Senior Program Officer: Systems Strengthening and Operations Jobs – Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM)

Job Title:   Senior Program Officer: Systems Strengthening and Operations

Organisation: Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Program Director

About US:

The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), established by ten Vice Chancellors in 2004, is a consortium of universities in Africa. As of December 2022, membership stands at 170 universities in 40 countries. RUFORUM is registered as an International NGO (FORR78950) in Uganda and coordinated by a Secretariat hosted at Makerere University in Kampala. RUFORUM is registered as an International NGO (FORR78950) in Uganda and coordinated by a Secretariat hosted at Makerere University in Kampala. The organization evolved from its predecessor, the Forum on Agricultural Resource Husbandry (FORUM) program of the Rockefeller Foundation.

Job Summary:  The SPO Systems Strengthening is a senior level position that shall be based at the RUFORUM Secretariat. The holder of this position shall be responsible for overseeing the strengthening of systems at higher education and tertiary educations (i.e. universities and TVETs) teaching and learning ecosystems including curriculum innovation, continuous professional development programs that enhance institutions’ capacities to address teaching, learning, knowledge translation and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion. Further, the office holder will support the realization of transformative education delivery through contributing to innovative recruitment of program participants, design and implementation of training and social services for students, universities and TVET institutions. Further, He/she will work with university leaders, program officers, and other stakeholders in aligning training programs with educational goals and initiatives for producing leaders and entrepreneurial graduates that are change agents in society.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• PhD in Education including; curriculum studies, economics, policy, and education methods, public administration
• At least 10 years of experience working in higher tertiary education sector.
• Peer reviewed publications and evidence of capacity to write for diverse audiences.
• Experience as Head of Department in a university/tertiary education institution with evidence of teaching and learning ecosystems reforms including curriculum and pedagogy at unit/department.
• Commitment to university reform process, and an effective student support system that works with vulnerable young women and men, including refuges and those with disabilities).

How to Apply:

All candidates should send their applications with detailed curriculum vitae (in pdf form), certified copies of certificates, transcripts, names of three referees and the applicant’s daytime telephone contact should be sent online to our E-mail with the subject Appointment in RUFORUM followed by the Job title “Appointments in RUFORUM: state the post you are applying for”

Deadline:  7th June 2024

NB: Any form of canvassing will lead to disqualification. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

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