Job: Investment Executive (2 post)

Division: Investment Facilitation and Aftercare.Reporting to: Director Investment Facilitation and Aftercare

Description

Background:
Uganda Investment Authority (UIA), set up under the investment Code 1991 is a statutory agency mandated to initiate and support measures that enhance investment in Uganda and to advise Government on appropriate policies conducive for investment promotion and growth

Main duties and responsibilities:
a) Licensing and facilitation
• Appraise the investment license applications in sectors assigned.
• Mobilize and sensitize unlicensed investors.
• Hand all facilitation inquiries from the sectors.
• Facilitate existing investors with work permits.
• Facilitate existing investors with secondary licenses.
b) Aftercare services
• Identify existing companies with potential to expand.
• Monitor licensed projects within the allocated sectors to ascertain their actual investment, employment levels and any other related investment issues.
• Share published information with companies (newsletters, sector profiles etc)
• Ensure participation of licensed investors in the allocated sectors in UIA organized workshops.
• Invite companies to participate in both inward and outward mission.
• Provide aftercare services to existing investors.
c) Project Monitoring
• Conduct regular project monitoring in the sectors with a view of establishing the actual investments, employment etc
• Prepare monthly and quarterly monitoring reports
• Updating the UIA data base using ACT software.
• Participate in the Privates Sector Investor Surveys and any other related survey.
d) Networking
• Attend key institutional workshops, seminars for capacity building.
• Prepare and conduct sector meetings.
• Conduct Regional/ district workshops and train district leaders.
• Coordinate and conduct regional workshops.
• Participate in planning annual investor survey.
e) Presidential Investors Round Table (PIRT)
• Be a Secretary to PIRT Technical Working Group (TWG).
• Organize and attend PIRT TWG meetings.
• Prepare presentations and follow up on PIRT issues with key stakeholders.
Critical Outputs:
• Projects licensed
• Work permits issued
• Secondary licenses handled
• Infrastructure issues attended to.
• After care services provided to existing investors.
• Licensed projects monitored.
• Annual investor surveys conducted and reports prepared.
• Meetings/workshops held and reports prepared.
Person Specification:
a) Bachelors’ degree in Economics or BBA or B.Com.
b) Masters degree in Econ, Business Admin will be an added advantage
c) 5 years experience in a Private sector or Government Institutions
d) Proficiency in Micro office Suite

How to Apply

Applications with comprehensive CV, copies of certificates and/or testimonials together with the applicant’s telephone contact, names, addresses and telephone numbers of three referees should be sent to;
The Executive Director
Uganda Investment Authority
P. O. Box 7418, Kampala.
Not later than two weeks from the date of this advertisement.
UIA accepts no liability for incomplete submission, late or misdirected transmission of applications.
Note:
• Only short listed applicants will be contacted for interviews
• Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
• Uganda Investment Authority is an equal opportunity employer.