USAID Project Jobs – Finance and Grants Manager at Save the Children

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Organisation: Save the
Children
Project: Uganda Advocacy for
Better Health
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda  
About Save the Children:
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for
children and has program presence in over 120 countries in the world. Save the
Children envisions a Uganda in which every child attains the right to survival,
protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire
breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate
and lasting change in their lives. We strive to create impact for children by
delivering our Programmes through partnerships, by being innovative, by acting
as the voice for and of children, and by achieving results at scale. In Uganda,
we implement programmes in six thematic programme areas of Child Protection,
Child Rights Governance, Education, Livelihoods & Food Security, Health,
Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in development and emergency contexts.  Save
the Children delivers programs in over 36 districts in the North, Rwenzori,
North-Eastern and Central regions of Uganda, Currently, Save the Children has a
staff complement of over 170 persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for
their rights. We help them fulfill their potential. In 2012, we reached more
than 100 million children around the world.



About Project:
Save the Children seeks applications from suitably qualified and
experienced individuals for an upcoming project that will strengthen and
improve the quality and availability of services in public health facilities in
select provinces within Uganda. The proposed positions are contingent on Save
the Children being awarded the Cooperative agreement for this five year USAID-funded
project Uganda Advocacy for Better Health.

Job Summary: The Finance and
Grants Manager will provide technical support in Finance and Grants management.
S/he will be responsible for all financial matters in overseeing all the
procurement and donor (USAID) compliance including the pre-award surveys for
various partners under the project. S/he will support the Chief of Party in the
review of grant awards for responsibility, determination, cost realism,
regulatory compliance and risk analysis and mitigation.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The applicant should possess a Master’s
    Degree or higher in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or other
    relevant field. The applicant should be a certified chartered accountant:
  • S/he must possess at least eight (8)
    years’ experience in administrative and financial management of large
    donor projects;
  • Experience in auditing and accounting,
    grants and fund management;
  • Demonstrated experience and skills in
    developing and managing large budgets:
  • Proficient in relevant computer
    applications and databases; and strong analytical, oral and written
    communication skits; and capacity building support,
  • S/he should have skills and experience in
    the appraisal and evaluation of proposals and monitoring of grants
  • Demonstrated record of successfully
    managing grants for donor funded programs is essential;
  • S/he shall have experience in capacity
    building of sub grantee organizations and in financial and forensic audits
    of donor-funded projects and programs; She shall possess management and
    communication skills.
How to Apply:
All suitable candidates should send their application letters with a
detailed CV indicating three referees, two of whom should have been direct
supervisors should be submitted to:
The Director of Human Resources & Administration
Save the Children
Plot 68/70, Kiira Road
P.O. Box 12018, Kampala, Uganda
Or on email: uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org




NB:  Testimonials/certificates should not be attached to
applications that are submitted online. Candidates are therefore encouraged to
apply at the earliest opportunity. Save the Children is an equal opportunity
employer, persons with disabilities and female candidates are encouraged to
apply.




Deadline: 16th August 2013



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