About US:
Skills for Life Uganda is a regional management consultancy firm currently operating in Uganda and South Sudan. The organization is specialized in resource mobilization (fundraising) for NGOs, organizational development, Research (Base line surveys, KAP surveys), monitoring and evaluation, peace building and capacity building. Skills for Life Uganda provides services to humanitarian organizations, governments, non-governmental organizations and corporates that enables public and private sectors to focus on their core business and the achievement of their objectives in hostile and threatening environments as we provide a safe and secure environment for them to do so and alleviate them of their risks, crisis and personnel management problems.
Job Summary: The Technical Consultants will form a database of consultants who will always be called upon when consultancy assignments have been secured.
Classifications of Consultants:
1. Technical Specialist: Minimum of a PhD in the relevant field
2. Technical Expert: Minimum of a Masters in the relevant field
3. Technical Support: Minimum of a Bachelors’ in the relevant field
Required Fields (Areas of Expertise)
· Conflict resolution and peace building
· Financial systems strengthening and management
· Food security, Livelihoods and small scale rural entrepreneurship
· Human resource systems strengthening and management
· Monitoring and Evaluations
· Human Rights and advocacy
· Agriculture
· Policy formulation, review and analysis
· Primary Health Care
· Procurement and logistics systems strengthening
· Research and statistical analysis including use of GPS technologies
· Resource mobilization and Fundraising
· Water Hygiene and Sanitation and use of participatory community approaches like CLTS, PHAST and CHAST
· Women in conflict and gender based violence
Personal Competencies:
· Commitment, flexibility and willingness to work in a team environment.
· Willingness to work in all or any of the following countries Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan, DRC, Kenya and Somalia
· Client orientated.
· Competent writing and oral communication skills.
· Excellent analytical and organizational skills.
· Computer literate with experience of using databases and spreadsheets.
· Effective problem solving skills.
· Language Requirements: Must be fluent in written and oral English. Consultants with good understanding of written and oral French are encouraged to apply
Other Information: The consultants will always be provided with transport, VISA, accommodation and DSA while in the field and other countries.
How to Apply:
All interested consultants should send their applications to the Chief Technical Officer, Skills for Life Uganda at okwmoses@yahoo.com or hand deliver to Skills for Life Offices at Plot 83, Bukoto Street, Kamwokya, Kampala. Uganda
All applicants should specify the classification category as indicated above and attach application letter, current CV which reflects fields of expertise and a list of previous assignments undertaken. Applicants should note that their CVs will always be forwarded to prospective clients upon obtaining consent and confirming availability of the consultant for the assignment.
Deadline: 31st January 2016