Summary
Date Posted: Monday, December 11 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
DESIGNATION: INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER – 1 Position
DUTY STATION: MOROTO
DISTRICT OF WORK: MOROTO, NAKAPIRIPIRIT, KOTIDO, KABONG

ORGANIZATIONAL DESCRIPTION:
AVSI is an international NGO with headquarters in Italy, which has been active in Uganda since 1984. AVSI is a prominent provider of development and humanitarian assistance around the world and brings strong management and innovative strategies to programs in various sectors including; Health including disability and mental health, Food Security and Nutrition, Education including early childhood care and development, Protection including child protection, Livelihoods, Energy and Environment.

PROGRAMME BACKGROUND:
AVSI Foundation with Financial Support from the Embassy of Ireland is implementing the Vocational Education and Skilling Programme (VESP), 2023 – 2027 in Karamoja with the aim of increasing gainful employment of youth in Karamoja. This programme builds on the first phase achievements of the Support to Skilling Uganda (SSU) project in Karamoja 2016-2020 as well as the 2021-2022 bridging programme.

Specifically, the programme will strive to increase youth opportunities for employment; improve capacity of skilling and employment entities (VTIs, CSOs and Private sector) and contribute to supportive legal and policy environment for youth skilling and employment. The programme will target youth from the entire Karamoja region with specific focus on Moroto, Nakapiripiriti and Kotido Districts.

JOB PURPOSE
AVSI Foundation is seeking to recruit suitably qualified personnel for the position of an Institutional Development Officer to support the mentorship and training of VTIs and coordinate activities that promote the collaboration between the VTIs and private sector actors. He/ she will be responsible for training, mentoring the human resource of the vocational training institutes and enable the achievement of their vision and goals to becoming a center of excellence.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Identifying development needs through job analysis and cross-team consultation.
• Conduct and accompany targeted capacity building activities with the school management teams at school level in areas of support supervision inspection and monitoring.
Develop actions to strengthen multi-actor coordination, as well as planning, monitoring and inclusion of refugee needs and opportunities in all the education programs.
• Coordinate, implement and monitor trainings in the areas of management and leadership for school managers and district staff.
• Oversee the delivery of modules and a support package on participatory and accountable result-based and inclusive planning, budgeting and monitoring.
• Provide technical knowledge of institutional development in areas related to strategic planning, financial management, human resource management and asset management

JOB REQUIREMENTS:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Education or any other related field;
• Minimum of 5 years of management experience including at least three years at senior level.
• Considerable program development and management preferably in an international development setting;
• Extensive knowledge of Institutional/Organizational Development with experience as a management consultant.
• Proven leadership and people management skills;
• Excellent communication skills:
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills including the ability to negotiate and influence;
• Demonstrated facilitation skills, with training skills highly desirable; and
• Computer skills, including extensive experience using Microsoft Word and Excel Internet and e-mail skills required.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure
A convincing cover letter, accompanied with an updated Curriculum Vitae (CV) indicating 3 work-related referees, plus copies of relevant certificates, should be addressed to: The Country Representative, AVSI Foundation, P.O. Box 6785, Kampala, Uganda and sent to hr.kampala@avsi.org, indicating the e-mail subject as “Application for an Institutional Development Officer”.

The closing date for receipt of applications is Wednesday 20th December 2023 at
5.00 pm.

Please note that, only short-listed candidates will be contacted by AVSI

AVSI Foundation is an equal opportunities employer and has a functional
Safeguarding Policy by which all AVSI staff and Associates must abide


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