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• Manage our inaugural African project intended to demonstrate
  innovative, scalable and sustainable pathways for social and economic
  self-sustainability for Ugandan orphans and rural people
• Drive and shape the project in a way that leads to supporting our
  mission, assessing investment opportunities and partnerships to ensure
  strategic and budget alignment
• Steward relationships with existing grantees and intermediaries,
  ensuring that grantees have the resources, financial and otherwise, they
  need to succeed in meeting their goals
• Oversee the project budget, anticipating implications with changing
  scenarios
• Evaluate ongoing program strategies, results, and metrics, and
  proactively make recommendations for strengthening the impact of the
  portfolio while also contributing to the internal team’s ongoing learning
  and evaluation efforts
• Support program staff and oversee their work, manage the day to day
  human resource issues

• Serve as a leader in this space, driving and collaborating on
  national strategies with a wide range of leaders spanning corporate,
  government, education and non-profit sectors
• Cultivate cross-sector partnerships with business leaders,
  policy-makers, other NGOs
• Develop deep, transformative relationships with STEM education and
  research leaders; building strong relationships with external partners in
  the education and research sectors are key to the long-term success of this
  initiative
• Form a long-term Uganda Advisory Board, charged with providing
  strategic guidance to the Foundation; the Advisory Board will convene
  regularly, be integrated with CherYsh’s work, and act as advisors and
  advocates for CherYsh’s programs

• Lead and contribute to the national discourse on topics related to
  modern power, data science and education representing CherYsh with the
  highest level of professionalism, connecting with external partners, at
  conferences and events, and through the work of the project portfolio
• Communicate the strategies, learning, and impact of CherYsh
  initiatives in grant making and management activities, and through
  strategy papers, impact reports, and other written materials for internal
  and external stakeholders (e.g., Board of Directors, Executive Director,
  etc.) to drive internal initiatives and contribute to the international
  discourse
• Advance the narrative about the Modern Power strategy by working
  with senior leadership and other team members, including preparing talking
  points, briefing materials, strategic presentations and recommendations on
  salient program issues, strategies, and other relevant topics
• Disrupt current systems with innovations to foster lasting results,
  utilizing tools such as digital platforms and multi-sector partnerships
• Be the face of Uganda and present the program to external parties
  such as government, parastatals, donors, and others.

• The applicants must hold an advanced degree (Master’s level or
  higher) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Bio-Medical
  Engineering, Medicine or Public Health.
• The applicant must be a truly extraordinary professional with 3+
  years of work experience and ideally a demonstrated passion for
  international development.
• This is an extremely competitive posting for a business/
  management-style position.
• Mission-driven individual that can 100% align with the company
  values in putting communities first.
• Strong general management skills and ability to manage a wide range
  of scientific topics across different stakeholders.
• Experience in implementing financial efficiency measures strongly
  preferred.
• Proven track record of leading and guiding teams to make high-level
  decisions in an effective manner (Please include 2-3 examples in your
  application of when and how you have lead and guided high-level decisions)
• Strong leadership experience and ability to lead a team in setting a
  vision, annual strategy and goals and hold everyone accountable to it.
• Willingness to commit to living in Jinja or Kampala.
• Ugandans strongly encouraged to apply.

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