Senior Competitiveness Analyst - Competitiveness and Investment Climate Strategy (CICS) Project ~ Ugandan Jobline Jobs

Organisation: Ministry of Finance

Project: Competitiveness and Investment Climate

Strategy (CICS)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

The Competitiveness and Investment

Climate Strategy (CICS) Secretariat is located at the Ministry of Finance,

Planning and Economic Development (MFPED) and its role is to monitor,

coordinate and facilitate the implementation of the Uganda Competitiveness and

Investment Climate Strategy (CICS). It mainstreams competitiveness in the

implementation of the National Development Plan (NDP), 2011-15.

The five-year implementation timeframe

for both the first National Development Plan (2009/10 to 2014/15) and the

second Competitiveness and Investment Climate Strategy (CICS II) expires at the

end of the current Fiscal Year (FY 2014/15). 

Job Summary: The Senior Competitiveness Analyst (SCA)

will oversee the technical, research and analytical work done by a team of

Competitiveness Analysts (CA) at the Secretariat and the Private Sector

Competitiveness Section of the Economic Development Policy and Research

Department (EDP&RD) over the next two years.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

·        
Actively

initiate and coordinate an evaluation of the second Competitiveness and

Investment Climate (CICS II) Strategy

·        
Offer

timely technical support to the Private Sector Competitiveness Section of

EDP&RD in the development of a Private Sector Development Strategy as a

successor strategy to CICS II and in the preparation of the pioneer edition of

the biennial Private Sector Development report

·        
Actively

coordinate the preparation of the first baseline status report on value chain

development for the twelve priority commodities in agriculture section of NDP

II.

·        
Provide

research, analytical leadership and quality assurance for the Secretariat’s

outputs.

·        
Coordinate

the development of quarterly and annual work plans and performance reports

·        
Perform

any other activity as might be assigned in the course of his/her work.

Qualifications, Skills and

Experience: 

·        
The

ideal candidate should hold an MBA or Master’s degree in Economics, Statistics

or related field

·        
A

minimum of five years of related experience

·        
Track

record in analysis in /advisory on firm and industry development

·        
Excellent

analytical skills with knowledge of business strategy development

·        
Demonstrated

ability to communicate to multiple audiences and skills in facilitating

stakeholder dialogue.

·        
Significant

experience in business and industry clusters relevant to Uganda is a plus.

·        
Excellent

research and analytical skills

·        
Report

writing and communication skills

·        
Leadership

skills exhibited by the ability to influence and motivate technical team into

the desired thinking and direction

·        
Possess

the ability to facilitate meetings

·        
Working

knowledge and experience of project monitoring and evaluation

·        
Good

command of the National Development Plan II

Key Performance Indicators:

·        
Policy

briefs and research papers in relation to CICSII implementation

·        
Analytical

reports on Uganda’s competitiveness in relation to global and (domestic

indicators

·        
Periodic

M & E Reports

If you believe you are the right

candidate for this position, kindly send the application with a detailed CV,

photocopies of academic certificates and testimonials, names of three referees

with their contacts to:        

Competitiveness and Investment Climate

Strategy (CICS) Secretariat,

Ministry of Finance, Planning and

Economic Development,

Treasury Building, Ground Floor, Room G.

35,

P.O. 

Box 8147, Kampala.  Uganda

NB:

Only short listed candidates will be contacted not later than one month from

the deadline for submission of applications.

Deadline: Monday, 25th May 2015