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Organisation : Coopération Technique Belge
Site web : https://career012.successfactors.eu/career?company=C0000960484P&career_ns=job_listing_summary&navBarLevel=JOB_
Adresse email : humres@btcctb.org
Lieu de l'emploi : Kampala /
Type d'emploi : Contrat à durée déterminée
Type de contrat : Temps plein
Fonction : Expertise/recherche
Date de publication : 11/06/2017
Date limite : 27/06/2017
Profil
Master with international experience in Education projects
Description
In view of the further development of its activities BTC is currently looking for a (m/f):
International Skills Development Expert
UGANDA
Ref.: UGA/16/032-1
Location: Kampala (Uganda) with regular field visits
Duration of the contract: 17 months
Probable starting date: as soon as possible
Monthly salary package: (cat B417) between 5.186,32 euro and 7.380,88 euro (this includes the gross monthly salary and the expat benefits: hardship allowance and expat allowance). The salary is calculated, depending on the composition of the family and the number of years of relevant experience.
Project
The support to skilling Uganda (SSU) project is jointly implemented by Belgian Development Agency (BTC) and Ministry of Education and Sport (MoES) with kind support of the Belgium Government, EUTF and Irish Aid. SSU focuses on supporting 10 years’ BTVET strategic plan (2012-2021) geared towards a systemic transformation of comprehensive skills development for employment, enhanced productivity and growth in Uganda. The plan focuses on making skill development more relevant and demand driven by linking Business Technical Vocational and Training (BTVET) with the world of work.
EUTF-funded initiative, ‘Support Programme for Refugee Settlements and Host Communities in Northern Uganda (SPRS-NU) is being implemented in the Northern Uganda including Kiryandongo to enhance ‘livelihood and labour market relevant’ skills for youth, women and girls of the refugees and host communities in Northern Uganda, including Kiryandongo, through short and medium term Vocational Training and Entrepreneurship Support
As part of the Support to Skilling Uganda (SSU), SPRS-NU has two specific result areas:
Result 1: Increased access to quality skills development (training, entrepreneurial skills and start-up kits) for refugees and host communities (with a specific focus on youth, women and girls) in Northern Uganda, including Kiryandongo.
Result 2: Skills development in Northern Uganda is coordinated and aligned with the Skilling Uganda strategy.
Function
International Skills Development Expert will be recruited by BTC and presented to the MoESTS (Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Sports). S/he will be one of the members of the PMT (project management team) and will work on a full-time basis in coordination with the Support To Skilling Uganda (SSU) project coordinators and the Education Programme Manager.
Tasks
As technical expert, he/she:
- Must ensure, in close consultation and collaboration with the respective officers of OPM, EU and BTC the coordination between the different stakeholders, including other donor initiatives;
- Makes sure the strategy of the project is consistent and ensures a technically sound implementation of the project;
- Coaches the Project team.
- Supervises and evaluates the work of project team members;
- Oversees the planning and preparation phase of all components of the intervention;
- Provides direct technical support to all activities and brings a key contribution concerning BTVET policy and instruments, relevant to refugee context;
- Leads dialogue around BTVET with various stakeholders including implementers of livelihood, Income Generating Activities and education programmes in areas of implementation;
- Provides capacity building to providers of skills training relevant to refugee setting;
- Supports initiatives around green skills for the green economy;
- Co-Presents to the Project Steering Committee the state of progress of project activities;
- Organises, coordinates and supervises the implementation of project activities in accordance with the approved project work plans;
- Supervises financial management, accounting and timely compilation of quarterly progress reports and budgeted work plans for the following period for consideration by the project advisory committee (PAC);
- Contributes to the compilation of the project final report at the end of the project;
- Analyses and consolidates monitoring reports and prepares recommendations for the PAC;
- Prepares the contents and agenda of the PAC meetings;
- Is responsible for regular communication with BTC on the management and supervision of Project implementation;
- Ensures the capturing and integration of lessons learnt and experience drawn in the implementation of project activities;
- Ensures coordination and exchange of experiences between the project and other related interventions and activities;
- He/she is an authorized account-holder for the accounts.
Profile
Qualifications and required experience
- A university degree (minimum Master level) in Education / Social Sciences / Pedagogy / Development cooperation / Humanitarian work / Human resource management, together with at least 8 years’ experience in project management;
- Proven relevant experience in leading a team of professionals, in supervising staff and in coaching co-workers;
- Managed similar international cooperation projects by bilateral or multilateral donors;
- Proven and extensive experience in BTVET and skills training for vulnerable groups;
- Proven experience in federating different stakeholders of Education, BTVET sector and livelihood actors;
- Proven experience in green skills for the green economy will be an asset;
- Proven experience in implementing cross-cutting themes such as gender, HIV/AIDS will be an asset;
- Clear and concise writing skills and experience in preparing reports and other administrative and technical documents;
- Good communication, presentation and facilitation skills;
- Fluent in English;
- Able to work under stressful conditions with no objection to working overtime and undertaking field missions;
- Knowledge of the humanitarian context will be an asset.
Interested?
Please apply no later than June 28th 2017 through our website https://www.btcctb.org/content/jobs
If you have any additional questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at +32 (0)2/505 18 65.