Project Director Job Placement – Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU)
Organisation: Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU)
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.
Job Summary: The Project Director will head the Project Unit with responsibility for management of the intervention in close consultation with stakeholders and partners. The Project Director will provide required technical and administrative support to coordinate and implement activities. He/she will ensure effective management of the Intervention and any co-funding resources through close contacts and guidance of the PSFU Deputy Executive Director and the MCF Country team. The Project Director will report to and be guided and supported by the Project Committee (PC), which will provide policy and technical guidance to achieving goals, ensuring cost effectiveness and reaching scale.
The Project Director has the responsibility to ensure the effective and efficient day to day implementation of the intervention under the overall guidance and supervision of the Deputy Executive Director who is responsible for YAW(U) Strategy Anchor role at PSFU. The Project Director will ensure the functioning of the intervention from beginning to the end including intervention inception activities, annual and quarterly planning and reporting, and implementation of activities, reviews and sharing.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Master’s degree or higher in economics, business management/administration, international economics, project management, or related field from a reputable University;
- At least 10 years’ working experience in project management including in a private sector setting with demonstrated experience in BDS facilitation to beneficiaries, coordination of partners (multiple actors) and business environment/ policy related engagement and advocacy.
- Strong management skills including ability to provide strategic guidance and technical oversight; build strong teams, mentor staff, develop work plans, and manage budgets and expenditures;
- Experience working with or in international and donor organizations with implementation of participatory Interventions
- Effective communication skills anchored in an excellent command of spoken and written English.
- The applicants should be passionate young professional Ugandans with strong understanding of the private sector issues (national, regional and global)
- A passion for youth employment- men and women;
- Desire for learning and use of information for adaptation and action.
- Flexible, team player and passionate about private sector
- A commitment to the protection of youth and children
How to Apply:
All candidates should send their completed application letters supported by CVs and academic certificates showing the position applied for in the right hand corner should be addressed and hand delivered to the address below;
The Executive Director
Private Sector Foundation Uganda
Plot 43 Nakasero l Road
- O. Box 7683 Kampala – Uganda
Deadline: 9th December 2019 by 5.00pm