DUTY STATION: Jinja and Kamuli
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full Time
START DATE: October 2025
NUMBER OF POSITIONS: 1

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Integrated Seed and Sector Development Uganda (ISSD Uganda) is an independent local NGO in Uganda, which aims to be a leading agricultural development organization in fostering resilient seed and food systems for sustainable agricultural production.

YEIT project is a two-year project funded by Enable with the general objective to contribute to improved livelihoods of vulnerable youth in Busoga region through enhanced access to quality, demand-driven skills development and employment opportunities in the sustainable tourism and hospitality sector. Through this, 500 vulnerable youth, girls & women will be supported to acquire hands-on skills and competences in chosen trades that meet market demand requirements while earning them decent incomes.

In line with interventions planned under the YEIT project, ISSD Uganda is looking for a competent and experienced Skills Development Officer to be based in Jinja and Kamuli, Uganda with possible reallocation to either district during project implementation.

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Position Overview:
The Skills development officer will be engaged to work closely with the Project Manager and UHTTI to support the implementation of the Skilling activities within the area of jurisdiction. The role combines field-based tasks to ensure smooth mobilization, engagement and skilling of youth trainees, accurate record-keeping, and efficient organisation of all skilling activities.

Reporting and supervision
The Skills development officer will report to the Project Manager while working closely with the UHTTI.

The skills development officer will carry out the following Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the implementing partners to design and/or review assessment training packages (ATPs) and Tailor-Made Training Packages (TMTPs)
• Conduct awareness about project implementation, stakeholder by-in dialogues at household, community and District Local Government (DLG) level.
• Support the youth on-boarding processes which include, advert dissemination, target group selection and stakeholder engagement
• Identify Work Based Learning (WBL) providers and facilitate support required to offer WBL to trainees
• Work closely with UHTTI to register, assess, skill and certify the youth.
• Support implementation of post skilling activities trainee job placement, job matching dialogues with employers, Curriculum Vitae writing, etc
• Work closely with M&E team and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions to monitor the skilling activities, supervise WBL providers and conduct income

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tracing of the trainees

• Support Business Development Services (BDS) for trainees aligned to self-employment, organize competitions for starter kits and offer starter kits.
• Provide ongoing technical assistance to trainees, WBL providers and foster opportunities for actors to learn from each other.
• Identify additional technical assistance needs within the implementing partners and coordinate their capacity building.
• Provide support in accountability and quality control of project activities, including assessing impact and effectiveness, tracking outputs and results, and ensuring timely and efficient delivery of the project through a client-satisfaction approach.
• Work with the safeguarding officer to ensure that trainee safeguarding protocols are in place at all skilling events
• Assist project staff in systematization of experiences, documentation, reporting and establishing the Management Information System (MIS).
• Proactively participate in meetings, report writing and work planning as required.
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisors.

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Qualifications

• A minimum of a university degree in a relevant field such as Tourism and Hospitality and other relevant sciences
• Training in practical entrepreneurship courses is an added advantage

Experience

• Must have worked for at least 5 years on youth skilling projects
• Experience in partnering and coordinating with key stakeholders

Competency

• Strong knowledge of the education sector
• Adult education methods, adult mentoring and coaching
• Strong knowledge of the tourism sector: hospitality standards, regulatory standards among others
• Good communication skills
• Good entrepreneurial mindset and skills
• Interpersonal and stakeholder engagement