Summary
Date Posted: 25th February 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time , Currency: Ush

JOB DETAILS:
Youth Encouragement Services (YES) and Welthungerhilfe have been implementing a project named “Amaani Rwenzori !” in Fort Portal since September 2015. YES is a Ugandan NGO which has been in existence and operational since 2004. Welthungerhilfe is an International German NGO which has been cooperating with YES since 2011. Amaani Rwenzori! is a Youth Development Centre & Social Business which empowers the region’s vulnerable youth through work-based non-formal vocational training combined with life skills and entrepreneurship; after which training process, the participants are assessed and issued the nationally recognized certificate known as the Worker’s PAS by the Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT). Amaani Rwenzori ! is part of the Skill-Up! program of Welthungerhilfe. Now, the two Partner Organizations seek to recruit suitably qualified individuals for the said project to occupy the offices listed here below:
Deputy Project Manager:
Responsibilities/Duties
• Initiate and support planning & strategy development in the two project components of: skills development and social business
• Take lead in coordinating implementation of developed strategies, render corresponding supervision and produce coherent reports
• Together with the Project Manager, provide leadership to the teams in skills development and in social business units of pottery, fashion, beauty services, coffee & craft shop etc.
• Take lead in partner & stakeholder management, coordination, liaising and networking
• Support in fundraising through writing concept notes and proposals in response to eligible funding calls among other fundraising strategies
• Plan, conduct and document meetings and workshops
• Support in marketing of the Youth Development Centre and Social Business
• Represent the interests of Amaani Rwenzori in all relevant fora including “Skill Up!” workshops (this may necessitate travelling outside Uganda at least once a year)
• Perform other relevant administrative and organizational development roles commensurate with the said office
Qualifications, work experience and related attributes:
• Possession of a University Degree in Organizational Development/Management, Public Administration, Social Sciences and other relevant management field is desired
• A minimum of 6 years (with at least 4 years spent in “mid-level” management of development projects) of working experience with an INGO/NGO and/or private organization with social purpose
• The ideal candidate must be dynamic, articulate, innovative, reliable, a team player and passionate about youth and development issues.
• Should possess well developed interpersonal, communication, analytical and adequate leadership skills
• Post graduate qualifications in the management field are an added advantage and so is working knowledge of Runyoro/Rutooro to ease communication with the youth, apprentices, alumni, parents and trainers who are unable to express themselves in English
• Be adept in computer (inclusive of MS Office packages) and internet use

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Job application procedure
Interested candidates meeting the provided requirements should strictly submit – by e-mail amaanirwenzori@gmail.com their application together with a curriculum vitae inclusive of 3 professional referees in no more than 5 pages in a single word or pdf format file. NB: No copies of certificates are required at this stage.
Deadline: Tuesday, 5th of March 2019
Amaani Rwenzori is located along Kanywankoko Road in Kitumba, East Division, Fort Portal Municipality, Kabarole District.