Skills Development Specialist

GROW

Location: Uganda
Category: Development

Job Type: N/A
Salary ( UGX) : Monthly

The government of the Republic of Uganda has been allocated grant funds (the “Grant”) from the World Bank which are administered by the International Development Association (IDA) (the “Bank”) towards implementation of the Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises (GROW) Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds towards payments under contracts for individual consulting services.

The Project Development Objective is to increase access to entrepreneurial services that enable women entrepreneurs to grow their enterprises in targeted locations, including host and refugee communities. The Project is being implemented jointly by the Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) and the Ministry of Gender, Labor, and Social Development (MGLSD). PSFU is implementing Sub-Components 1c, 2b, 2c, and 4b of the Project, through a Project Coordination Unit (PCU).

PSFU now invites suitably qualiﬁ ed and experienced individuals to express interest in the following positions under the PCU:

s/n	Reference number	Position	Number of vacancies
1	UG-PSFU-36444-CS-INDV	Skills Development Specialist	1

Details of the scope of services, deliverables, qualiﬁ cations, contracts and reporting arrangements can be found at https://www.psfuganda.org

The selection will be conducted in accordance with the procedures for the selection of Individual Consultants set out in the World Bank Procurement Regulations for Investment Project Financing (IPF) Borrowers dated November 2020 (Procurement Regulations).

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the Procurement Regulations setting forth the World Bank’s policy on
conflict of interest.

Interested eligible applicants should submit expressions of interest including a cover letter, current Curriculum Vitae, and copies of Academic Certificates and Transcripts to demonstrate that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the services; to be received no later than 5:00 pm on September 1, 2023, at the address indicated below. Hand-delivered Expressions of Interest should include the Position applied for and the Reference Number on the right-hand corner of the envelope. Email submissions should include the Position applied for and the Reference Number in the subject line of the email. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

The Project Coordinator
Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for
Women Enterprises (GROW) Project
Private Sector Foundation Uganda
Plot 43 Nakasero Road
P O Box 7683, KAMPALA

Tel: 0312263850
Email: grow@psfu.org.ug