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Job Title:      Project
Finance Officer

Organization: Public
Affairs Center of Uganda (PAC Uganda)

Duty Station: 
Uganda

About US:

Public Affairs
Center of Uganda (PAC Uganda) is a national civil society governance watchdog
and public policy lobby committed to work for the improvement of the quality of
governance in the country and provision of quality technical and advisory
services; with the promotion and protection of constitutionalism, good
governance and democratic development of the country as is overriding goal. PAC
envisions a peaceful, democratic, prosperous and well-managed country with
happy people and exists to effectively contribute to the quality of governance
of the county and public service delivery through an active interaction of
civil society with the state, as its mission. In pursuance of this mission, PAC
Uganda is implementing a range of project initiatives on good governance and
democracy, social accountability, promotion of social justice and human rights,
policy research and advocacy, citizen empowerment and leadership development in
the sub regions of Sebei, Teso, Karamoja, Acholi, West Nile and countrywide.

About Oxfam Project:

PAC has secured
funding from Oxfam to support the implementation of the project titled ‘Finance
for Development’ (FFD). The project aims at promoting progressive,
participatory and responsive taxation systems and public spending on public
service provision in order to reduce inequality and lead to fairer and more
equal opportunities to access essential services for all. For effective
achievement of results in this project, PAC is seeking for competent,
passionate and self-motivated Ugandans to fill the positions of Project
Coordinator and Project Finance Officer that currently exists in the organization:

Job Summary:  The Project Finance Officer is critical in
providing proactive, efficient and effective management support for the F4D
Project The Project Finance Officer is responsible for overall quality of
financial management of F4D Project; Partners Financial Capacity enhancement;
financial reporting, including of partners. The job entails building and
maintaining effective financial systems and accounting framework that
facilitates delivery of project results. At the technical level the finance
officer will be responsible for providing the financial management to the F4D
sub national partners; ensure quality and timely financial reporting to funder;
preparation of monthly, quarterly and donor financial reports; identify
training needs of Partners’ and Partners finance staff and provide required
Capacity building to enable effective management of F4D sub national finances;
ensuring effective support to project team to meet overall objectives of
project as well as assisting the partner finance staff in preparation of
project related budgets and budget reviews in keeping with changes in project
plans. At management level, the Project Finance Officer is responsible for managing
the project funds; budget tracking; ensuring functionality of financial
controls, adherence to compliance requirements, conduct project financial
reviews and audits; verifications of the partner expenses in the light of
project agreements terms and conditionalities, consolidation of partner
financial reports and reporting. At the leadership level the project finance
officer will propose and implement agreed improvements & systems
enhancements for financial and administrative systems and procedures to ensure
maximum efficiency as well as maintain coordination with sub national partners
in delivering project activities.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant must hold relevant academic qualifications in
  accounting, financial management, commerce, economics or related field
  from a reputable University. A degree in Finance, Business Administration
  or Commerce and professional certification in accounting is an added
  advantage.
• At least three years of experience of providing a whole range of
  financial management services to a Local NGO. Must be honest, disciplined,
  credible and result oriented person with proven knowledge of computerised
  systems and demonstrable experience of working with computerised
  accounting packages and spreadsheets.
• A self-driven person with excellent ability to prioritise work
  issues to meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
• A team builder, bold, resilient and tenacious about quality, value
  for money, adherence to standards, compliance and integrity of financial
  systems.

How to Apply:

All candidates
should send in their application letters, updated CVs and a one-page Capability
Statement with contact addresses of 2 referees (of these; your supervisors,
academician and or a person of high repute) addressed to The Executive
Director, PAC Uganda, to the following address; email: info@ pacuganda.org and
or hand deliver to PAC Uganda Head Office located at Plot 10, Kakungulu Road,
Opposite Soroti Abattoir, P.O. Box 464, Soroti. Do not attach any academic
testimonial; it is not necessary at this stage. Please, attach day and night
telephone lines.

NB: Only
Applications sent through email: info@pacuganda.org or hand delivered to our
head office will be accepted. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for
interviews scheduled on a date to be communicated.

Deadline: Thursday 22nd August 2019 by 5.30pm

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