Deputy Director Research and Planning Job Placement – Uganda Investment Authority (UIA)
Job Title: Deputy Director Research and Planning
Organisation: Uganda Investment Authority (UIA)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Director One Stop Centre
About US:
Uganda Investment Authority (UIA), a statutory agency is mandated to initiate and support measures that enhance investment in Uganda and to advise Government on appropriate policies conducive for investment promotion and growth in the country.
Job Summary: The Deputy Director Research and Planning will be responsible for collection and analysis of data for input into annual/quarterly Investment Abstracts, Investor and stakeholders’ perception reports project conversion rates, survey reports, policy formulation and other investment related research. Also responsible for corporate planning and development of organizational strategy and work plans to guide the authority in Investment Promotion Strategies.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Corporate Planning and development of organizational strategy and work plan to guide the authority in Investment Promotion Strategies
- Ensuring Monitoring and Evaluation of organizational performance in line with the set targets.
- Ensuring the development of Electronic based tools for surveys.
- Supervision of collection and analysis of data and preparation of Annual/Quarterly Investment Abstracts.
- Supervising the carrying out of surveys and preparation of reports on Project/Investment conversion rates.
- Overseeing the collection and analysis of data on Investor Satisfaction Survey of the one Stop Centre services and generating Annual/Quarterly reports.
- Overseeing the collection and analysis of data for investor and stakeholder perception of UIA services and preparation of reports for these surveys.
- Interpreting the macro and micro economic concepts in relation with performance of private businesses in Uganda.
- Keeping track of global movement of Investment Capital.
- Overseeing the compilation and analysis of data on Macro and Micro Economic Indicators from Bank of Uganda, Uganda Bureau of Statistics, Partners, Ministry of Finance, Planning & Economic Development and other Government departments.
- Managing an electronic-based system for sharing of publications in the library/resource centre.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) Deputy Director Research and Planning job opportunity must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Quantitative Economics, Statistics, Economics or related discipline
- A Master’s degree in Economics, Statistics or Financial Management
- Seven years of work experience and five years’ experience at senior management level
- Survey design, data analysis and report writing skills
- Computer literacy, including knowledge of basic research/ data analysis package
- Ability to organize library information into sector data
- Deep knowledge of the global and Ugandan business and investment environment with strong experience of developing and managing Industrial Parks
- Knowledge of the global and Ugandan business and investment environment
- Capacity to formulate relevant electronic based tools for data collection and analysis
- Ability to relate macro and micro economic concepts with performance of private businesses in Uganda.
- Computer literacy, including knowledge of basic research/ data analysis package
- Ability to organize library information into sector data
- Proficiency in Microsoft office suite
How to Apply:
All candidates are encouraged to send their applications with typed detailed CVs, copies of transcripts and certificates together with the applicant’s telephone contact, names, addresses and telephone numbers of three referees and send to:
The Executive Director,
Uganda Investment Authority
2nd Floor, TWED, Plaza, Lumumba Avenue
P.O. Box 7418, Kampala, Uganda
Deadline: 21st May 2018
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