Grants and Finance Coordinator NGO Jobs – ActionAid

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Job Title:  Grants and Finance Coordinator

Organisation: ActionAid

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Finance and Operations Manager

 

About US:

ActionAid is an international Development Agency working in over 50 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. ActionAid Uganda’s mission is to achieve social Justice, gender equality, and poverty eradication by working with people living in extreme poverty and exclusion, their communities, people’s organizations, activists, social movements and their supporters.

 

Job Summary: To provide financial and grants management support, monitoring and coordination of project activities within the framework of AAU/AAI and ensuring all policies and procedures, donor regulations, accounting standards and local laws are complied with.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate the financial planning and budgeting for project(s) in line with AAU/AAI and Donor requirements
  • Coordinate the financial planning and budgeting for project(s) in line with AAU/AAI and Donor requirements
  • Provide technical support to partners and staff in project fundraising, donor fund management.
  • Ensure timely and accurate financial donor reports are prepared in line with donor requirement, AAI/AAU policies and procedures
  • Prepare and attend to the needs of projects internal and external auditors and implement recommendations in line with FPM
  • Support the implementation of an internal control system to maintain the financial integrity and compliance with AAU policies, procedures, national laws and donor requirements
  • Support the implementation of an internal control system to maintain the financial integrity and compliance with AAU policies, procedures, national laws and donor requirements
  • Provide support and guidance to grants and contracts management to ensure adherence to AAI requirements
  • Supervise, motivate, appraise staff and build capacity of staff and partners in line with Human Resource Plan (HRP) and other Organizational policies
  • Supervise, motivate, appraise staff and build capacity of staff and partners in line with Human Resource Plan (HRP) and other Organizational policies


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Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The ideal applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Financial Management or Accounting from a recognized University.
  • Professional Accounting qualifications, CPA or ACCA is a MUST.
  • At least four years of relevant work experience two of which should have been in Grants and contract management preferably at the managerial level in a reputable organization.
  • Contract and Grants Management, Budgeting and budgetary control
  • Good communication and negotiation skills, Interpersonal skills,
  • Computerised Accounting Skills, Transformative, feminist leadership skills, Analytical skills
  • Ability to establish critical working relationships
  • Ability to promote and safeguard AAU policies

 

How to Apply:

Applications (Cover letter, CV, and certified academic documents as one document) sent by email to Vacancies.Uganda@actionaid.org clearly addressed to The Finance and Operations Manager, ActionAid Uganda, Plot number 2514/2515 Ggaba Road, Opposite Kampala International University P.O Box 676 Kampala. We will respond to ONLY shortlisted candidates.

 

Whilst all applications will be assessed strictly on their individual merits, qualified WOMEN are especially encouraged to apply. ActionAid International is an equal-opportunity Employer.

 

Deadline: Friday 4th November 2022 by 5:00 pm

 

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