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Job Title:   Program Assistant TVETs and Industrial Linkages

Organisation: Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Technology Development and Transfer officer

About Organisation:

The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), established by ten Vice Chancellors in 2004, is a consortium of universities in Africa. As of December 2022, membership stands at 170 universities in 40 countries. RUFORUM is registered as an International NGO (FORR78950) in Uganda and coordinated by a Secretariat hosted at Makerere University in Kampala. RUFORUM is registered as an International NGO (FORR78950) in Uganda and coordinated by a Secretariat hosted at Makerere University in Kampala. The organization evolved from its predecessor, the Forum on Agricultural Resource Husbandry (FORUM) program of the Rockefeller Foundation.

Job Summary:   The Program Assistant TVETs and Industrial Linkages will be based at the RUFORUM Secretariat. He/she will support the Technology Development and Transfer officer in overseeing RUFORUM’s initiatives to enhance Universities-TVETs engagements, Youth skills development, out of school youth training and mutual learning among institutions as well as nurturing linkages between training providers and industry to ensure adequate and relevant skills development for effective transitions to jobs, and work, and the contribution of young people to development especially in last mile delivery.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Streamlining TVET engagement,  youth  skills  training  and  University-TVET  engagement  into RUFORUM programs.
• Provide technical support to RUFORUM’s Skilling & Engagement for Community Development team for the development of a relevant, effective, well-aligned TVET strategy and other strategies.
• Provide technical support to university teams and stakeholders especially YSLOs to define TVET approaches and interventions for the benefit of TVET students and excluded populations especially RDPs and PWDS
• Serve as focal point for RUFORUM engagement in TVET work, joint projects, research, initiatives and events, and participate in relevant TVET fora, including with the TVET steering groups, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Support academia-industry linkages to   promote  technology-transfer, commercialization  activities, student placements, collaborative teaching & research.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Masters’ degree in education, TVET studies, and related disciplines.
• At least 3 years demonstrable working experience.
• Field experience in education and training program implementation and coordination.
• Experience designing, managing or implementing TVET programming; knowledge of models, key partners, standards and monitoring systems.
• Experience communicating and working in multi-stakeholder groups for the purpose of planning, coordination and strategy development.

How to Apply:

Applications with detailed curriculum vitae (in pdf form), copies of certificates, transcripts, names of three referees and the applicant’s Address; daytime telephone contact should be sent online to our E-mail with the subject: Appointments in RUFORUM followed by the Job title “Appointments in RUFORUM: state the post you are applying for”

Email address: jobs@ruforum.org

Any form of canvassing will lead to disqualification. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Deadline:  30th August 2024

Note: Applications will continue to be received and considered until the right candidate is identified

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