Build a collaborative team environment, empower, and support team performance. Provide training, coaching, and mentoring of project managers.
Motivate staff to perform effectively towards project objectives through communication, teambuilding, and responsiveness.
Deal with personnel issues and concerns of team members, ensuring their welfare and safety along with the Country Human Resource Manager.
Lead a multi-disciplinary team to achieve project objectives and results.
Nature a project team who can communicate effectively across different stake holders.
E. May perform any other duties as maybe be guided by the supervisor (5%)

Minimum Requirements

The project director should have an advanced degree (minimum master’s degree) in a relevant field from an accredited university with at least 10 years’ experience in a leadership position, extensive experience, and proven expertise in the areas of technical /Project management skills in employment and skills development focused projects.
He/she shall demonstrate diplomatic management and communication skills to liaise and advocate with governments, partners, thought leaders and other key stake holders including other implementing agencies.
Most critical proficiencies

Experience managing multi-million-dollar projects funded by major bilateral and multilateral partners.
Sound understanding of youth workforce development issues especially in the rural communities of the Busoga region in Uganda.
A good understanding and sensitivity to issues associated with poverty, hunger and environment, and knowledge of the context to which non-profit organizations operate.
Experience in agribusiness development; a good understanding of agricultural and non-agricultural value chains.
Must demonstrate diplomatic management and communication skills to liaise and advocate with governments, partners, thought leaders and other key stake holders including other implementing agencies.
Good understanding of gender and youth dynamics in development.
Essential Job Functions and Physical Demands

Strong leadership, teamwork, mentoring and coaching skills.
Ability to prepare and present project reports in a well-designed and attractive format with superior attention to detail.
Must be able to assign and review the work of line managed staff and to use participatory management skills with senior and junior staff.
High level of interpersonal, technical, and analytical skills including a demonstrated ability to interact effectively and collaboratively with a broad range of public and private sector counterparts and other key stakeholders.
Excellent organizational, analytical, and oral and written communication skills in English.