Finance Officer Job in Kampala, Uganda


ICCO Cooperation seeks motivated colleagues who support our mission to end poverty and injustice and who are committed to creating a world where people can live in dignity and security.

ICCO is a global cooperation. ICCO was established in 1964 and became a cooperation in 2012. The founding members of the cooperation are Edukans, the Protestant Church of The Netherlands (Kerk in Actie) and the association co-Prisma. 

Within a coherent programmatic framework, ICCO Cooperation offers worldwide financial support, lobby and brokerage services to local non-governmental organizations, the private sector, churches, and networks that work on sustainable economic development, democracy and peace, access to basic services, food security and climate mitigation.

The cooperative currently operates in 44 countries with around 300 staff that work directly for the cooperation. The cooperation has a budget of approximately € 100 million for the year 2013.
 
The Central and Eastern Africa (CEA) Regional Office currently has programs in eight countries including Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, DR Congo, Burundi and Rwanda. 

The Regional Office is housed by the sub-office in Kampala, Uganda. The other sub-offices in the CEA region include Bukavu - DR Congo, Juba - South Sudan and Addis Ababa — Ethiopia. 

The Finance Officer for the Central and Eastern Africa Region will be supporting programs in Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia and will be based in Kampala, Uganda.

Finance Officer (FO)

Reports to: The Country Program Manager
Contract duration: Two years for the initial contract
 
Overall Job objective: To ensure accountability for funds extended to local partners

Tasks and Responsibilities
  • Financial analysis and assessment of partner organisations and program and project proposals
  • Financial monitoring and evaluation of partner organisations, programmes and projects
  • Preparations of payments in the contracts between ICCO/KiA and local organisations
  • Preparation of purchase orders in the project administration
  • Monitoring of realisation of payment orders
  • Identification of and advising on the financial capacity of partner organisations.
  • Supporting facilitation of capacity building and necessary expert knowledge in financial administration and control.
Skills and Qualifications
  • 2-3 years of relevant work experience
  • Financial and administrative knowledge.
  • Knowledge on financial management of development organizations, producers organizations and business initiatives in the regional context
  • Experience working with databases
  • Communicative skills both in writing as verbally
  • Excellent language skills in English and a regional language.
  • Basic knowledge of development issues
  • Good knowledge of financial aspects on financing organizations
How to apply
 
Please send your CV (not more than 3 pages) and a motivational letter (not more than 2 pages) to application@ppg.co.ug. 

All applications shall be clearly marked: ‘ICCO-FO’ and no e-mails should exceed 2MB.

Kindly note that we are conducting a global search and to avoid any delays related with postage, only e-mail applications shall be considered. 

Closing date is on Friday 29th March 2013, 5 PM (Uganda time).
 
While we thank all applicants for your interest, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. 

Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
 
ICCO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.