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 Job Title:    Deputy Attaché for
International Cooperation

Organisation: Embassy
of Belgium in Kampala

Duty Station:  Kampala,
Uganda

Monthly Gross Salary: UGX 5.212.890 /=

About US:

The Embassy of
Belgium in Kampala is the diplomat mission of The Kingdom of the Belgium.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

·       
Close
monitoring of and reporting on focus sectors of the Belgian development
cooperation;

·       
Active participation
in sectoral development partner groups and multi-stakeholder coordination
mechanisms, including organizing meetings, events, studies and contributing to
sectoral policy dialogue and advocacy;

·       
Liaising
with the implementing actors and partners of the Belgian development
cooperation and humanitarian aid (Enabel, universities, NGOs, multilateral
organizations) and organizing / conducting field visits to their operations.
Promoting their implementation of Belgium’s development policy priorities, liaising
with relevant stakeholders and preparing analytical progress reports.

·       
Follow-up
and reporting on the humanitarian and refugees situation in Uganda, as well as
South Sudan, and contributing to strengthening the humanitarian – development –
peace nexus;

·       
Providing
input in the preparation of new programmes and the positioning of Belgium’s

·       
external
action in Uganda, as well as analyzing and advising on the proposals submitted
by implementing actors as well as on draft policy notes based on your specific
knowledge of the Ugandan development context;

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The
ideal candidate for the Embassy of Belgium in Kampala Deputy Attaché for
International Cooperation job placement should hold a postgraduate university
degree (master’s) in rural development, sociology, political science, public
health, education, law or other relevant area;

·       
At least
two years of relevant work experience;

·       
In-depth
knowledge of the Ugandan development context;

·       
Oral and
written fluency in English;

·       
Strong
analytical skills;

·       
Proficient
user of Microsoft Office applications.

Advantages

·       
Knowledge
of French and/or Dutch;

·       
Knowledge
of the context of South-Sudan;

·       
Public
communications skills and expertise (including on social media);

·       
Knowledge
of and experience with the different actors of the Belgian development
cooperation and humanitarian aid.

How to Apply:

All interested
candidates should send their CV together with a motivation letter demonstrating
how they meet each criteria of the desired profile to rosemary.sevume@diplobel.fed.be
by 8 March 2021. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified and invited to
take part in the subsequent steps of the selection process (tests, interviews,
background check). The selected candidate needs to be legally allowed to work
in Uganda (Ugandan national or foreign national in the possession of a work
permit)

Deadline: 8^th March 2021

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