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The Agency for Accelerated Regional Development (AFARD)

Nonprofit Organization
Kampala, Uganda

The Agency for Accelerated Regional Development (AFARD), in partnership with six implementing organizations — African Agribusiness Incubation Network (AAIN), Omia Agribusiness, Agromax, Tropical Institute of Development Innovations (TRIDI), Uganda Rural Development and Training Institute (URDT), and Gudie Leisure Farm (GLF) — and in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation, will implement a transformative five-year program titled “Sustainable Inclusive Youth Employment Pathways (SIYEP)”.

The SIYEP program is part of the Young Africa Works Strategy and aims to tackle youth unemployment among young women in West Nile, Karamoja, Acholi, Central, and Western Uganda. The initiative targets to directly reach 258,000 young women, including 7% refugees and 5% young women with disabilities (YWWDs). The goal is to transition 90% of participants into employment, and ensure 70% secure dignified and fulfilling work.

Key interventions will include institutional capacity building, market-relevant training, skilling, incubation, and improved access to capital and markets. Implementation will engage Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions, local artisans, and incubation centers, working closely with both local and central government entities such as:

Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES)
Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MoGLSD)
National Council for Higher Education (NCHE)
Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB)
Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT)
Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS)
Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB)
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)
NGOs, CBOs, and existing Young Africa Works partners

AFARD is seeking qualified and competent professionals to fill the positions listed below.

Joba at The Agency for Accelerated Regional Development (AFARD)

Pesponsible for mobilizing and supporting vulnerable young women at the community level to develop the skills, confidence, and business acumen needed to build sustainable livelihoods through the SIYEP program.

The Agency for Accelerated Regional Development (AFARD)

Pesponsible for mobilizing and supporting vulnerable young women at the community level to develop the skills, confidence, and business acumen needed to build sustainable livelihoods through the SIYEP program.

Category:

Monitoring and Evaluation

Vacancies:

1

Location:

Nebbi, Uganda

Closing:

Friday, 23 May 2025

Views:

200

Responsible for empowering young women entrepreneurs by facilitating business growth, strengthening market linkages, and supporting private sector engagement under the SIYEP program at AFARD.

The Agency for Accelerated Regional Development (AFARD)

Responsible for empowering young women entrepreneurs by facilitating business growth, strengthening market linkages, and supporting private sector engagement under the SIYEP program at AFARD.

Category:

Marketing jobs

Vacancies:

1

Location:

Nebbi, Uganda

Closing:

Friday, 23 May 2025

Views:

112

Responsible for implementing AFARD’s communications strategy under the Skilling and Empowering Youth for Employment Program (SIYEP).

The Agency for Accelerated Regional Development (AFARD)

Responsible for implementing AFARD’s communications strategy under the Skilling and Empowering Youth for Employment Program (SIYEP).

Category:

Public Relations

Vacancies:

1

Location:

Nebbi, Uganda

Closing:

Friday, 23 May 2025

Views:

69

Support AFARD’s SIYEP (Skilling and Empowering Youth for Employment Program) by ensuring the integration of monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning (MEAL) activities into project implementation.

The Agency for Accelerated Regional Development (AFARD)

Support AFARD’s SIYEP (Skilling and Empowering Youth for Employment Program) by ensuring the integration of monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning (MEAL) activities into project implementation.

Category:

Monitoring and Evaluation

Vacancies:

1

Location:

Nebbi, Uganda

Closing:

Friday, 23 May 2025

Views:

134

Lead the Skilling component of the SIYEP (Skilling and Empowering Youth for Employment Program), ensuring timely and high-quality implementation, effective collaboration among consortium partners, and delivery of program outcomes within scope and budget.

The Agency for Accelerated Regional Development (AFARD)

Lead the Skilling component of the SIYEP (Skilling and Empowering Youth for Employment Program), ensuring timely and high-quality implementation, effective collaboration among consortium partners, and delivery of program outcomes within scope and budget.

Category:

Management

Vacancies:

1

Location:

Nebbi, Uganda

Closing:

Friday, 23 May 2025

Views:

79

Lead the design and implementation of a comprehensive communication, branding, and networking strategy for the SIYEP program.

The Agency for Accelerated Regional Development (AFARD)

Lead the design and implementation of a comprehensive communication, branding, and networking strategy for the SIYEP program.

Category:

Public Relations

Vacancies:

1

Location:

Kampala, Uganda

Closing:

Friday, 23 May 2025

Views:

34

The Disability Inclusion Specialist ensures that disability inclusion is systematically integrated into all aspects of the SIYEP program.

The Agency for Accelerated Regional Development (AFARD)

The Disability Inclusion Specialist ensures that disability inclusion is systematically integrated into all aspects of the SIYEP program.

Category:

Public Health

Vacancies:

1

Location:

Kampala, Uganda

Closing:

Friday, 23 May 2025

Views:

41

Provide strategic leadership and technical support in the mainstreaming of gender and safeguarding within the SIYEP program, ensuring compliance, risk mitigation, and reporting.

The Agency for Accelerated Regional Development (AFARD)

Provide strategic leadership and technical support in the mainstreaming of gender and safeguarding within the SIYEP program, ensuring compliance, risk mitigation, and reporting.

Category:

Social Science Jobs

Vacancies:

1

Location:

Kampala, Uganda

Closing:

Friday, 23 May 2025

Views:

90

Lead youth-centered engagement efforts across the program, ensuring that young women's voices and needs are embedded in every phase of project management.

The Agency for Accelerated Regional Development (AFARD)

Lead youth-centered engagement efforts across the program, ensuring that young women's voices and needs are embedded in every phase of project management.

Category:

Public Relations

Vacancies:

1

Location:

Kampala, Uganda

Closing:

Friday, 23 May 2025

Views:

74

Lead the design and implementation of a dynamic and responsive PMEL system to support evidence-based decision-making and adaptive program management across a consortium.

The Agency for Accelerated Regional Development (AFARD)

Lead the design and implementation of a dynamic and responsive PMEL system to support evidence-based decision-making and adaptive program management across a consortium.

Category:

Monitoring and Evaluation

Vacancies:

1

Location:

Kampala, Uganda

Closing:

Friday, 23 May 2025

Views:

64

Lead the strategic design, implementation, and quality assurance of skilling initiatives.

The Agency for Accelerated Regional Development (AFARD)

Lead the strategic design, implementation, and quality assurance of skilling initiatives.

Category:

Teaching

Vacancies:

1

Location:

Kampala, Uganda

Closing:

Friday, 23 May 2025

Views:

187

Oversee the financial management and reporting functions of a large consortium program.

The Agency for Accelerated Regional Development (AFARD)

Oversee the financial management and reporting functions of a large consortium program.

Category:

Finance

Vacancies:

1

Location:

Kampala, Uganda

Closing:

Friday, 23 May 2025

Views:

177

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