Job Title: Finance and Administration Manager
GIZ
Location: Kampala, Kampala
Date: 05/17/2013
Job Type: Employee
Job Status: Full Time
Categories: Accounting / Finance / Auditing
Administrative / Clerical
GIZ
Job Details
Organisation: German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) GmbH
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Job-ID: 14145
About GIZ:
As a federal enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development.
The Embassy of Ireland has agreed with the Ministry of Education and Sports in Uganda to upgrade facilities in 21 primary schools in the 7 districts of Karamoja to support the objective of equitable access to basic education for Karamojong children. The Embassy of Ireland Uganda invited GIZ International Services to submit a proposal to support the upgrading of the facilities in the 21 schools. The Karamoja region is a semi-arid area and is the least socially and economically developed region in Uganda. As many as 80% of the Karamojong live below the poverty line where the generalised poverty level for Uganda is around 23%. In a region where over seventy percent (70%) of the population can neither read nor write, the education performance of pupils at all levels is the poorest in Uganda. The enrolment levels at primary level are below 50%, below 10% at secondary level and primary completion rates are running at about 10%.
About Project Goal: The overall objective of the project is to contribute towards the delivery of high quality, cost-effective education facilities in 21 primary schools in the 7 Karamoja districts. A full assessment of the needs of all 21 schools was undertaken by a team of engineers from the Construction Management Unit of the Ministry Of Education and Sports in March 2012 and the outcome of the assessment will inform the scope of works for this project.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
Management of financial transactions and requirements
Preparation of monthly reports (internal and External) and invoices to the Client
Preparation of Project accounts in accordance with GTZ IS rules and regulation
Office management, application of GIZ rules in all areas of administration (travel, human resources, documentation, etc.)
Oversee human resource management and ensure official regulations are followed including deduction of mandatory contributions to various state institutions and income tax.
Oversee administrative processes (travel requests and reimbursements, fleet management, communication between the sites, IT, set-up of meetings, air ticketing and hotel bookings, etc.)
Organization of insurances and other legal requirements for the operation of the project.
Requirements
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
University degree in business administration or equivalent
At least 10 years professional experience in finance and administration in donor funded projects
Profound knowledge of finance and administration processes of GIZ-IS and Irish Aid
At least 5 years working experience in Africa Sub Sahara
Excellent English communication skills
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How to Apply:
Please click on GIZ’s website link provided to visit site and review all job requirements and express interest. Be keen to turn on the English version of the website IF you are not conversant with German.
Contact department:
Gertraud Faltermeier
++49 - (0)6196 - 79 – 1410
Deadline: 24th May 2013