Finance and Administrative Assistant DFID Programme Jobs – NIRAS International Consulting

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Job Title:     Finance and Administrative
Assistant

Organization: NIRAS
International Consulting

Project Name:
Commercial Agriculture for Smallholders and Agribusiness (CASA) Programme

Funding Source: The Department for International Development (DFID)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About US:

NIRAS is one of
Scandinavia’s leading consulting engineering companies. NIRAS contributes to a
large number of major societal challenges with a wide range of expertise that
includes process plants, building, energy, environment, infrastructure,
development consulting and urban planning.

Job Summary:  The Finance and Administrative Assistant will
manage the DFID funded Commercial Agriculture for Smallholders and Agribusiness
(CASA) project’s administration and accounting for programme in Kampala.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

·        
General
office administration, including managing supplies;

·        
Provide
administrative and logistical support to the  Uganda
Country team and short-term consultants;

·        
Responsible
for project vehicle maintenance;

·        
Line
management of the Uganda driver;

·        
Inventory
and maintenance of physical and digital files and assets;

·        
Update
and maintain office policies and manuals;

·        
Manage
and report monthly programme expenditure;

·        
Prepare
the monthly country forecasts;

·        
Ensure
the office is tax compliant;

·        
Coordinate
logistics of project meetings and events;

·        
Prepare
meeting materials as appropriate;

·        
Coordinate
and support in country travel arrangements;

·        
Facilitate
internal communication within the Country Office.

·        
Support
in compiling monthly monitoring data for the Country Office.

·        
Other
duties as assigned.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

·        
The applicant
must hold a Bachelor’s degree required within a financial field;

·        
At least
five years of finance and administrative experience;

·        
Experience
of donor funded programmes;

·        
Proficiency
in MS Office with expertise in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook;

·        
Ability
to analyse and revise operating practices to improve efficiency;

·        
Detail
oriented and comfortable working in a fast-paced office environment;

·        
Exceptional
communication skills in English;

·        
Superior
organisational skills and dedication to completing tasks in a timely manner;

·        
Driver’s
license is considered an asset.

How to Apply:

If you are
interested in applying to this position, please send a cover letter (max 1
page) and your CV via email to our Programme Manager, Victoria Harvey on viha@niras.com

NB: Tentative
starting date is 1st November 2019.

For questions please
contact Victoria Harvey, email: viha@niras.com

Deadline: Friday 11th October 2019 by 12.00pm noon

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