Job
Title: Workforce Development Specialist
Title: Workforce Development Specialist
Organization: Management & Training Corporation (MTC)
Funding
Source: USAID
Source: USAID
Duty
Station: Kampala, Uganda
Station: Kampala, Uganda
About
MTC:
MTC:
Management & Training Corporation’s (MTC) innovative,
forward-thinking attitude and culture have helped tens of thousands of people
each year learn new academic, technical, and social skills to become more
employable and productive citizens. MTC seeks to implement the USAID-funded,
Uganda Youth Leadership in Agriculture Program.
forward-thinking attitude and culture have helped tens of thousands of people
each year learn new academic, technical, and social skills to become more
employable and productive citizens. MTC seeks to implement the USAID-funded,
Uganda Youth Leadership in Agriculture Program.
Job
Summary: The Workforce Development Specialist
will be responsible for conducting a nation-wide assessment of technical
training institutions (formal and informal), leveraging youth and private
sector involvement. The Institutional Development Specialist will analyze the
assessment results in order to develop a capacity building strategy for
identified training institutions serving the formal and informal employment
sectors.
Summary: The Workforce Development Specialist
will be responsible for conducting a nation-wide assessment of technical
training institutions (formal and informal), leveraging youth and private
sector involvement. The Institutional Development Specialist will analyze the
assessment results in order to develop a capacity building strategy for
identified training institutions serving the formal and informal employment
sectors.
Key
Duties and Responsibilities:
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Leading assessments and analyzing nationwide skills development
capacity and the capacity of workforce development training institutions; - Providing expertise in the development of skills building activities
for private sector and business actors; - In charge of upgrading local workforce institutions’ skills training
practices in agriculture and agribusiness (technical and cross cutting
skills) including development of curriculum, training methods, materials,
certification and related areas.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
Skills and Experience:
- All suitably qualified and interested candidates should possess a
Post graduate or equivalent qualification in relevant field of study
(Workforce development/TVET/Agriculture or Agribusiness), or an equivalent
combination of credentials, knowledge, skills, experience. - A minimum of five or more years’ experience working on similar or
related economic growth projects in developing country context; preferably
in Uganda. - Past exposure and experience as a team member or consultant
designing and implementing technical vocational projects, youth workforce
development projects, or entrepreneurship projects in a developing, or
transitioning country. Uganda experience preferred. - Working knowledge of various approaches to institutional capacity
building for the formal and informal sectors - Excellent English communication skills, both written and oral, and
be able to work under pressure with limited guidance.
How
to Apply:
to Apply:
All applicants should either Apply via the Online
Jobs Portal, Click
Here or send an updated CV to [email protected]. Only
applicants that include a resume or CV shall be considered.
Jobs Portal, Click
Here or send an updated CV to [email protected]. Only
applicants that include a resume or CV shall be considered.
Deadline:
13th February 2015
13th February 2015
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