Trademark Africa Programme Manager Jobs in Uganda

Trademark Africa Programme Manager Jobs in Uganda


The Programme Manager will lead and manage the design and implementation of projects, within the Uganda country programme, which supports business competitiveness, trade policy & integrated corridor management, Standards Quality Infrastructure (SQI) & Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary (SPS) measures, and digital trade. These projects and interventions will be funded by a range of donors who are directly supporting the delivery of the country programme, such as the

EU, USAID, UK – Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), DANIDA, to mention a few. The Programme Manager will support the Country Director Uganda in engagements and in managing relationships with Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), with an overall mandate of facilitating Uganda’s trade.

To bolster green economic growth and create decent job opportunities in Uganda, TMA supports programs such as the Economic Recovery and Reforms Activity (ERRA), funded by USAID, to unlock export growth and job creation in key value chains linked to structured trade-in food commodities and Cotton, Textile, and Garments (CTG).

The Uganda Trade Support (TUTS) Project funded by DANIDA, with a focus on SQI, construction of a flood-resistant cross-border market, green freezones, and compliance with the EU Deforestation Regulation. The Project Manager will lead all activities throughout the whole Project Life Cycle

Management (PCM) including i) project implementation; ii) monitoring, evaluation, collaboration, learning and dissemination; iii) quality assurance, reporting, and oversight; and iv) stakeholder engagement including coordination with country and regional teams and external stakeholders. The USAID Economic Recovery funds some of the ongoing donor-funded programs and Reform Activity (ERRA) and the DANIDA Funded TUTS Project.

Academic and professional qualifications