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Job Title ⇒ Investment Officer/Livestock Sector
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Organisation ⇒ Private Sector Foundation Uganda PSFU
Project Name ⇒ Young Africa Works in Uganda enhancing Lead Firm Structure
for Youth Employment
Duty Station ⇒ Kampala, Uganda
About US ⇒
The Private Sector Foundation Uganda PSFU Uganda's apex body for the private
sector is collaborating with the MasterCard Foundation MCF to co-implement
Young Africa Works in Uganda - Enhancing Lead Firm Structure for Youth
Employment Program. The Intervention's ultimate goal is to create dignified
and fulfilling work for young women and men and contribute to the effort to
lifting Ugandans out of poverty. The intervention focuses on creating,
maintaining and sustaining growth in job markets through strengthening the
capacity of actors to efficiently produce and sell their goods and services in
expanded markets, developing new diversified financing mechanisms as well as
growing the capacity of business leaders and their support service providers
to manage and expand their enterprises. This transformative intervention will
also transition Micro Enterprises to Small Enterprises. PSFU wishes to recruit
capable, experienced and passionate Ugandan for the position of Investment
Specialist/Finance.
Job Summary ⇒ Under the overall responsibility of the Project Director, the
Investment Officer/Livestock IO/Livestock will receive technical support
from Investment Specialist IS to implement the project's activities and work
on building linkages with Lead Firms, SMEs and project beneficiaries. He/she
will be responsible for implementing the rules of engagement including the
requisite preparations that MSMEs & Lead Firms will require to qualify for
financing by the partners and the assessment of processes. The IO/ Livestock
will also work with the IS/Livestock to spearhead the project's Livestock
related capacity building activities. He/she will document the ability of
prospective recipients to receive, perform and achieve the objectives of the
project awards in accordance with PSFU and MCF rules, regulations and cost
principles. The IO/Livestock will report to the Project Director and be guided
and supported by the IS.
Key Duties and Responsibilities ⇒
⇗ Support the provision of the overall livestock expertise and review
suggested capacity building activities and BDS to enable beneficiaries qualify
for LFS support.
⇗ Support activities leading to the review for approval by the Steering
Committee the eligible firms the project may support for funding;
⇗ Support the project's partnership activities with livestock partners in the
project; and in this respect work with the livestock sector partners to
implement systems for how and on what terms firms and livestock sector
partners will interrelate;
⇗ Offer support in securing the needed information to monitor the utilisation
of resources received by firms from the project and ensure their proper
application;
⇗ In collaboration with the project Business Environment team, identify,
process and support the preparation of position papers needed to engage policy
makers to address challenges encountered in the financing MSMEs in Uganda
⇗ Support complementary project implementation monitoring, evaluation and
learning efforts.


Qualifications, Skills and Experience ⇒
⇗ The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Animal sciences, Zoology,
Fisheries and Aquaculture, Agricultural economics or other related field.
⇗ At least three years of relevant experience in the Livestock sector
particularly in the areas of Livestock product/business development, livestock
MSME financing/lending operations or portfolio performance monitoring.
Demonstrated experience in BDS facilitation to beneficiaries will be an added
advantage.
⇗ An appreciation of the workings of the Uganda economic/finance/trade
policies as well as a good understanding of private sector operations and
concerns;
⇗ Overall knowledge of the economic and market environment in which the
private sector is operating, including the wider East African region;
⇗ A good understanding of private sector development issues and appreciation
of the role the private sector can play in economic development;
⇗ An appreciation/understanding of the extent and effects of youth
unemployment; and of the social especially gender and youth dimensions of
development;
⇗ Good interpersonal skills with experience in networking with different
partners including those in the private sector and a local community level;
⇗ Experience working with private sector organisations or in international
and donor organisations with implementation of participatory projects;
⇗ Demonstrated written, analytical, presentation, reporting and computing
skills and familiarity with modern communication systems internet, worldwide
web, email etc.;
⇗ Ability to work unsupervised and under tight schedules;
⇗ Ability and readiness to work in a multicultural and multi-disciplinary
environment;
⇗ A good command of the English language.
Desirable Attributes
⇗ A passion for youth - men and women;
⇗ A commitment to the protection of youth and children.
How to Apply ⇒
All candidates should send their applications online to hr@psfuganda.org.ug
Executive Director
Private Sector Foundation Uganda
Plot 43 Nakasero Hill Road
P. O. Box 7683, Kampala. Uganda
Deadline 25 th February 2021

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