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• Manage the planning and implementing
  activities for the roll out of the support to the regional BTVET
  stakeholders and their private sector stakeholders:
• Actively contribute to the quality
  assurance and technical guidance of the pilot Skills Development Fund in
  Karamoja;
• Implement additional technical activities
  assigned to him/her according to the joint team planning;
• Support the design and implementation of
  skills development by focusing on

• Tasked with upgrading instructors of the
  selected BTVET institutions technically and pedagogically (in service
  training);
• Developing work-based learning (WBL)
  schemes as well as its modalities and build the capacities of both
  employers and training institutions in its implementation;
• Setting up the “Production Unit” approach
  in the through capacity building and coaching;
• Introducing certification for short term
  courses (such as the workers’ PAS in the training and assessment offer of
  UGAPRIVI and its partners) in the Karamoja region;

• Support the setting up of a BTVET
  knowledge sharing platform for BTVET stakeholders & BMO’s at regional
  level;
• Oversee the monitoring of progress towards
  business plans of the selected BTVET partners (including tracer studies
  and supervision), as well as the implementation of the training and other
  investments financed by the Skills Development Fund (SDF)
• The jobholder will compile (monthly and)
  quarterly progress and activity reports, and share with the Project
  Management Team (PMT) and the international intervention field manager;
• Actively contribute to the compilation of
  the project final report at the end of the project.

• Develop a capacity building strategy for
  the local (decentralized) partners of the intervention, and supervise
  these activities
• Tasked with the preparation of different
  Capacity Building instruments (guidelines, manual, grant agreements
• Works closely with the support to the
  development of HR intervention
• Liaise with other donors and technical
  partners in BTVET
• Liaise with the national office,
• Coach the Karamoja-staff officers in any
  Capacity Building activities.
• Provide guidance and instruments and
  facilitate M&E
• Contribute to the development of a PPP
  strategy on the local level
• Preparation of manuals and guidelines on
  PPP in BTVET
• Provide expertise to regional Skills
  Councils
• Coordinate working groups

• Set-up of the baseline and of the
  data-gathering methodology for thn baseline
• Gather M&E data and compile M&E
  reports.

• The applicant must hold a Masters /Degree
  in Social Sciences, Education, Economics, Business Administration
• At least seven years of professional
  experience in development work,
• At least four years’ experience in working
  for a bilateral or multilateral agency;
• Relevant experience in the TVET sector,
  expert in PPP, M& E and or/ Capacity building
• Extensive knowledge of and experience in
  project management.
• Extensive knowledge of and experience in
  project management;
• Previous exposure and experience in
  facilitating the cooperation between BTVET  institutions and private
  sector stakeholders would be an advantage;
• Previous experience working with/in the
  private sector would be an advantage,
• Experience working for a bilateral or
  multilateral agency would bo HI advantage;
• Experience working with refugees would be
  an advantage;
• Soft skills such as teamwork, and ability
  to work autonomously;
• ICT skills in word, excel, power point and
  internet;
• Ability to work under stressful conditions
  and having no objection to working overtime.
• Fluent in English, with excellent
  reporting skills;

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