Job Title: Assistant Project Manager
Employer: National Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI)
Duty Station: Gayaza
Application Deadline: 30th December, 2013
Duties and responsibilities:
• Work as an assistant to the Project Manager to coordinate and manage the project
• Develop a detailed theory of change for the project
• Develop a learning agenda
• Develop project monitoring and implementation plan
• Develop tools to collect, analyze and report data
• Organize stakeholder engagement platforms
• Responsible for supervision of monitoring and evaluation activities
• Assist the project manager in formulation of work plans, budgets and frameworks for environmental and social safe guards, gender, capacity building, information and knowledge management
• Assist the project manager in organizing all project conferences, workshops and meetings within and outside the country
• Assist the project manager in preparing project reports (process and technical) and publications
Requirement:
• Masters Degree in management, development studies or business related field is required
• Training and working experience in project monitoring and evaluation is strongly required
• Strong strategic, quantitative and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated practical experience in project management
• Results oriented, with knowledge of data collection, survey design, sampling tools
• Good skills and experience in interpersonal, interdisciplinary, multi-stakeholder management
• Willingness to spend extra time to achieve results with minimum supervision
• Excellent computer, oral and written communication skills
• Past working experience with the M&E organizations/ institutions, with regional and international exposure
• Good command in English and major local languages in Uganda
• Young and dynamic candidates willing to undertake extensive travel are preferred
• Women with suitable qualifications are strongly encouraged to apply
How to Apply:
All applications should be addressed to:
The Director,
National Crops Resources Research Institute,
National Agricultural Research Organization,
P. O. Box, 7084, Kampala , Uganda
Telephone No: +256414573016
Gayaza – Zirobwe Road .
All applicants should endeavor to attach recent passport size photographs, Curriculum Vitae, certified copies of academic certificates and transcripts and indicate two competent referees with day time telephone contacts.
The closing date for submitting application is Friday, 30th December, 2013. Successful candidates will be expected to report for duty within a month after acceptance of appointment. Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply.
Only Ugandan nationals qualify for these positions. All applicants must indicate their day time telephone numbers and email contacts.
Only short listed candidates shall be contacted.