Project Title: Enhancing Tobacco Control Sustainability in Africa
Expression of interest No: CTCA/EOI/2021/015
Introduction:
Established in 2011, the Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa was established by the World Health Organization and funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. CTCA envisions a tobacco free Africa. The mission of the Centre is to enhance African governments’ capacity to formulate and implement Tobacco Control programs through partnerships and cooperation. The Centre is currently an autonomous unit guaranteed by Makerere University.
The Centre’s focus is premised on its 5 strategic objectives that include.
Strengthening the capacity of countries in Africa to formulate and implement FCTC compliant programs
Promoting evidence-based tobacco control policy formulation and program implementation
Mobilizing human, material and financial resources for sustainable tobacco control in Africa
Promoting partnerships for tobacco control at national, regional and international levels
Enhancing CTCA’s ability to support capacity development in tobacco control
CTCA has just formed the Board of Directors that have overall responsibility of overseeing management’s implementation of the Centre’s strategic objectives, governance framework and corporate culture. Governance issues is one challenge faced by corporate executives today particularly in agencies like CTCA with cross cultural, cross geopolitical spheres, increased burden of disease, resource limitation with continuing narrowing fiscal space and in the face of tobacco industry interference.
The Centre through its capacity development initiative is therefore seeking for a consultant to train its Board members in Corporate Governance. The proposed training aims at providing the knowledge and skills needed by the Board of Directors to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Centre in tobacco control space.
Specifically, the training should:
Enhance the Directors’ knowledge, skills and competencies of Corporate Governance
Highlight the role of the Board of Directors within the CTCA governance structure
Enhance the Board’s ability in strategic positioning of CTCA
3. Scope of the assignment
The consultant will be required to:
Prepare training papers and illustration materials to cover leadership and governance in the following areas but not limited to;
transformative and effective leadership
Leadership and strategic values for ethical and moral leadership
Leadership skill and competencies for network building, management, and quality improvement, resource mobilization
Enhancing trust, social capital, stakeholder and community mobilization and effective participation
Organizational management and leadership to promote HR management Financial Resources management and accountability
Negotiation and conflict resolution
Administer the training to participants;
Prepare a training report that assesses the implementation of the activity. The report should highlight the Consultant’s and participants overall perspective of the activity, limitations of the training, strengths and weaknesses, and recommendations for improving similar training sessions in the future;
4.Qualifications and Experience
A minimum of an advanced degree in Organisational Psychology, International Development, Business Administration or related field
Minimum of 5 years’ experience in organizational development
A thorough knowledge of the Corporate Governance regulations and should be a recognized authority in the field.
A track record of delivering similar courses to participants
Language: Excellent command in English or French
Command of English or French
Sensitivity to different cultures, skills set, language and political affiliations
5. Expected Key Deliverables
The Consultant will be expected to deliver on the following.
Concept note on proposed training to include training components, agenda
Training evaluation
Training report
6. Duration and timing of the Training
It is intended that the training course will be organized and completed in December 2021 and will take two days from 13th to 14th.
7. Selection of best candidate
The best candidate will be selected on merit in accordance with the Selection Based on the Individual Qualifications and experience.
8.How to apply
Interested and suitably qualified candidates may apply for the Consultancy by:
Submitting a motivation letter of not more than 1000 words and clearly marked as “Expression of interest to train the CTCA Board of Directors” in soft copies at the address below not later than 17:00 hours EAT on December 5, 2021
In addition to the requirement in (a), interested applicants should submit:
a detailed CV with previous work done related to the assignment
72 undergraduate students of Makerere University have successfully been admitted to the Millennium Fellowship Class of 2026, an initiative of the Millennium Campus Network (MCN) and United Nations Academic Impact. Makerere’s Fellows were selected from a record-breaking 76,000 applicants from over 6,000 campuses across 174 countries to participate in the ambitious programme.
According to the Fellowship website, the programme aims to make the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and UN Academic Impact Principles a reality on campuses, in classrooms and throughout communities. Millennium Fellows are university undergraduates selected for their leadership on sustainable development projects in their communities. As Fellows, they complete a semester-long leadership development programme that strengthens their student organizing, partnership-building and community-impact skills.
In his congratulatory message to the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, Sam Vaghar the Executive Director, MCN shared that Over 330 campuses across 60 nations have been selected to host 2026 Millenium Fellows. “Congratulations to you and Makerere University for having a cohort of Millennium Fellows from your student body again this year!”
Below is a sample of the work of the Class of 2026.
At Harvard University, a UN Academic Impact member institution in the United States of America, Millennium Fellows are expanding OpenDoor, an AI-powered platform that helps people navigate retraining, job opportunities and pathways into high-demand careers. The project grew from their work with people experiencing homelessness and from seeing how difficult workforce programmes can be to navigate even when support exists. Advancing SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, it expects to reach about 7,500 people during the Fellowship.
At the University of Ilorin, a UN Academic Impact member institution in Nigeria, Millennium Fellows are building what they describe as Africa’s first green AI policy framework, helping policymakers and developers understand how artificial intelligence can advance while reducing energy use, pollution and material waste. Aligned with SDG 13: Climate Action, it expects to reach about 75 people during the Fellowship.
At BRAC University, a UN Academic Impact member institution in Bangladesh, a Millennium Fellow is advancing SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production through a start-up replacing single-use products with environmentally friendly alternatives. Its current focus is a paper pen that uses roughly 90 per cent less plastic than a conventional pen, with a seed built in so it can grow into a plant when properly disposed of. The project expects to reach about 450 people.
At Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, a UN Academic Impact member institution in Moldova, a Millennium Fellow is advancing SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being by studying how environmental conditions such as temperature and humidity may affect recovery after brain surgery. By bringing simple digital monitoring tools into postoperative care, the project aims to help doctors make timelier decisions.
We wish our Millennium Fellows an impactful fellowship.
The Office of Academic Registrar, Makerere University has released admission lists of candidates admitted under the Talented Sports Men & Women, Disability and District Quota Schemes with Government sponsorship 2026/27 Academic Year including appeals and remarked cases.
Other admission lists released include A-Level Applicants with Ugandan and those with Foreign Qualifications, Diploma in Performing Arts, Mature-Age Entry and Bachelor of Education (EXTERNAL Batch 2) for the Academic Year 2026/2027 under self sponsorship.
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