To manage, coordinate and provide strategic leadership for the Human Capital Development Programme.

Key Duties and Responsibilities
The main responsibilities and duties of the Secretariat Coordinator are:
• Coordinate Planning, Budgeting and M&E for the Programme
• Coordinate meetings of the Leadership Committee and Program Working Group
• Responsible for the overall management of the Programme Secretariat,
• Participating and providing sound technical advice to the various sub programmes activities;
• Monitoring and supervising activities of the Secretariat;
• Tracking the achievement of results in line with the National Development Plan;
• Documenting and sharing progress and evaluation reports with Stakeholders;
• Organizing and overseeing the Annual Programme Review and documentation of activity reports;
• Mobilizing resources for the Programme;
• Ensuring proper utilization of the resources provided to the Secretariat.
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time

Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Qualifications
• A Masters’ Degree in either Project Planning and Management or Business Administration,
• or Economics or Education or Health, or Gender Studies, or Development Studies or Management from a recognized University /Institution.
• A Bachelor’s Degree (Honours) in either Économics; or Commerce; or Business Administration; or Social Sciences; or any Humanity from a recognised University/ Institution.
• Professional qualification (or attestations substantiating candidate’s participation) in Project Planning and (or Programme) Management will be an added advantage.

Experience
• At least nine (9) years relevant working experience five (5) of which should have been served in a senior position in Project or Programme Management/ Leadership from a reputable organisation.
• Demonstrable experience in the fields of program/project Planning and Management, Budgeting, Procurement Management, Monitoring and Evaluation.

All applicants should attach photocopies of all Academic and Professional Certificates and Transcripts, Curricula Vitae, Referee Letters, plus a recent passport size photograph.
Eligible female candidates are encouraged to apply. Only short-listed applicants shall be contacted for the interview and final selection process.

Applications, quoting the job reference, should be addressed to:
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Sports, Embassy House, King George VI Way,
P.O Box 7063, Kampala, UGANDA
Hard copies should be hand delivered to
Security Registry (Floor 4, Room 1), Embassy House

Electronic applications should be submitted to email.  All applicants should quote the job reference and ensure that the submission package is as concise as possible, not exceeding 5MB.
Richard Enyomu
FOR: PERMANENT SECRETARY