Project Officer – Entrepreneurship Trainer job at Ibanda University

Ibanda University

Project Officer – Entrepreneurship Trainer job Post

Location: Jobs in Uganda 2022 - 2023

Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day

Salary: UGX

No. of vacancies: 01

Deadline: 15 October 2022

Hiring Organization: Ibanda University

Job Details:

Project Officer – Entrepreneurship Trainer
Ref ET I (one position)

Duties and responsibilities.
In a collaborative partnership with project partners and under the supervision of Ibanda University (IU) the project Officer -entrepreneurship trainer is responsible for facilitating training programmes of the 50,000-youth expected under the project. This role will ensure the YiDAMs Livestock Extension Workers and Youth filed assistants as well as CBF (village Agents, Community Animal Health Workers and Milk Collection Points Aggregators) have the capacity, confidence and expertise to deliver an inclusive dairy value chain.

Duties and responsibilities.
• The trainer will facilitate entrepreneurship training course to the staff and project participants.
• The trainer will be involved in development of training modules provide by the project.
• The trainer will be provided with training materials and be encouraged to adopt the format and content of the entrepreneurship sessions, as she/he sees fit and based on their knowledgeable experience to achieve the project objectives.
• Follow up and track youth under apprenticeship and link them to employment opportunities.
• Provides direct level technical support to project teams.
• Builds the capacity of project field staff on enterprise development, business incubation and management
• Mentor new staff on enterprise development approaches.
• Organize and train Trainer of Trainers programme for the project, both staff and community resource person.
• Together with the Enterprise Development Coordinators, support the establishment, expansion and management of Incubation centers.
• Reporting on a weekly and monthly basis regarding the progress of the entrepreneurship.
• Developing training and activities work plans.
• Data collection, which includes baseline surveys, progress assessments, and impact assessments.
• Perform such related duties as may be assigned.
• Knowledge / Experience, Qualification/skills, and Abilities Required.

Qualification
Master’s degree in agribusiness, livestock management related courses, business administration. Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture, business administration, agriculture economics, agribusiness, micro-finance and related fields with post graduate qualification in a related field.

Knowledge and experience
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in the field of entrepreneurship.
• Must demonstrate proficiency in the word processing, presentations, excel etc.
• Good experience in staff capacity building in enterprise development, business incubation, management and acceleration.
• Understanding of youth skilling and programming and supporting linkages to private sector at project and at community level.
• There need for experience in service layering and ability to identify quality markets.
• Experience of preparing, monitoring and managing budgets and work plans
• Staff Management experience

Skills/Abilities
• Full and deep understanding of all technical aspects of the Ripple Effect programme
• Strong people management ability
• Numerate
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Report writing skills
• Team player
• Skills is computer applications such as word, excel, outlook and PowerPoint
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong networking skills.
• Able to participate on a practical level with government and other development partners

Application procedure

Interested applicants must submit the following by 15th October 2022.
Cover letter
Full Curriculum Vitae
Copies of certified academic certificates and transcripts, current day telephone and e-mail address.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Applications should be addressed to.
The University Secretary,
Ibanda University,
P.O.BOX,35.
Ibanda.
Uganda.