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Business Consultant to Support Social Enterprises in Uganda
Position Title:Business Consultant to Support Social Enterprises in Uganda
Duty Station:Uganda, Africa
Organization:The Great Generation
Employment Type:Full Time Permanent
Job Type: Voluntary
Category: Project Management , Business Development
Sectors : International Development
Job Reference : 21BIZ - 2015
THE OBJECTIVE WE WANT TO SHARE
The Great Generation is managing 21Biz: a consultancy project for
community-based organisations in Uganda who are seeking to use a business
approach to achieve their long sustainability and independence from
international financial aid. Your business skills and experience can help to
solve their problems and take them a step closer to successfully tackling
poverty.
The Ugandan Challenge - 24% of the population in Uganda lives on less than
$2 per day. Many of the local
organisations focused on tackling this issue are stranded by the
unpredictability of international aid & donations, and are looking to take
the matter in their own hands by starting social business ventures. They want
to generate their own resources, and at the same time bring improved household
income for their communities by creating employment opportunities. They lack
skills, business know-how and market knowledge to build and sustain success:
achieve significant results. But what
they do have is motivation and a desire to change lives.
JOB DESCRIPTION
4th - 19th July, 2015 - a group of senior professionals, graduates and business
school students will design and run a project for five local organisations from
Kampala, Uganda. These organisations
come from the poorest areas in the city, in a country that is one of the
poorest in the world, and work hard to look after the poorest and most
vulnerable in the community. They focus on health, education, social support
and income generation for individuals living under extreme conditions and
affected by HIV/AIDSA, tuberculosis, malnutrition and other conditions caused
by severe poverty. So what will the programme look to achieve?
The need - In the community-based organisations, the development of a range
of management skills are a priority. Precisely what is needed will depend on
the individual organisation and will range from basic financial and data
management through to identifying business opportunities and marketing
strategies that can succeed in the particular context. Your job is to work
conjointly with the organisation’s staff, to combine your business sense and
their local knowledge. After the “game plan” has been defined collaboratively,
you will help to implement it and to put steps in place to enable staff to take
it forward once you have left.
Training - You will be prepared for your two weeks in Uganda by a Project
Leader from The Great Generation who is a former ground consultant, knows the
Ugandan reality well and is a senior business leader. You might be required to
attend preparatory sessions and to make an input to plans prior to the project.
Please note that remote attendance is an option.
Learning - One of the most important aspects of the project will be giving
local people the inspiration and knowledge to add to what is already a high
level of motivation; through workshops and training sessions the project will
aim to create a shared learning experience, information exchange and skills
training.
On-the-Ground - After an initial briefing about culture and life in Uganda
participants will head into the communities they will be working with.To kick
things of there will be a three day forum with all participating local
organizations to meet, learn, identify recurrent issues and define capacity
priorities. The next few days will give opportunity to observe and engage with
the work the organisations do, meet patients and members of the communities and
thus the ultimate beneficiaries of the project. You are free to explore, visit
or travel at the weekend.
Monday of the second week will see the group working directly with the
community-based organisations and the individuals they support, collaborating
as a multi-skilled team to implement the capacity needed for each business to
move forward: a week of learning, renewed motivation, new tools and skills, and
equipped to build thriving livelihoods.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
The Great Generation is a social enterprise committed to solving the issues
of communities living in tough economic and social conditions, and at the same
time offering professionals the opportunity to develop themselves through the
donation of their time and skills. You will have a chance to:
·
Work alongside and network with
professionals from different countries and backgrounds
·
Employ your skills in an
unexpected context and outside your comfort zone
·
Acquire new ones by practicing
and interacting with the local staff: communication, flexibility and others
·
Get to know a emerging economy
reality, and understand why large corporations are ever more interested in
investing
·
Enjoy an intense personal
development period
Future success - Uganda needs more more skilled and prepared professionals
to grow it's economy. Be part of that
growth.
LOGISTICS
Your contribution before the ground project can be done remotely, and will
amount to 5-8 days distributed along a period of 4 months. You will be asked to
fundraise for your project participation and to pay for your flights.
Accommodation: basic, clean, safe
Meals: provided
On-the-Ground Transport: provided
The client is happy to conduct telephone interviews for overseas
candidates.
Mode of application:
Apply Online:
To apply to this position please click the link below and follow the
application instructions below.
This job is suitable for a recent graduate.
