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• Provide
  overall coordination of all programs under the Leadership Academy
  including scheduling and attending planning, evaluation meetings, social
  media coordination
• Develop
  comprehensive Academy programs and proposals to mobilize resources for its
  continuity
• Participate
  in the overall organisational design, planning, and execution of broad
  programs in relation to Leadership Academy
• Ensure
  timely submission of quarterly as well as all progressive reports related
  to the Leadership Academy activities to Donors
• Identify
  gaps in the leadership academy for which young people’s participation
  should focus for future planning processes to improve training delivery

• Develop
  and alumni engagement strategy
• Managing
  the leadership academy alumni activities, ensuring that such activity contributes
  to the UYONET strategic objectives
• Advising
  on, implementing, and evaluating the alumni engagement strategy for continued
  and enhanced alumni engagement
• Coordinating
  efforts to trace and re-trace former alumni’s.
• Helping
  to coordinate alumni events
• Working
  closely with the management committee to enhance existing and develop new
  channels of communication and engagement with alumni, including social
  media
• Managing
  alumni records and working with colleagues to ensure effective data management

• Liaise
  with programme, finance and M&E staff to collate relevant data and information
  for high quality narrative and financial reports
• Build
  the capacity of other UYONET staff to write reports
• Support
  on communications with potential donors for the leadership development in
  collaboration with the Executive Director
• Update
  and maintain donor management and reporting plan on a regular basis
• Work
  closely with the management team to contribute to annual, donor, activity and
  external reports.
• Work
  with Technical Adviser to create, develop and implement training tools, presenters,
  and processes for all training.
• Oversee
  the management of daily operations of training implementation including
  Hotel reservations, technical needs, food, etc.
• Collaborate
  with the Orientation and Welcome program teams to determine and prepare
  logistics, schedules, materials and specific training components for each
  program.
• Create
  and manage, supervise all work schedules for leadership participants .
• Develops
  and maintains liaisons with academy beneficiaries as needed to further the
  program’s goals

• Formulate
  a plan for the development and coordination and facilitation of an extensive
  leadership and training program beyond the leadership academy
• Develops
  leadership training materials and leads leadership training event
• Establishes
  contact and solicits interest from individuals interested in providing leadership
  for UYONET leadership programming.
• Develops
  a network of resource persons and organizations that can contribute expertise
  and participate in the ongoing leadership and training activities of the
  leadership development.
• Maintains
  currency in the field of leadership development and training and updates
  leadership training materials as needed.
• Researches
  and establishes a databank of leadership training resources that can serve
  as a Go-To resource for staff members and volunteers leading programs on
  leadership.
• Serves
  as an informational source of information regarding leadership development
  and training for UYONET and its wider network.

• Perform
  any other duty from time to time that may be assigned to him by the
  Executive Director
• Other
  duties as required. Occasionally working on weekends and holidays for
  which time off in lieu can be taken.

• The
  applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences,
  Development Studies or any
  related field of study
• Experience
  in leadership programming and certificate in leadership
• Broad
  knowledge and understanding of alumni needs and interests, and a creative
  approach to how these can be met
• Excellent
  interpersonal skills, including the ability to liaise with people at all
  levels, and of
  all ages and backgrounds
• Excellent
  written and oral communication skills, including report writing, and
  writing for and understanding of different audiences and sensitivity for
  different cultural contexts
• Excellent
  time management and organisational skills, with the ability to multitask
  and prioritise as required to deliver tasks on time
• Proficiency
  in the use of Microsoft Office software, including databases Desirable:
• Understands the leadership challenge in Uganda and passionate about
  solving this challenge
• Is knowledgeable in qualitative and
  quantitative techniques for measuring effectiveness and efficiency of
  training programs and in achieving established program goals.
• Demonstrates
  the ability to exercise sound judgment, identify problems and devise practical
  solutions for continuous improvement.
• Experience of working in a youthful,
  multi-cultural environment
• Knowledge of online social platforms for
  marketing and communications
• The
  individual must be results orientated, highly self-motivated and have
  demonstrated analytical skills.
• The
  successful candidate will thrive in a multi-cultural environment as part
  of a rapidly growing and developing organisation and be personally
  Committed to UYONET mission and values.

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