The Ugandan Jobline

• United States Agency for International
  Development (USAID)
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
• Peace Corps 

• Works with Economic Growth Director, Deputy Director and Unit
  Leaders and counterparts in the offices of Financial Management (OFM)
  Program & Policy Development (PPD) to construct EG program budgets by
  program area and element level and by congressional earmarks for planning
  purposes;
• Assists Unit Leaders and other team members in providing an
  understanding of financial data and analysis for quarterly, semi-annual
  and annual reports;
• Prepares monthly pipeline reports and spend plans and reviews with
  EG leadership to update planning figures, and presents financials to EG
  Office and USAID/Uganda Mission leadership;
• Receives quarterly financial pipeline data from OFM, reviews
  activities with activity managers and team leaders, provides pipeline
  analysis to EG leadership for quarterly mission pipeline and procurement
  plan reviews;
• Works hand-in-hand with the PPD to prepare the EG Congressional
  Budget Justification, Performance Plan Report, annual obligations by
  program area, documentation for obligation into development objective
  agreements, amendments/modifications, and on preparing the field support
  budget for USAID/Washington;
• Tracks EG funds in all development objective agreements;
• Negotiates joint program funding with other Mission technical
  offices, and tracks the funding for reporting and to assist EG and the
  other technical offices with strategic decision-making regarding
  sub-obligation of funds;
• Advises the EG Office on the strategic use of Program, Development
  and Learning (PD&L) funds managed by PPD; and
• Leads financial management capacity building within EG, training
  Support Unit staff to manage financial aspects of program management, and
  Unit Leaders and Contracting/Agreement Officer Representatives (C/AORs) to
  improve financial management of activities.

• Works closely with activity managers to provide financial data for
  preparation of documentation on sub-obligations into specific implementing
  partner instruments and other mechanisms of a general and overall nature
  through GLAAS, Implementation Letters, and other mechanisms;
• Actively participates in the clearance process of GLAAS requests and
  other documents by reviewing and clearing off on the documents before they
  go to the Director or Deputy Director;
• Works with activity managers, unit leaders and OAA representatives
  to update the EG Procurement Plan, leads weekly procurement plan reviews
  with EG and OAA, prepares the office for monthly front office technical
  meetings, and quarterly portfolio reviews;
• Participates in program/pipeline/procurement Mission review,
  responding to EG budget-related procurement issues.

• Foster collaboration, participation, and agreement among
  implementing partners and USAID staff in the implementation and monitoring
  of EG activities. Responsible for providing strategic advice to
  implementing partners to ensure adherence to USAID/Uganda’s strategy and
  relevant U.S. Government policies.
• Review, critique and approve project planning, implementation and
  monitoring documents including work plans, quarterly and annual reports,
  and project management plans.
• Monitor activity spending; review and respond to quarterly accruals
  and pipeline analysis.
• Take a field-based approach to monitoring implementation to ensure
  the accuracy of their reporting and progress toward meeting project goals.
  Work closely with other units within EG and with other offices to support
  joint field visits that inform integrated approaches.
• Ensure compliance with USAID regulations in all aspects of project
  implementation.

• The applicants for the US Embassy Project Management Specialist
  (Budget) job opportunity should hold a Bachelors’ degree in Financial
  Management, Business Administration, and Accounting, Social Sciences or
  related field is required.
• A minimum of three years of progressively responsible work in
  financial management, budgeting, accounting, business administration, in
  addition to one year of program management, project development, social
  economic or related field is required.
• Prior experience working with international donor organizations or
  donor-funded projects in budgeting, financial management or related work
  is required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of accounting and budgeting practices and
  procedures is required.
• Knowledge of program management, including design, implementation,
  monitoring, and evaluation is required.
• Knowledge of international accounting systems is desirable.
• Knowledge of applicable earmark requirements is desirable.
• Strong interpersonal skills, demonstrated experience and ability to
  work in teams, clear concise writing skills, ability to meet tight
  deadlines, and logical analysis, accuracy and clear presentation skills.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with a range of counterparts
  at all levels including those from host country government, NGOs, other
  donors and rural resource users.
• Computer literacy in word processing using Microsoft, and complex
  spreadsheets.
• Demonstrated experience in the preparation and presentation of
  complex reports and analyses.
• Self-directed with demonstrated ability to perform with minimal
  supervision.
• Language Proficiency: Level IV (fluent) in English is required with excellent speaking
  and writing skills.

• A signed DS-174 Employment Application for Locally Employed Staff or
  Family Member, Click
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• Cover letter clearly indicating the position for which you are
  applying and describing how you meet the minimum requirements
• A Curriculum Vitae/Resume
• Copies of Academic Transcripts
• Names, contact numbers, and e-mail addresses of three (3)
  professional references. At least one of the references must be a prior or
  current direct supervisor.

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