Job Title: Senior Compliance Officer
Organization: Elizabeth
Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)
Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)
Project Name: USAID Regional
Health Integration to Enhance Health Services in the South West Uganda Project
(RHITES)
Health Integration to Enhance Health Services in the South West Uganda Project
(RHITES)
Reports to: Deputy Country
Director
Director
Duty Station: Mbarara,
Uganda
Uganda
About US:
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) seeks to end
pediatric HIV/AIDS through research, advocacy, and prevention and treatment
programs. We are a global leader in the fight against pediatric HIV and AIDS,
working in 15 countries and at 7,000 sites around the world to prevent the
transmission of HIV to children, and to help those already infected. Today,
because of the highly successful work of the Foundation and its partners over
the last 25 years, pediatric AIDS has been virtually eliminated in the United
States and new infections in children have declined by 58% worldwide. EGPAF
Uganda Country program is currently implementing a number of projects in
partnership with various donors.
pediatric HIV/AIDS through research, advocacy, and prevention and treatment
programs. We are a global leader in the fight against pediatric HIV and AIDS,
working in 15 countries and at 7,000 sites around the world to prevent the
transmission of HIV to children, and to help those already infected. Today,
because of the highly successful work of the Foundation and its partners over
the last 25 years, pediatric AIDS has been virtually eliminated in the United
States and new infections in children have declined by 58% worldwide. EGPAF
Uganda Country program is currently implementing a number of projects in
partnership with various donors.
About USAID RHITES Project:
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) implements the
USAID Regional Health Integration to Enhance Health Services in the South West
Uganda Project (RHITES) whose aim is to increase the availability,
accessibility and quality of integrated health services including HIV and TB
prevention, care and treatment; maternal, neonatal and child health services;
family planning; nutrition assessment, counseling support; malaria prevention
and treatment and other primary care services.
USAID Regional Health Integration to Enhance Health Services in the South West
Uganda Project (RHITES) whose aim is to increase the availability,
accessibility and quality of integrated health services including HIV and TB
prevention, care and treatment; maternal, neonatal and child health services;
family planning; nutrition assessment, counseling support; malaria prevention
and treatment and other primary care services.
Job Summary: The Senior
Compliance Officer will be responsible for the provision of compliance support
to the Uganda Country office to ensure implementation of an effective
compliance program, proactively reviewing processes, practices and documents,
make necessary reasonable recommendations in reviewed areas.
Compliance Officer will be responsible for the provision of compliance support
to the Uganda Country office to ensure implementation of an effective
compliance program, proactively reviewing processes, practices and documents,
make necessary reasonable recommendations in reviewed areas.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Ensure that prior approval requests for
restricted commodities are obtained and filed accordingly. - Ensures compliance with the Donor and
Foundation laid down policies and procedures. - Develop and implement an effective risk,
control and compliance program. - Ensure that laid down internal controls
are effective, adhered to and monitored. - Ensures performance of the critical function
of third party verification of activity and financial verification on wide
range of field activities including but not limited to VMMC, workshops, on
the job training (mentorship), FSG/Ariel meetings, distribution of
supplies, and hotel room occupancy among other program activities. - Work closely with the Risk Manager on
compliance issues and on external audits and HR where applicable. - Stay abreast of internal standards and
business goals. - Ensure internal developed SOPs, policies
and procedures are adhered to. - The jobholder ensures a spot check on
stocks in the stores for accuracy and existence, supports the fleet office
to review vehicle logs and policies and verification of None expendable
inventory following the Foundation inventory management policy. - Actively contribute to training of staff
and other stakeholders on compliance related issues and risk management
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The applicant for the USAID EGPAF RHITES
Project Senior Compliance Officer job opportunity should hold a Bachelor’s
Degree in Business Administration or Commerce - Professional qualification and a related
Master’s degree is an added advantage. - A minimum of five years’ experience in
accounting, auditing. - Comprehensive knowledge of USG rules and
regulations, systems and procedures and local government financial
processes. - Previous exposure and experience with
managing other major international donor funds and working with an
international non-profit/non-governmental organization (NGO) preferred.
Very good writing and communication skills. - Extensive knowledge of state legal
taxation requirements and controls (VAT, WT, PAYE, NSSF etc) - Familiarity with industry practices and
professional standards Excellent report writing skills.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send
their applications to this address;
their applications to this address;
The Country Director, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
(EGPAF), Plot 18A Kyadondo Road, Nakasero, P.O. Box 21127, Kampala, Uganda
(EGPAF), Plot 18A Kyadondo Road, Nakasero, P.O. Box 21127, Kampala, Uganda
E-mail to: [email protected]
Deadline: 1st
September 2017
September 2017
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