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Position Title: Team Leader - Uganda Agricultural Markets Programme
Organization:Coffey International Development - UK,Uganda Jobs 2014,
Sectors:Programme & Resource Management, Agriculture
Primary Location:Uganda
Minimum Experience : From 10 years to 20 years
Job Type : Full-time Employment
Languages:English
Deadline:May 18, 2014
Brief Company Profile:
Coffey International Development is a global development consultancy
focused on making a difference by improving the lives of world communities. We
are the trusted advisers to many donor agencies, national governments, and
private sector organisations around the world. We come from all over the globe,
to create an organisation with approximately 1,350 people working in over 70
countries.
We are preparing for a DFID-funded project that aims to strengthen
agricultural value chains in Northern Uganda. We are seeking expressions of
interest for the position of Team Leader.
The Position
As the Team Leader your key account-abilities will include:
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Provide overall strategic
direction to the programme and assume responsibility for meeting programme
objectives.
·
Provide overall programme
management in Uganda overseeing all components of programme implementation.
·
Act as spokesperson for the
programme, and presenting its work.
·
Liaise with other active donors,
key stakeholders and relevant programmes within the region.
·
Ensure a focus on poverty
reduction remains central to the project strategy, activities, and
implementation.
·
Supervise the work of all long
and short-term staff and subcontractors.
·
Oversee key staff to ensure the
monitoring and evaluation of the overall programme and timely submission of
reports.
·
Develop and implement the
programme strategy, business plan and budget, while ensuring value for money
and delivery of results.
The Person
You will have a degree in a relevant field (Business, Agriculture,
Economics) and experience in managing complex large-scale donor funded
projects.
·
At least 15 years of professional
experience working in the private, public or development sector, at least 10 of
which focusing on market development and value-chain enhancement.
·
Experience in implementing agri-business
programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa;
·
Experience in working with value
chain and market systems approached, preferable Making Markets Work for the
Poor (M4P)
·
Experience working with DFID,
and/or other large international donors, and strong understanding of donor
requirements.
·
Strong team leadership, problem
solving skills and management experience.
·
Excellent communication skills,
including strong presentation, networking and facilitation skills.
·
Extensive experience delivering
against defined milestones and targets.
·
A good understanding of the
Ugandan context particularly agricultural context in Northern Uganda.
Mode of Application:
If you are qualified and interested in
please submit your resume in confidence by visiting the e-recruitment website HERE.
