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Senior Officer Finance, Jobs - at Save the Children Uganda,Uganda Jobs,
Position Title: Senior Officer Finance (3 Positions);
Position Title: Senior Officer Finance (3 Positions);
Organization:Save the Children Uganda
Primary Location:Arua/Koboko, Adjumani & Kiryandongo
Job Type : Full-time Employment
Closing date: Friday 6 June 2014
Brief Company Profile:
Save the Children is the world’s
leading independent organization for children and has program presence in over
120 countries in the world.
Save the Children envisions a Uganda in which every
child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation.
Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children,
and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We strive to create
impact for children by delivering our Programmes through partnerships, by being
innovative, by acting as the voice for and of children, and by achieving
results at scale. In Uganda, we
implement programmes in six thematic programme areas of Child Protection, Child
Rights Governance, Education, Livelihoods & Food Security, Health, Nutrition
and HIV/AIDS in development and emergency contexts. Save the Children delivers
programs in over 36 districts in the North, Rwenzori, North-Eastern and Central
regions of Uganda, Currently, Save the Children has a staff complement of over
200 persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them
fulfil their potential. In 2013, we reached over 143 million children through
our work around 52m directly and 91 million indirectly around the world.
Save the Children seeks to fill the following vacant positions and
applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced Persons for
the humanitarian/emergency response operations.
Job Purpose:
The job holder takes responsibility
for guiding the finance roles in the refugee settlement, ensuring quality
assurance and compliance in financial management, providing financial
information to management team and
budget holders. In addition, provides technical support and inputs to programme
planning, budgeting and implementation support to management in reporting,
representation, monitoring and evaluation. This being a dual function role the
Officer is responsible for efficient and careful handling of cash, undertaking
approved payments by both cash and cheques and maintaining the cash book up to
date and reconciled. In addition the position will take initiatives to ensure
that Save the Children funds are used in the best possible way.
Academic back ground and Experience;
- Minimum of a Bachelors’
Degree in Commerce, Business Administration or Science In Accounting from a
reputable University
- Membership of an
Accounting profession such as ACCA or CPA or level 3 completion will be an
added advantage.
- At least 3 years
experience in financial management position and relevant experience supervising
and developing the capacity community based institutions in financial
management.
- Strong knowledge in external donor reporting for an
international NGO, understanding of donors’ financial reporting and budgeting
requirements, government tax policies
and other statutory requirements.
Mode of Application:
Please refer to the detailed description of the jobs and the key selection
criteria by visiting our website: www.uganda.savethechildren.net/jobs
Application letters with detailed CVs indicating 3 referees, two of whom
should have been direct supervisors should be submitted to:
The Director of Human Resources
& Administration
Save the Children
Plot 68/70, Kira Road
P O Box 12018
Kampala
Or on email: uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org
Important to note:
- Testimonials/certificates
should not be attached to applications that are submitted online.
- The closing date for
receiving applications is 6th June 2014. Candidates are therefore encouraged to
apply at the earliest opportunity.
All jobs close at midnight UK time on the date specified
