,
  UN agencies and other relevant organizations to undertake research on
  women’s economic empowerment and local development financing.

• The ideal candidate for the United Nations Capital Development Fund
  (UNCDF) Programme Coordinator job placement should a Master’s Degree or
  equivalent in Economics, International Relations, Gender and Women
  Studies, Social Sciences or related field with a focus on gender equality
  and women’s economic empowerment.
• Five years of relevant experience at the national or international
  level in programme development and policy-related work
• Experience working on gender equality and women’s economic
  empowerment and poverty reduction, (5 years)
• Experience working on economic development and financing as well as
  hands-on experience in designing and monitoring development projects. (3
  years)
• Experience in drafting donor proposals, communication materials a
  must. (3 years)
• Language: Fluency
  and excellent analytical writing skills in English. Second official UN
  language an asset.

• Demonstrating/safeguarding ethics and integrity;
• Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment;
• Acting as a team player and facilitating team work;
• Facilitating and encouraging open communication, communicating
  effectively with team members and partners;
• Technical knowledge to contribute to mainstreaming of gender
  equality and empowerment of women in the programmatic and policy work of
  UNCDF;
• Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others.

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