Country Director, Kampala, Uganda jobs at TechnoServe

Position title: Country Director
Reporting Unit/Supervisor: Regional Director, East Africa Location: Kampala, Uganda
Travel: Requires moderate travel within Uganda and internationally
I. TechnoServe Background:
TechnoServe works with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses and industries. We are a nonprofit organization that develops business solutions to poverty by linking people to information, capital and markets. Our work is rooted in the idea that given the opportunity, hardworking men and women in even the poorest places can generate income, jobs and wealth for their families and communities. With more than four decades of proven results, we believe in the power of private enterprise to transform lives.

Since 2005, TechnoServe has helped 2,800 entrepreneurs in Uganda grow their businesses and realize their potential. We have also worked with 119,000 Ugandan farmers to turn their farms into small enterprises, increase their incomes and improve their livelihoods. Our 90+ staff work across multiple value chains - including staple and cash crops - to help farmers shift from subsistence to commercial enterprise by improving productivity, establishing farmer-owned enterprises and creating market linkages with reliable buyers in local, regional and international markets. In addition, our experienced professionals in Uganda work with women entrepreneurs and rural youth in starting and growing businesses or obtaining employment or internships. TechnoServe coordinates job fairs, facilitates linkages to additional training, arranges finance clinics with financial service providers, connects youth to local employers and business/ micro-franchise opportunities, and looks for ways to create linkages for youth within its existing networks in local and regional agribusinesses and agricultural production.

III. The Position Description:
Lead all aspects of TechnoServe's operations in Uganda to achieve sustainable economic development in a cost-effective manner.

• Impact: 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, and 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.

The duties and responsibilities of this position fall into four broad categories: Leadership (people and strategy), Fundraising, Operations and Administration.
LEADERSHIP:

• Regularly develop and adapt the country strategic vision and direction, and execute it in keeping with TechnoServe's overall strategic plan
• Establish and foster relationships with a broad network of donors, practitioners, government representatives and business leaders in the Ugandan economic development field, assimilating and contributing to new developments in the sector
• Recruit, orient and provide for the professional development of highly effective staff in all functions
• Motivate, inspire and enable a team of Ugandan and international professionals to deliver high quality results
• Identify and pursue innovative solutions to poverty reduction

FUNDRAISING:

• Identify opportunities where TechnoServe can play a role in catalyzing more competitive, inclusive industries and entrepreneurship
• Undertake industry assessments, market research and other analytical exercises that generate insight into opportunities for TechnoServe to achieve its mission
• Secure funding for the country program by developing concepts, leading sound project design and writing winning proposals
• Cultivate and maintain TechnoServe in-country partner and donor relationships with USAID and other US government agencies; local government, bilateral and multilateral development/donor organizations; foundations and relevant local NGOs; private sector associations and corporations

OPERATIONS:

• Oversee the design, planning and high quality, timely execution of TNS programs in the field
• Plan for and execute robust monitoring and evaluation of program outputs and outcomes
• Ensure cost-effective delivery of donor and client commitments
• Contribute to the documentation and sharing of knowledge within the broader TechnoServe community

ADMINISTRATION:

• Oversee all TechnoServe's financial affairs in Uganda, including budgets, adherence to effective internal financial controls and review of monthly financial reporting;
• Act as legal representative of TechnoServe in Uganda, conducting all affairs with the government, the media and partners in keeping with TNS policies and procedures
• Maintain good governance practices for all TechnoServe related entities in Uganda in accordance with Ugandan law
• Responsible for participation and compliance with all TNS corporate processes such as the annual planning process, preparation of Program Status and pipeline reports and overseeing the correct and complete updating of the core indicator database
• Ensure compliance with all corporate, donor and regulatory requirements, including but not limited to financial management, procurement and contract management, and deliver high quality and timely donor reports

IV. The Required Skills & Experience:

• Advanced degree in business, economics, agriculture or related field with 10-15 years solid professional experience with progressively higher levels of responsibility
• A minimum of 2 years' experience leading a business unit or large-scale project with responsibility for all aspects of operations
• A minimum of 5 years' experience working in a developing country, preferably in east or southern Africa.
• Demonstrated ability to form, motivate and lead a diverse team to achieve results
• Proven capacity to represent your organization among a diverse range of stakeholders and to fundraise effectively
• Clear evidence of operations management and administration skills
• Strong diplomatic skills to support effective work with government, implementing partners and donors
• Prefer private sector experience in management consulting, agri-business and/or food processing, financial services or equivalent with strong entrepreneurial skills
• Strong analytical as well as oral and written communications skills a must
• Fluent reading, writing, speaking and computer literacy skills in English
• Good working knowledge of economic development, agricultural value chains and entrepreneurship promotion

V. The Application Instructions:
Qualified and interested applicants should submit a single Word-formatted document consisting of cover letter, resume and salary history to jobs@tns.org. Please identify the position for which you are applying in the subject line.
Only applicants meeting minimum qualifications will be considered or contacted. No phone calls please.TECHNOSERVE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
More info and application at:  TechnoServe