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Program Officer Education, Access, Skilling & Training Jobs – Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM)
Job Title: Program Officer Education, Access, Skilling & Training
Organisation: Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Senior Program Officer: Systems Strengthening
About US:
The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), established by ten Vice Chancellors in 2004, is a consortium of universities in Africa. As of December 2022, membership stands at 170 universities in 40 countries. RUFORUM is registered as an International NGO (FORR78950) in Uganda and coordinated by a Secretariat hosted at Makerere University in Kampala. RUFORUM is registered as an International NGO (FORR78950) in Uganda and coordinated by a Secretariat hosted at Makerere University in Kampala. The organization evolved from its predecessor, the Forum on Agricultural Resource Husbandry (FORUM) program of the Rockefeller Foundation.
Job Summary: The Program Officer Education, Access, Skilling & Training will be based at the RUFORUM Secretariat. He/she will support the SPO System Strengthening in delivery of transformative education for the training of leaders and entrepreneurial graduates. The office bearer will lead the recruitment of program beneficiaries, provide support in implementation of the training programs, skills and talent development initiatives with especial focus on diversity and inclusion of under-represented demographies especially Refugees and Displaced Persons, and Persons with Disabilities/Differently Abled Persons (DAPs). Further, the Office holder will facilitate the enabling of career guidance solutions-online and offline as well as facilitate access to 21st century skills (i.e. personal skills and professional skills such as critical thinking, leadership, financial, digital skills etc.) to bring greater focus on skills for transformative and entrepreneurial graduates.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Master’s in education, computational sciences; mathematics, statistics, and biometry and related disciplines and PhD in similar disciplines will be an added advantage
- At least five years of working experience in teaching and training, and statistical analysis
- Peer reviewed publications and evidence of capacity to write for diverse audiences.
- Flexibility in working schedules and willingness to travel at short notice
How to Apply:
All candidates should send their applications with detailed curriculum vitae (in pdf form), certified copies of certificates, transcripts, names of three referees and the applicant’s daytime telephone contact should be sent online to our E-mail with the subject Appointment in RUFORUM followed by the Job title “Appointments in RUFORUM: state the post you are applying for”
Deadline: 7th June 2024
NB: Any form of canvassing will lead to disqualification. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
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