Role Designation: Program Assistant TVETs and Industrial Linkages
Unit: SE4CD
Responsible 1. Systems strengthening
Contributing to: 2. Attracting youth into agriculture
3. Community Engagement
4. Science Solutions for Development
Reports to: Technology Development and Transfer officer
Position Objective (Summary of placement in the function and broad responsibilities)
The Program Assistant TVETs and Industrial Linkages will be based at the RUFORUM Secretariat. He/she will support the Technology Development and Transfer officer in overseeing RUFORUM’s initiatives to enhance Universities-TVETs engagements, Youth skills development, out of school youth training and mutual learning among institutions as well as nurturing linkages between training providers and industry to ensure adequate and relevant skills development for effective transitions to jobs, and work, and the contribution of young people to development especially in last mile delivery.
Duties and Responsibilities (Functional statements defining the responsibilities and objectives)
• Streamlining TVET engagement, youth skills training and University-TVET engagement into RUFORUM programs.
• Provide technical support to RUFORUM’s Skilling & Engagement for Community Development team for the development of a relevant, effective, well-aligned TVET strategy and other strategies.
• Provide technical support to university teams and stakeholders especially YSLOs to define TVET approaches and interventions for the benefit of TVET students and excluded populations especially RDPs and PWDS
• Serve as focal point for RUFORUM engagement in TVET work, joint projects, research, initiatives and events, and participate in relevant TVET fora, including with the TVET steering groups, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Support academia-industry linkages to promote technology-transfer, commercialization activities, student placements, collaborative teaching & research.
Activities
• Conduct needs assessments and tracer studies in the TVET sector to identify training needs and outcomes of training.
• Support the development of the TVET strategy and policies for the RUFORUM network
• Coordinate capacity development activities among TVET institutions, and Youth Serving Local Organisations (YSLOs) to develop, deliver and scale innovative training curricula and new models of agricultural education
• Coordinate the linkage between universities and TVETs and industry partners to promote uptake of TIMPs
• Coordinate students’ placements for internships and industrial training.
Deliverables
• Strategic documents/policies for TVETUniversity alignment drafted
• # TVET institutions engaged in last mile delivery of agricultural advisory and extension service
• Number of TVETs and out of school youths trained
• Partnerships created for TVET and youth mentorship, co-teaching, placements etc.
• Number of enterprises created and transitioned from TVET and youth development initiatives
• Periodic reports: monthly, quarterly and yearly and activity-based reports delivered
Requirements (Education, experience, technical competencies required of the job)
• Masters’ degree in education, TVET studies, and related disciplines.
• At least 3 years demonstrable working experience.
• Field experience in education and training program implementation and coordination.
• Experience designing, managing or implementing TVET programming; knowledge of models, key partners, standards and monitoring systems.
• Experience communicating and working in multi-stakeholder groups for the purpose of planning, coordination and strategy development.
Job application procedure
Applications with detailed curriculum vitae (in pdf form), copies of certificates, transcripts, names of three referees and the applicant’s Address; daytime telephone contact should be sent online to our E-mail with the subject: Appointments in RUFORUM followed by the Job title “Appointments in RUFORUM: state the post you are applying for”
Email address: jobs@ruforum.org
Any form of canvassing will lead to disqualification. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
More Information
- Address Kampala, Uganda, East Africa
