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Job Title:       Investment
Executive/Business Development

Organization: Uganda
Investment Authority (UIA)

Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda

Reports to: Senior
Investment Executive/Business Development

About US:

Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) was set up under the
Investment Code 1991 and amended in 2019 as a statutory agency mandated to
initiate and support measures that enhance investment in Uganda and to advise
Government on appropriate policies conducive for investment promotion and
growth.

Job Summary:  The Investment Executive/Business Development
is mainly responsible for generating comprehensive investor market information
required to identify, target and promote investment into the country.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

·       
Preparing profiles on assigned economic sectors
for investment.

·       
Contributing to preparation of project
profiles/proposals for the attention of potential investors

·       
Collecting market information on the internet
and profiling potential source markets for FDI and local investment.

·       
Identifying and evaluating potential investors

·       
Working closely with colleagues in the relevant
divisions to ensure seamless coordination of all the investment promotion and
facilitation services delivered by the Authority

·       
Preparing periodic situational and performance
reports

·       
Executing any other undertakings as may be
assigned by the supervisor

Key Results Areas:

·       
Quality information on sector, project and
market profiles prepared and disseminated

·       
Foreign investors attracted to bring increasing
FDI into Uganda

·       
Local investors attracted to invest in the
country

·       
Officer’s team work ethic recognized and
appreciated

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The applicant should hold a Bachelor’s degree in
Business, Economics or Marketing.

·       
Two years of experience in business development
and marketing

·       
A well-demonstrated entrepreneurial spirit

·       
Deep knowledge of the global and Ugandan
business and investment environment

·       
Strong team building, communication and
interpersonal relations skills

·       
Proven integrity and wise judgment

·       
Computer literacy

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send
their applications with comprehensive CVs, copies of certificates and/or
testimonials together with the applicant’s telephone contact, names, addresses
and telephone numbers of three referees to be delivered to;

The Ag. Director General

Uganda Investment Authority

P.O. Box 7418, Kampala.

Note:

·       
This is strictly a three year contract- non-
renewable.

·       
UIA accepts no liability for incomplete
submission, late or misdirected transmission of applications

·       
All academic qualifications will be subjected to
verification by the issuing institution

·       
Only short listed applicants will be contacted
for interviews

·       
Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic
disqualification.

·       
Uganda Investment Authority is an equal opportunity
employer

Deadline: 14^th
February 2020.

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