Non-profit Careers - Volunteer Agricultural and Aquacultural Innovation Programmes Manager at Nobeah Foundation ~ Ugandan Jobline Jobs

Organization: Nobeah

Foundation

The Nobeah

Foundation is the not-for-profit counterpart of Nobeah Technologies Ltd.,a

technology company focusing on technology with deep potential for social impact

as well as the strong growth prospects required for sustainability. The

innovative technology developed by Nobeah Technologies Ltd. targets

transformative change, aiming to dramatically impact areas such as literacy,

and health care. The Nobeah Foundation’s Agricultural and Aquacultural

Innovation Programme delivers a combination of innovative business models and

technology with the intention of radically increasing viable employment

opportunities for a wide sector of individuals from the informal sector to

professions, from the long-term unemployed to interns and entrepreneurs.

Job Summary:  The Agricultural and Aquacultural Innovation

Programmes Manager will be responsible for establishing donor, public, and

private partnerships with Nobeah’s job creation and economic development

initiatives. This entails conducting outreach to both government and donor

organizations to identify and negotiate new opportunities for partnership, then

negotiating and monitoring contractual partnership obligations, milestones and

deliverables. The incumbent will also be responsible for guiding and

implementing programme initiatives and managing the release of the Nobeah

products related to these initiatives, conducting research and staying current

on the job markets in various sectors to contribute an understanding of market

trends to planned projects.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

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Support in identifying government or donor

programmes that provide funding or other incentives that could increase the

impact of Nobeah’s own programmes and assist the fundraising team in pursuing

grant funding.

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Establish and maintain effective working

relationships with government and donor organization officials, legislators,

Nobeah Foundation staff and the general public.

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Assists in negotiating and administering contracts,

grants, and cooperative agreements with national, county, community and donor

organizations.

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Actively monitors national and county legislation relating

to economic development.

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Identify opportunities for economic development and

job creation initiatives by developing partnerships with the community and by

working with existing businesses to identify ways for them to scale and create

jobs through the faster hiring and more efficient management suggested by

Nobeah’s advanced work management methodology.

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Acts as a key liaison for technical and financial

resources between public and private sectors for the purpose of building

capacity and partnerships with the goals of exporting local made Nobeah

products overseas.

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Provide credible expert feedback before public

bodies (city, county, legislative, etc.) on behalf of the programme on topics

relating to his/her specialty or expertise. Act as a representative of the

programme in stakeholder meetings, and maintain existing project stakeholders

and partners. Propose strategy to achieve goals and objectives of the programme

to senior management.

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Prepare, oversee, and manage the programme budget.

·        
Actively gacilitate and monitor the outcomes of

programme participants to establish sustainability and identify programme

development opportunities. Assess results for continuous improvement.

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Manage the delivery of all programme aspects,

including overall planning, development and administration as well as develop,

implement and administer program-based seminars, workshops or training sessions

on Nobeah’s related programmes and conduct selected training as required.

·        
Plans, coordinates and evaluates public relations

activities designed to promote and create awareness of programmes.

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Provides input where requested on development and

implementation of policies enhancing economic development.

·        
Provide leadership, coaching and supervision to

program staff.

Qualifications, Skills and

Experience: 

·        
The applicants for the Agricultural and Aquacultural

Innovation Programmes Manager should hold a Bachelor’s Degree.

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The candidate must speak at least one local

language, in addition to being fluent in English both verbally and in writing.

·        
The candidate must also have a network of contacts

in the country to facilitate any required work there.

·        
Past experience in managing economic or community

development programs and experience in business development and with startup

businesses.

·        
Detailed knowledge and understanding of the needs

and priorities of business and industry including knowledge or experience of

national and county labor markets, and the application of labor market

information as well as related research and statistical techniques, with the

ability to work as an effective liaison between private organizations and

government.

·        
Working knowledge or experience of program planning

and management.

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Demonstrated leadership and ability to develop human

relations.

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Ability to serve as effective and collaborative team

member, working independently and meeting deadlines while prioritizing and

managing multiple projects concurrently and assigning work to a team.

·        
Excellent analytical, communication, organizational

and record-keeping skills.

·        
Ability to communicate effectively using verbal and

written processes, especially among diverse groups of people who may have

varying degrees of knowledge.

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Speaking in public to give presentations.

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Experience facilitating meetings and discussions at

a relatively high level.

All candidates

interested in this placement should send an updated resume via E-mail to

hr@nobeahfoundation.org with the subject line: “Volunteer Agricultural and

Aquacultural Innovation Programmes Manager – Uganda.” Please ensure your name

and other contact details are both in your resume and in the email itself.

Deadline: 30^th November 2015

Duty Station: Kampala,

Uganda