Job Title: Private Sector Partnerships Specialist
Organisation: Education Development Center (EDC)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Education
Development Center (EDC)’s founding in 1958 by university scholars and
researchers coincided with a growing national investment in the education
sector. In response, EDC founder Jerrold Zacharias, an eminent physics professor
at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, brought together some of
Development Center (EDC)’s founding in 1958 by university scholars and
researchers coincided with a growing national investment in the education
sector. In response, EDC founder Jerrold Zacharias, an eminent physics professor
at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, brought together some of
the
nation’s top scientists, teachers, and technical specialists to develop a new
high school physics curriculum, PSSC Physics. This curriculum, funded by the
National Science Foundation, focused on science as the product of experiment
and theory, constructed by real people. EDC introduced it successfully in
schools across the country and
eventually in many parts of the world.
EDC’s
International Development Division (IDD) focuses on three major areas: literacy
and basic education, youth livelihoods and workforce development, and health.
Another key strand of EDC’s international work focuses on helping countries expand economic
opportunity and build civic society.
International Development Division (IDD) focuses on three major areas: literacy
and basic education, youth livelihoods and workforce development, and health.
Another key strand of EDC’s international work focuses on helping countries expand economic
opportunity and build civic society.
About EDC Project:
EDC is preparing
for a Youth Leadership for Agriculture Activity is to increase economic
opportunities for hundreds of thousands of Ugandan female and male youth ages
10 to 35 in agriculture-related fields in order to increase incomes and build
entrepreneurship, leadership, and workforce readiness. The capacity of selected
workforce institutions and value chain actors will be strengthened to ensure
sustainability of youth outcomes.
for a Youth Leadership for Agriculture Activity is to increase economic
opportunities for hundreds of thousands of Ugandan female and male youth ages
10 to 35 in agriculture-related fields in order to increase incomes and build
entrepreneurship, leadership, and workforce readiness. The capacity of selected
workforce institutions and value chain actors will be strengthened to ensure
sustainability of youth outcomes.
Job Summary: The Private Sector Partnerships Specialist
will be responsible for technical leadership and oversight for activities under
Objective One.
will be responsible for technical leadership and oversight for activities under
Objective One.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
Skills and Experience:
- The
candidate should hold a Master’s degree in economics, agricultural
economics, business, international development, public policy, law, or
other relevant field. A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field with 10
years of experience may be substituted for a Master’s degree. - Six or
more years of international experience in business or agriculture
development. - The
applicant must have demonstrated high level technical, analytical, and
interpersonal skills - Possess
excellent track record of achieving results in private sector-led
development activities, preferably in agriculture. - Highly
proficient in both written and spoken English communication skills
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified and interested applicants should send their resumes to
IDDJobs@edc.org. Please list the position and region to which you are applying
in the subject line of the email.
qualified and interested applicants should send their resumes to
IDDJobs@edc.org. Please list the position and region to which you are applying
in the subject line of the email.
Deadline: 23rd
January 2015
January 2015
