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Job Title:    Junior Associates (60 Graduate Trainee No Experience Job Positions)

Organization:  Challenges
Capital Uganda Limited

Duty Station:  Kampala,
Uganda

About US:

The Challenges Group
is a family of companies committed to a more prosperous world. We are an
international development consultancy that specialises in working with small
and medium-sized enterprises, offering effective and impactful business
solutions. Since 1999, we have worked with governments, businesses and agencies
in both the public and private sectors, delivering operational and advisory
services. We have a long list of current clients and an even longer list of
successes. Our network of consultants, experts and partners is unrivalled.

About Youth to Work:

Youth to Work is the
flagship employability programme within Futuremakers by Standard Chartered, the
Bank’s global initiative to tackle inequality and promote greater economic
inclusion for young people in local communities. The programme is funded by the
Standard Chartered Foundation (SCF) and delivered by Challenges Worldwide to
support young professionals become catalysts for positive change in business
and community across Kampala.

The objective of the
Youth to Work programme is to position and equip young people with skills and
opportunities to create economic and employment changes across the economy for
sustainable and measurable impact.

Job Summary:  The Junior Associates will be trained in key
accredited business, consultancy and employability skills and will be placed in
small and growing businesses (SGBs) to provide on-site business development,
growth, and resilience support co-created with the enterprise top management.
In addition, young people will be equipped with key skills for employment
and/or entrepreneurship that will be used to support the wider ecosystem, other
young people, and their communities.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: The following eligibility criteria apply to
all young professionals seeking to participate in the programme.

·        
Be 21-30
years of age or (21-35 for persons with disability).

·        
Hold a
relevant university degree OR have a sound understanding of finance for
business, demonstrated through previous work experience

·        
Interest
in small business development and entrepreneurship

·        
Excellent
communication, critical thinking and problem-solving skills

·        
Competent
in the use of Microsoft Office packages especially Excel and Word).

·        
Previous
internships and voluntary work experience are an added advantage

·        
Ability
to travel to training and work placement in Kampala. (successful candidates
based outside Kampala will have to find accommodation within Kampala at own
cost)

·        
Ability
to commit to a 5-month full-time placement (January – May 2021) and 2-week
training

·        
Must be
fluent in both written and verbal English.

How to Apply:

All candidates
should download this application form, Click Here
and return it to youthtowork@thechallengesgroup.com

Answer all questions
to the best of your knowledge, incomplete forms will not be considered. Please
attach your CV (2 pages maximum) and any relevant academic documents to this application
when submitting. Rename all documents submitted with your full name.

Deadline: 18th October 2020 by midnight

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