Founding Head of Training Centre – Agricultural TVET & Agribusiness Elgon Region, Eastern Uganda

Werner Erkes Foundation East Africa

Research, Teaching & Training

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Rest of Uganda (Mbale)

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Agriculture, Fishing & Forestry

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Job summary

A highly self-driven mindset, with the ability to identify challenges, take initiative and develop solutions independently, without requiring day-to-day supervision. At least eight years of combined professional experience across agricultural vocational education and agribusiness development, with demonstrated experience in both areas, preferably within the Ugandan TVET context.

Min Qualification:

Bachelors

Experience Level

Senior level

Experience Length

8 years

Language Requirement

English, Luganda

Working Hours:

Full Time - Flexible Hours

Applicant Location

Mbale, Uganda

Job descriptions & requirements

The Werner Erkes Foundation (WEF) is a German non-profit foundation dedicated to promoting education. Through its local structures in Southern, Eastern, and Western Africa, the Foundation supports education initiatives with a strong focus on long-term social impact in Sub-Saharan Africa. Following an assessment, WEF intends to establish an Agricultural Vocational Training Centre in the Elgon Region, Eastern Uganda. To lead its development, establishment, and future operation, WEF seeks a Founding Head of Training Centre with strong expertise in agriculture, vocational training, and agribusiness model development.

Tasks and Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership of the Training Center: Lead the establishment of the Agricultural Vocational Training Center. This includes conducting a needs assessment for agricultural training and agribusiness opportunities, consulting stakeholders, selecting suitable land, developing an integrated campus and farm concept, and shaping a suitable agricultural vocational training and agribusiness model (e.g., crop production, livestock production, and value addition).

Operational Leadership of the Training Center: Prepare the center for operation, including developing timetables, training schedules, and the initial farm operations plan; coordinating the procurement of equipment, teaching materials, and farm inputs  required, and coordinating the onboarding process for the first cohort of trainees.

Financial Management and Staff Development: Oversee the center's financial management and staff development by establishing and managing the budget and financing model, recruiting staff, and further developing staffing structures, roles, and team capacities in line with the centre’s evolving needs.

Quality Assurance, Compliance, and Organizational Development: Lead the day-to-day management of the training center, including the development of its educational and agribusiness structures; monitoring training quality, farm activities and financial sustainability; and ensuring compliance with legal, administrative, and safeguarding requirements.