Job Title: Skills and Capacity Building
Officer
Officer
Organisation: Welthungerhilfe
(WHH)
(WHH)
Duty Station: Kampala
and Fort Portal, Uganda
and Fort Portal, Uganda
About US:
Welthungerhilfe
(WHH), founded in 1962, is today one of the biggest Non-Governmental Aid and
development agencies in Germany. We campaign against worldwide hunger and for
sustainable food and nutrition security by promoting site-appropriate farming,
establishing access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene, improving
healthcare and education for people living in rural areas as well as promoting
skills development for youth.
(WHH), founded in 1962, is today one of the biggest Non-Governmental Aid and
development agencies in Germany. We campaign against worldwide hunger and for
sustainable food and nutrition security by promoting site-appropriate farming,
establishing access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene, improving
healthcare and education for people living in rural areas as well as promoting
skills development for youth.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Guides local partner organizations on all skills development related
issues - Supports curriculum development and training processes
- Monitors life skills, entrepreneurship and technical skills training
and skills upgrading processes - Advises local partner organizations on internship and job placements
for trainees - Coordinates and exchanges with relevant actors in the vocational
skills training sector at regional and national level - Ensures alignment of the project implementation with the Ugandan
country strategy of Welthungerhilfe in the Skills Development sector - Expands Welthungerhilfe network with relevant stakeholders from
civil society, government and development partners within the Skills
Development sector - Represents Welthungerhilfe at sector related working groups on
national level
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Welthungerhilfe (WHH) Skills and
Capacity Building Officer job placement should preferably hold a
Bachelor’s / MSc in Education or Social Sciences - Skills Development context
- A minimum of five years of proven experience of Skills Development
project implementation, preferably with international organizations - Proven knowledge in non-formal vocational skills training (planning,
organizing, advising and monitoring) - Proven experience in working with partner organizations
- Experience to work with the private sector
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong working knowledge in English (spoken and written)
- Capacity to multi task and coordinate activities under pressure in
urban and rural areas respectively - Knowledge of MEAL is an added advantage
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified and interested applicants should submit via email their application letters and detailed Curriculum Vitae (max. 3 pages) containing contact details
and telephone numbers of work related reference persons to; [email protected].
Files should be submitted in single email with standard file types like MS Word
(.doc) and Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) and should not exceed 2MB.
qualified and interested applicants should submit via email their application letters and detailed Curriculum Vitae (max. 3 pages) containing contact details
and telephone numbers of work related reference persons to; [email protected].
Files should be submitted in single email with standard file types like MS Word
(.doc) and Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) and should not exceed 2MB.
NB: Please
indicate the position for which you are applying in the subject line of your
E-mail.
indicate the position for which you are applying in the subject line of your
E-mail.
Kindly note that
only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
Deadline: 3rd January 2019
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