The Ministry of Education and Sports Training (BTVET) Sub-sector, with
Loan financing from five Arab-funding agencies, i.e. the OPEC Fund for
International Development (OFID), Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Saudi Fund
for Development (SFD), the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA)
and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED). The subject projects
focus on establishing and equipping nineteen (19) new technical institutes in
various districts of Uganda, as well as expanding and equipping of the five (5)
Uganda Technical Colleges (UTCs) and one (1) National Teachers’ College (NTC).
The Ministry of Education and Sports is the Executing Agency for the projects,
through a joint Projects Coordination Unit (PCU).

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Assist the Projects
Coordinator (PC) in managing all finances of the projects, in accordance
with the approved GOU and Donor financial procedures and controls.
Actively participate
in the projects’ budgeting and work- planning processes
Prepare and follow-up
GOU endorsements of relevant loan withdrawal applications.
Review and advise the
PC on all submitted requests for expenditure.
Prepare payment
authorization letters for the Accounting Officer as appropriate, in favour
of executors and service providers of approved activities.
Follow-up approvals of
expenditure requests and related accountabilities of funds.
Supervise effective and efficient management of the project imprest funds.
Maintain all project
accounting information/records in a complete and orderly manner.
Support preparation of
required monthly and quarterly project progress reports.
Participate in the
external audit processes of the projects, particularly facilitating easy
access to the project financial records by audit team members.
Perform any other
duties as may be assigned from time to time by the PC and/or the Projects
Technical Manager (PTM).

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

All applicants should possess
Bachelor’s degrees in Commerce (Accounting Option) and ACCA (or
equivalent)
At least seven (7) years’ overall post-Bachelor’s degree work experience.
Four (4) years’
hands-on experience with the project financial management procedures of
similar international funding agencies and the Government of Uganda.
Experience with
similar infrastructure-focused projects is an added advantage.
Proven track record of
professional integrity.
Result-oriented
organisational skills, with the ability to effectively prioritise
activities, work with minimum supervision and meet project/task deadlines.
Functional knowledge
of relevant project accounting software and key Microsoft packages
including inter alia Navision (or equivalent), MSWord, MSExcel and
MSPowerpoint.
Excellent
communication skills, including professional correspondence/report writing
and oral presentation abilities in English, with attention to detail.
Dedicated team player
and builder, with good interpersonal and knowledge sharing skills.

Job Terms and Conditions: The successful candidate shall be
engaged under a two- year employment contract, renewable up to the end of the
implementation period of the projects, subject to satisfactory performance. The
remuneration/benefits to be offered are reasonable and competitive.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested candidates who meet the above mentioned
criteria should submit three copies of their applications in sealed envelopes
(including letter, detailed CV with three references, plus copies of their
academic certificates and other relevant documents) to the undersigned. The
envelopes should be marked APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF PROJECTS ACCOUNTANT FOR
THE ARAB-FUNDED PROJECTS’. Only short-listed applicants shall be contacted for
interview. The Head, Procurement and Disposal Unit, Ministry of Education and
Sports, Floor 7 Room 7.2, Embassy House, King George VI Way, P.O. Box 7063,
Kampala, UGANDA

Deadline: Friday 1st
November 2013 by 3:00 PM

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