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Date Posted: Monday, September 25 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Job summary:
responsible for the building and leading a strong team that can facilitate and provide quality services to foreign and domestic investments to contribute to national development objective's and improve on Uganda's position in the case of doing business rankings.

Key Roles and responsibilities;
• Advising management about trends, issues, problems and activities in the investment environment in order to facilitate strategic decision making.
• Developing departmental plans, budgets and systems to facilitate quality services to potential investors in Uganda
• Liaising with all the necessary regulatory agencies to ensure smooth processes for the investors and ensuring improved ease of doing business ranking for Uganda
• Building competent, highly motivated and performing work teams
• Overseeing the implementation of the departmental work plans for business developments and facilitation Maintaining reliable data base on potential and actual foreign and domestic investment community Participating in strategy formulation and implementation regularly update the management on current trends in investment, key economic parameters(e.g. GDP growth, interest rates, inflation etc) and other international economic fundamentals Coordinating annual investor surveys and other data collection activities in liaison with the director investment promotion and business development 10. Monitoring and evaluation of organizational performance in line with set targets
• Supporting the director finance and administration to mobilize funds to enable implementation of the authority's mandates.
• Ensuring budgetary discipline by departmental staff Directing, supervising, developing and mentoring departmental staff
• Appraising departmental staff
• Preparing periodic performance reports of the department
• Executing any other undertakings as may be assigned to you by your supervisor.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• A master's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Management, Public Administration Economics, Business Computing, Business statistics, IT, Quantitative Economics and International Development from a recognized Institution. Bachelor's degree Business Administration, Development Economics, Business Computing. Business statistics, Information Technology, Humanities, Quantitative Economics and International Development from a recognized Institution. Atleast 10 years' work experience and 7 years experience in top senior management of which 4 year is with public sector institution.
• Proven experience with planning, implementation and coordination of business development operations
• Deep knowledge of the global and Ugandan business and investment environment
• Strong knowledge of business models under a spectrum of a given economic environment
• Research skills and application of data in understanding of international economics and financial markets
• Deep understanding of international capital flow systems
• Strong communication, networking and advocacy and negotiation skills
• Excellent customer care skills and knowledge and experience of modern management information systems
• Proven integrity
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated skills in stakeholder management
• Resource mobilization skills


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure

Qualified and interested candidates are required to apply by sending their applications with updated CVs and Certified Academic Documents not later than Thursday 12th October, 2023 to
The Director General,
Uganda Investment Authority,
Plot 1, Baskerville Avenue Kololo
Opposite City High School.
P.O Box 7418, Kampala.
Interested and qualified candidates are also encouraged to visit the following link http://www.ugandainvest.go.ug. 
Only Shortlisted Candidates will be contacted.

Note:
UIA accepts no liability for incomplete submission, late or misdirected transmission of applications
All academic qualifications will be subjected to verification by the issuing institution
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for interviews
• Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
Uganda Investment Authority is an equal opportunity employer
Deadline: 12 October, 2023.


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