VACANCY – COUNTRY DIRECTOR – UGANDA

VACANCY – COUNTRY DIRECTOR – UGANDA

Are you passionate about economic empowerment and possess great leadership expertise and experience? Bring your experience, skills and passion to help build businesses that increase prosperity in some of the poorest parts of the world.

General Information

TechnoServe is an international, non-profit economic development organisation founded in 1968 with the belief that a competitive private sector is an essential foundation for economic growth and poverty reduction and durable development assistance is rooted in market-based solutions. In keeping with this belief, TechnoServe’s mission is to work with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses and industries. In order to execute this mission, TechnoServe undertakes technical assistance, demonstration and facilitative projects to increase key capacities of individuals and businesses, strengthen the transparency and function of labour, capital and product markets, and develop a more conducive environment for scalability of emerging industries.

Primary Purpose

The Country Director’s role is to lead and manage TechnoServe’s operations in Uganda to achieve sustainable economic development in a cost effective manner. This includes:

•    Strategy: Strategically select areas of work, partnerships and methodologies that most effectively contribute to poverty reduction, and assure excellence of implementation through total quality management and evidence-based decision-making

•    Leadership: Develop, inspire and enable a team of Ugandan and international professionals to deliver high quality results. Effectively manage human resources, finance and back office functions to optimize cost-effectiveness

•    Fundraising: Secure funding to sustain and grow TechnoServe’s contribution to the economic development of Uganda.