Earn over 3.5m monthly as In-house Consultant at Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Organisation: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)Salary: 3,500,000 – 4,500,000 UGX per month inclusive of allowances.JICA is one of the largest bilateral development organizations in the world, implementing Japanese Official Development Assistance which provides bilateral aid in the form of Technical Cooperation, Japanese ODA Loans and Grant Aid. In Uganda, JICA has been working on promotion of Economic Growth through Infrastructure Development, Agricultural Development and Poverty Reduction through Social Development.Job Summary: The In-house Consultant will be a member of the Economic Infrastructure team in JICA Uganda office. As a member of the team, the successful candidate will take part in reviewing and formulating the country assistance policy, formulating projects, supervising development studies and project progress, supporting project appraisals as well as conducting loan operations and administrative arrangements.Key Duties and Responsibilities: Collect information on Government of Uganda and other Development Partners (DP’s) activities through participating in DP’s and Sector Working Group meetings in Economic Infrastructure sectors;Offer guidance on Economic Infrastructure sector to JICA Uganda office and initiate or participate in discussions in order to review and update the country assistance policy;Actively support formulation of studies and projects through dialogs with the government, DP’s and other stakeholders;Take part in project missions for fact findings, appraisals, and coordination or negotiation with the government or other agencies;Intuitively review procurement documents for consultants and contractors on loan projects to ensure compliance with JICA procurement guidelines and prepare comments and follow up correspondence for the team;Actively support disbursement operations on loan projects by the team to ensure appropriate project progressMonitor project progress through meetings with relevant ministries and agencies, conducting site visits, and reviewing project progress reports, provide advice to improve the progress, and follow up the actions to be taken.Participate in the team and office activities including portfolio reviews and review of the country assistance policy;Provide technical support to other sector teams in formulation, implementation and supervision of projects, if necessary;Provide administrative support such as arranging meetings, drafting letters, making necessary support to headquarter missions; andPerform any other related duties assigned by JICA Uganda office.Qualifications, Skills and Experience: The applicant should hold a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Energy, Business Administration or equivalent. Students with more than five years’ professional experience who will graduate from a Masters course in the mentioned areas within a year may be considered.At least five years’ experience working in the Economic Infrastructure SectorWorking experience in program/project management and administration with development partners or a related organization would be an added advantage.Excellent English abilityComputer literacy skills including Microsoft officeExcellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skillsPositive attitude to enhance teamworkAll candidates should send their filled Application Forms, (CV Form), download here, and send them via E-mail to: ug_uso_rep@jica.go.jp. Senior Representative, JICA Uganda Office4th Floor, Course View Towers Plot 21, Yusuf Lule Road,Nakasero, Kampala Uganda, +256-41-4254326Deadline: 22th December, 2014 by 17:00 Hours
