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Date Posted: Monday, September 05, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
QSSU-HFHU-YEBDS- Youth Entrepreneurship and Business Development Specialist (Consultant)
About This Job:
Q-Sourcing Limited trading as Q-Sourcing Servtec is a manpower management solutions firm operating in the East African Region in the countries of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and South Sudan.
On behalf of our client, Habitat For Humanity Uganda (HFHU), we are looking for a competent, skilled, and experienced Youth Entrepreneurship and Business development Specialist (consultant) to work in Uganda.

Job Purpose
The consulting Specialist, will ensure set up, operationalization and support of Youth Hubs in Uganda towards self-sustenance in line with Market Development principles and with HFHU’s strategic direction, as well as meet funding obligations.

Key roles and responsibilities
• Develop and maintain networks of local housing consultants and associates with skills in housing, private sector development, and monitoring and evaluation, and build partnerships with like-minded organizations with complementary skills and interests.
• Support the team in the design and implementation of a viable revenue model for their current and upcoming youth hub concepts
• Identify key stakeholders in setting up viable and self-sustaining Youth Hubs
• Identify key thematic focus for the existing and upcoming Youth Hubs and link them with appropriate stakeholders for support and scaling up
• Ensure training, upskilling of youth through the youth hubs and linking them to entrepreneurship and/or employment opportunities
• Track and report on key metrics per donor requirements and also linking results to key strategic performance metric set out by HFHU
• Lead the design and operationalisation of viable eco-housing/construction related youth hubs. Work with the team to review all proposals/concept notes developed so far, come up with a comprehensive fundable proposal (that incorporates sustainable business plan, and clear results chain)
• Based on all the reviews, develop and present to HFH ’s wider network a learning brief on Uganda’s youth economic empowerment interventions

Required competencies
• Demonstrated qualifications, interest and practice in entrepreneurship, private sector engagement, functioning of markets and opportunities for inclusive economic growth in the country or region of operations.
• At least a minimum of 10 years’ experience in the highlighted above
• Knowledge of affordable housing and challenges inherent in the country and/or professional experience working in the housing sector is a plus.
• Demonstration of practice and results in entrepreneurship and inclusive economic development
• Clear demonstration of multi-stakeholder engagement
• Demonstration and understating of the Technical Vocation landscape and operation in Uganda
• Understanding of the housing sector is an added advantage
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Fluency in English and a common local language spoken in rural Uganda
• Outstanding written and verbal English communication skills – in particular ability to write clear, succinct and engaging reports
• Facilitation skills, being able to articulate the participation of diverse stakeholders in the skills upskilling sector in a meaningful way.
• Excellent computer and information and communication technology skills
• Ability and aspiration to learn fast, be effective in a team and autonomously, and be challenged.
• Must be willing to travel to project locations around the country of operations and regionally
This consultancy is initially for 6 months

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 120

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
All candidates who meet the criteria outlined as above are encouraged to apply under the job vacancy “QSSU-HFHU-YEBDS- Youth Entrepreneurship and Business development Specialist”.
Click on the link below to apply:
https://qsourcingservtec.applytojob.com/apply/xzDNzxlsnl/QSSUHFHUYEBDS-Youth-Entrepreneurship-And-Business-Development-Specialist
Note:
Deadline for applications is not later than 05:00 pm, Friday September 9th 2022.
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

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