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Job Title:   Market Systems Development Officer (2 NGO Jobs)  

Organisation: AVSI

Duty Station: Moroto, Uganda

About US:

AVSI is an international NGO with headquarters in Italy, which has been active in Uganda since 1984. Its current activities are focused in the areas of education, health, livelihoods, and protection, nutrition and refugee programs in Uganda.

About Programme:

AVSI Foundation with Financial Support from the Embassy of Ireland is implementing the Vocational Education and Skilling Programme (VESP), 2023 – 2027 in Karamoja with the aim of increasing gainful employment of youth in Karamoja. This programme builds on the first phase achievements of the Support to Skilling Uganda (SSU) project in Karamoja 2016-2020 as well as the 2021-2022 bridging programme.

Job Summary:   AVSI is seeking to recruit suitably qualified personnel for the position of Market Systems Development Officer to be responsible for planning, implementation and monitoring of market system development activities in coordination with MSD Advisor within the Karamoja region. Support private sector actors to design, test, and deliver a wide range of appropriate services that increase youth employment and self employment within the agricultural market system. Assist in developing capacity building materials for business, technical and financial capacities as well as participate in capacity building sessions.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Developing partnerships with private sector actors to design, test, and deliver a wide range of appropriate services that increase youth employment and self employment
• Assist in developing capacity building materials for business, technical and financial capacities as well as participate in capacity building sessions.
• Help execute related field activities to ensure that the programme results are achieved to the highest standard, and that project deliverables are completed as planned.
• Mobilize targeted youth to fully participate in the programme for sustainability.
• Establish and maintain good coordination and working relationships with subcounty and district leaders and local government departments, representing AVSI in coordination meetings and soliciting their participation in all activities where appropriate and as directed by the line manager;
• Ensure close coordination and sharing of information with relevant stakeholders such as local government departments, NGO’s and local authorities, as appropriate and advised by the line manager;
• Participate in the planning of learning and review meetings that bring private and public sector entities together to collectively review and discuss technology developments and innovation and to examine private sector approaches to household and community challenges that can be incubated through public sector incentives.
• Mentorship and coaching of partner staff involved in field level implementation in Market System Development to ensure all program activities are in line with market System Development approaches and principles / private sector models.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal candidate must hold a Degree in Marketing, Economics, Social Sciences, SWSA or related field.
• Relevant work experience in Education, and Livelihoods program implementation and working in a district setting
• A minimum of five years of experience working in NGO.
• Must be willing to reside in the respective districts.
• Knowledge of the local language will be of an added advantage
• Excellent command computer skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point
• Proven past experience and ability to engage with stakeholders mainly local government, OPM, UNHCR, Education service providers and CSOs is much desired

How to Apply:

All candidates should send a convincing cover letter, accompanied with an updated Curriculum Vitae (CV) indicating 3 work-related referees, plus copies of relevant certificates, should be addressed to: The Country Representative, AVSI Foundation, P.O. Box 6785, Kampala, Uganda and sent to hr.kampala@avsi.org, indicating the e-mail subject as “Application for a Market Systems Development Officer”.

Deadline: 20th December 2023 by 5.00 pm.

Please note that, only short-listed candidates will be contacted by AVSI

NB: AVSI Foundation is an equal opportunities employer and has a functional Safeguarding Policy by which all AVSI staff and Associates must abide.

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