Administration Coordinator Job Opportunity at ActionAid

Organisation: ActionAid Uganda (AAU)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About ActionAid:
ActionAid is an International Development Agency
working in over 50 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.
ActionAid’s mission is to work with the poor and the excluded people in the
world to eradicate poverty by overcoming the injustices and the inequity that
cause it. ActionAid Uganda (AAU), a national development organization
registered under the laws of Uganda and with a local Board.
Job Summary: The Administration Coordinator will develop coordinate, implement
and monitor administrative plans and procedures in accordance with the AAI/AAU
organizational, national and International policies.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
  • Develop, appraise,
    support and maintain a competent & motivated ‘administration
    departmental team” through giving constructive feedback, coaching and
    mentoring, in accordance with the human resources manual.
  • Analyze procurement requests
    and develop service contracts/agreements for outsourced services and
    regularly monitor the performance of service providers to ensure that the
    contracts are respected in line with organisation procure goods and
    services for respective stakeholders in line with the finance policy and
    Business strategy.
  • Coordinate and ensure
    maximum security of the staff and organization assets/properties by
    periodically carrying out an assets auditing to review the reliability and
    integrity of assets management information & activities and make
    appropriate recommendations to curb the gaps in line organisational
    policies.
  • Manage the fleet in AAU
    in the most cost effective way.
  • Take lead and coordinate
    the acquisition, maintenance, storage and disposal of AAIU assets in line
    with the Finance Policy.
  • Contribute to the
    development, review of and monitoring of the AAU Administration — related
    policy.
  • Liaise with stakeholders
    to fulfill the legal obligations of the organization.
  • Develop and lead the
    implementation of policies and standard operating guidelines for general
    administration, transport and travel and provide administrative and
    logistical support to staff and visitors.
Qualifications, Skills &
Experience:
  • The applicant should hold a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Public
    Administration with post graduate studies in related field.
  • Additional training in;
    Procurement and logistics management, CIPS is added advantage
  • At least three to four years
    relevant from a reputable organization, preferably an NGO.
  • Prior knowledge of;
    Public procurement and disposal of public assets, Procurement processes in
    DFID, USAID, Donor funded projects and EU guidelines, Contracting for
    goods and services.
  • Demonstrated passion to
    work for human dignity
  • Commitment to ActionAid
    values
  • Good planning Skills
  • Good interpersonal and
    communication skills
  • Fleet management skills
  • Security management
    knowledge
  • Assets management skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Knowledge in procurement
    policies and procedures
  • Good negotiation skills
  • Budgeting and budgetary
    control skills
How to Apply:
All those interested
in working with this prestigious NGO, ActionAid should be addressed and
delivered to: The HROE Director, ActionAid Uganda, Plot no. 2514/2515 Ggaba
Road, Opposite Kampala International University or send to P.O. Box 676
Kampala, Uganda or via Email to Vacancies.Uganda@actionaid.org
NB: We will respond only to short listed candidates. Whilst all applicants
will be assessed strictly on their individual merits, qualified women are
especially encouraged to apply.
Deadline: 15th
November, 2013 by 5:00 PM

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