New Recruitment Jobs
Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day
Salary:
Attractive
Job Deadline: 23 May 2025
Number of Jobs: 11
Hiring Entity: Agency For Accelerated Regional Development (AFARD)
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| Agency For Accelerated Regional Development (AFARD) |
Location: In Uganda
Job Details:
The Agency For Accelerated Regional Development (AFARD) in collaboration with six partners (African Agribusiness
Incubation Network (AAIN), Omia Agribusiness, Agromax, Tropical Institute of Development Innovations (TRIDI), Uganda
Rural Development and Training Institute (URDT) and Gudie Leisure Farm (GLF) and partnership with the Mastercard
Foundation will implement a 5-year program, “Sustainable Inclusive Youth Employment Pathways (SIYEP)” in West Nile,
Karamoja, Acholi, and Central and Western Uganda as part of the Young Africa Works Strategy to address unemployment
challenges faced by young women in Uganda. The program will directly reach 258,000 young women (7% refugees and 5%
young women with disabilities (YWWDs)) and transition 90% into work, and 70% into dignified and fulling work. This will be
achieved through institutional strengthening, market relevant training, skilling, incubation, and access to capital and markets.
The program will work directly with Technical, Vocational, Education and Training (TVETs), Local Artisans, and incubation
centers and in collaboration with local and central government entities such as Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES),
Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MoGLSD), National Council of Higher Education (NCHE), Uganda Business
and Technical, Examinations Board (UBTEB), Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT), Uganda National Bureau of Standards
(UNBS), Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URBS), Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), NGOs, CBOs, and existing Young
Africa Works partners
Polite Notice.
• Qualified females and refugees are highly encouraged to apply.
• Only complete applications will be accepted and considered for review.
• Only those who are ready to start immediately will be shortlisted.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Successful applicants will be required to start immediately after appropriate screening checks including criminal records,
child and sexual abuse, exploitation and/or harassment. By applying, job applicants consent to these screening checks.
Disclaimer: AFARD does not ask for fees for job opportunities. Whoever pays any such fees does so at their own risk. AFARD
shall not be liable in anyway. The public is encouraged to report any such illicit solicitation to the police and AFARD authorities.
Positions No. of
Vacancies
Job location
1. Program Director 1 Kampala
2. Finance Manager 1 Kampala
3. Technical Advisor, Youth Skilling & Workforce Development (YSWD) 1 Kampala
4. Planning, Monitoring, Evaluations & Learning (PMEL) Specialist 1 Kampala
5. Women Engagement & Advocacy (YEA) Specialist 1 Kampala
6. Communication & Networking (CN) Specialist 1 Kampala
7. Gender and Safeguarding Specialist 1 Kampala
8. Disability Inclusion Specialist 1 Kampala
9. Administrative Officer 1 Kampala
10. Driver 1 Kampala
11. Cleaner 1 Kampala
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Application procedure
AFARD is seeking competent and qualified persons to fill the various positions shown below. Signed Application and a 2-pager
motivation letter plus relevant academic & experience credentials, CV with names and daytime contacts of three referees,
and your daytime phone contact numbers in 1-file PDF format should be addressed to “The Human Resources Office” and emailed to procurement@afard.net latest on May 23, 2025 at 5:00PM. In the subject area of your email, indicate the position
you are applying for.
Posting Date: 2025-05-08
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