RUFORUM Career Vacancies – Manager, Training and Quality Assurance

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Organisation: Regional
Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Deputy Executive
Secretary
About ROFORUM:
Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture
(RUFORUM) was established in 2004 with vision to create a
vibrant agricultural sector linked to African universities, which can produce
high- performing graduates and high-quality research which is responsive to the
demands of Africa’s farmers for innovations; and able to generate sustainable
livelihoods and national economic development.
RUFORUM has established partnerships and operates with a consortium of
32 universities in eighteen countries in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa
to achieve its mission. The countries include Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique,
Ethiopia, Malawi, Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),
Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Sudan, South Sudan, South
Africa and Namibia.
Job Summary: The Manager
Training & Quality Assurance is to support the design and management of
RUFORUM training and education offered by RUFORUM.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities: 
  • Establish standards for service delivered
    by RUFORUM to its stakeholders.
  • Guarantee execution of corrective actions
    for improvement of services.
  • Supervise technical staff Identify
    training needs of universities in line with RUFORUM mission and strategic
    objectives
  • Design and manage RUFORUM training and
    education strategy Design, implement and follow-up of training plans with
    member universities and partner institutions
  • Identify opportunities and threats to the
    existing training initiatives including Curriculum reform and development
    Design and manage a quality assurance system for RUFORUM Track and
    maintain a database of training beneficiaries
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate should preferably hold
    a PhD required in relevant field of science, such as agriculture,
    biological or social sciences and/or environmental/natural resource
    sciences.
  • At least seven years’ teaching experience
    at university level, with excellent peer-reviewed publication record
  • Extensive knowledge and understanding of
    training needs and changing market demand for university graduates in the
    region
  • Excellent track record of facilitating
    professional development of university staff and other actors
  • Excellent computer skills
  • Willingness and ability for frequent and
    sustained travel.
  • Knowledge of other language (s),
    particularly French and Portuguese, is an advantage
How to Apply: 
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their
applications with detailed curriculum vitae, copies of certificates, transcripts,
names of three professional referees and the applicant’s telephone contact
should be sent electronically on-line in pdf form to:
Dama Consultants Limited 10th Floor Uganda House P.O. Box 3967 Kampala
Uganda
Tel: +256-414-235 944; +256-70-4843380 Email:
damaconsultantsltd@gmail.com
Deadline: 2nd June 2014.

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