Careers at People Performance Group-Head of Credit Control

Job title: Head of Credit Control

People Performance Group;
Our client, BOLLORE AFRICA LOGISTICS UGANDA, a leading international logistics company in Kampala, is looking for the above position

Employment type: Full time
Country: Uganda
Location: Kampala
Min. years of experience: 5 years
Minimum degree: Bachelors degree

Role;

-Reports to the Finance and Admin Manager. This role ensures that the achievement of customer collection targets, essential to the profitability of the company, is met.
-It manages overdue accounts, reduces the company’s risks and minimize losses.

Qualification and experience;

-Bachelors degree in Commerce or Business Administration (Hons).
-Should have at least 3 to 5 years post qualification hands on experience gained working in a busy accounting environment 2 of which should be at a senior level.
-Candidates who have worked in debt collections departments will be advantaged

How to apply:
Apply to application@ppg.co.ug

Closing date: November 1, 2013 - 5pm

East Africa Coordinator Vacancy at Young Peacebuilders Initiative in Kampala

Job title: East Africa Coordinator

Young Peacebuilders Initiative:

What YPI Does;
YPI develops collective impact initiatives nurturing peacebuilding passion and skill in large numbers of children/youth in contexts impacted by or at high risk of armed conflict and having very large child/youth populations. These partnerships also research the peacebuilding impact of their efforts. In this way YPI helps prevent and end cycles of violence. YPI began operation in 2012 and now has partnerships operating in Rwanda and Burundi.
YPI Objectives
GROWING YPI Working Partnerships in High-Risk Contexts: We will support local leaders and trained facilitators to expand and sustain working partnerships between religious groups, organizations, governments, departments of education and others to equip large numbers of children with peacebuilding passion and skills.
BUILDING A Toolbox of YPI Training Resources: Through these working partnerships we will develop a variety of peacebuilding and citizenship training tools for children of different ages.
EQUIPPING Local Universities to Measure and Increase Impact Through YPI Research: YPI aims to produce world-class longitudinal research verifying the effectiveness of child/youth peacebuilding in multiple high-risk contexts and promote research widely through a partnership of highly reputable academics and institutions.
EMPOWERING Others to Develop YP Working Partnerships in New Contexts: Documenting experiences and research to help others expand this transformative process in new contexts.
Breakthrough Partners Mission and Vision
YPI operates as part of Breakthrough Partners. Breakthrough Partners exists to maximize the power of collaborative leaders to bring impoverished communities to self-sustainability, who in turn lead other communities, thereby transforming entire societies and nations to the glory of God!

Employment type: Full time
Country: Uganda
City / Location: Kampala
Job category: NGO/Nonprofit Charitable Organizations
Min. years of experience: 5 years
Required languages: English
Required IT skills: MS Office (in general)Strategic Management
Minimum degree: Bachelors degree
Salary level: To be discussed

Position Summary;

Supported by the YPI Director, the YPI East Africa Coordinator is responsible for managing, supporting and expanding YPI work in East Africa while maintaining the vision, mission, values and overall strategy of YPI. The YPI East Africa Coordinator is responsible for the timely advancement of YPI Africa objectives within budget, including, ensuring measurement of YPI Africa impact with the support of an international YPI Academic Advisory Team.

Position Objectives;

The YPI East Africa Coordinator will achieve the following objectives, and take on the following responsibilities, with support and guidance from the YPI Director.

1.Manage, strengthen, expand and build sustainability into YPI partnerships in Rwanda and Burundi.
2.Launch a YPI partnership in at least one new East African context within 24 months.
3.Focusing on building local YPI capacity, grow sustainable funding for expanding YPI Africa.

Responsibilities;

•Maintain regular written and oral reporting to YPI Director on key issues.

Explore New Contexts for YPI Partnerships;

•Discover who is doing what, where and with whom, related to engaging young peacebuilders.
•Identify key stakeholders from different sectors of society who believe in the YPI vision and will become champions to help make it a reality. Include NGO, FBO, CBO, religious, government and education leaders, and leaders at federal, state, and local levels.
•Able to communicate with a respected university about the need to develop a YPI Research Institute that will support YPI research and measure YPI success.

Support the Formation of New YPI Partnerships;

•Identify a small group of leaders who will gather a broader group of cross sector stakeholders and walk them through a YPI formation process.
•Help them clarify and commit to the YPI vision in their context.
•Help them identify obstacles to achieving that vision.
•Help them agree on opportunities to overcome obstacles and develop a strategy and prioritized action plan for achieving the YPI vision in their context.
•Help them develop a committed YPI leadership team.
•Help identify, resource and support a committed and qualified YPI Facilitator in each YPI context.

Strengthen, Expand and Build Sustainability into Operating YPI Partnerships

•Ensure leadership teams of each YPI in Africa put their prioritized strategy and plan into action with a process for continuous progression.
•Ensure each YPI in Africa develops mechanisms for consistent quality communication.
•Strengthen, coach and encourage each YPI leadership team in Africa by helping them identify and obtain what is necessary to achieve their YPI objectives.
•Help continually develop the skills of each YPI Facilitator in Africa.
•Help develop and manage YPI Research Institutes in each African context in partnership with the context’s YPI leadership team, and YPI Director and YPI Academic Advisor Team.
•Advise on child/youth peacebuilding projects, principles and practices that increase likelihood of success.

Grow Sustainable Funding For Expanding YPI Africa;

•Identify, cultivate relationships with, pursue and acquire funding from new donors to support YPI’s work in Africa.
•Nurture sustainability of each YPI in East Africa by helping direct them toward potential funding opportunities.
•Manage YPI East Africa grants and budgets, ensuring timely reporting and contract and donor guideline compliance.

Minimum Qualifications;

•Bachelors degree in related field
•Proven ability to build collaborative partnerships and negotiate multiple relationships with various partners
•Demonstrated budgeting, proposal writing, grants acquisition and management skills
•At least five (5) years of experience in peace-building, development and/or related fields, including democracy and governance issues such as civil society strengthening
•Dynamic entrepreneurial leader with creative problem-solving skills, particularly in challenging situations
•Excellent interpersonal and networking skills, as well as the ability to build and conduct effective professional working relationships at all levels, both internally and externally
•Demonstrated financial management and program administration experience
•Strong oral and written communications skills
•Cultural sensitivity and adaptability
•Experience working in conflict-affected contexts
•Some research experience, preferably designing and implementing qualitative social research with children

More Information;

On YPI: www.YoungPeacebuilders.net and www.facebook.com/youngpeacebuildersinitiative
On Dr McGill: www.breakthroughpartners.org/who-we-are/leadership/michael-mcgill.aspx
On the YPI exploration, formation and operation process:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IE5cYlGuBRRy-8i3SMjHNM00yrrWpDFv4sVN...

How to apply:
Send CVs and application letters to stationsconsulting@gmail.com

Closing date: November 7, 2013 - 5pm

Careers at VSF Belgium in Uganda- Project Accountant

Job title: Project Accountant

Employment type: Short-term/contract
Country: Uganda
City / Location: Moroto
Job category: Accounting/Finance/Insurance
Min. years of experience: 3 years
Minimum degree: Bachelors degree

The Project Accountant reporting to the Country Director -Uganda manages financial activities for all Uganda based projects and ensures systems and procedures are in line with VSFB policies, donor and legal requirements.

Responsibilities:

•Ensure compliance to donor regulations and that VSF Belgium financial controls, policies and procedures are applied in all financial transactions.
•To ensure all the financial transactions and payments are conducted professionally recorded accurately and promptly within the budget lines provided.
•Prepare cash forecasts and projections and ensure effective cash flow for implementation of projects.
•Ensure that all accounting records are complete and financial reports as per regulations given are prepared and submitted on time.
•Oversee entry of accounting records in Win books accounting system for all Uganda based projects and submission to Regional office in Nairobi.
•To advise the Country Director- Uganda and Project Manager(s) on balances and budget line expenditures for all Uganda based projects in order to ensure efficiency in planning field activities.
•Provide support to logistics department on procurement and accounting against appropriate budget lines.
•Travel to field locations for stock taking, assets verification exercises.
•Review expenditures relating to all accounting documents for accuracy and consistency with donor regulations.
•Management of bank accounts, petty cash and disbursement of funds as per VSF Belgium and donor regulations
•Support and train the local partners on accounting in relation to the organization’s and donor regulations.
•Coordinate the implementation of internal audits for projects in Moroto.
•Assist with field audits of project teams and accountability for funds and resources received from the office for the field operations.
•Participate and assist with any external audit.
•Follow-up on finance queries with the Regional office in Nairobi and ensure timely response to all finance concerns.
•Support the Country Director -Uganda and Project Manager(s) in Uganda with budget preparation and forecasting.
•Co-ordination with other members of the VSF Belgium support team in Uganda and Regional Office Nairobi.
•Capitalize knowledge and share it within VSF-B.

Essential or Minimum Requirements:

Education;

•University degree in Bachelor of Commerce – Accounting or Finance option
•Relevant accounting qualifications i.e. CPA (K) or ACCA equivalent

Knowledge and Experience;

•At least 3 years financial management experience in a busy office.
•Experience of working with an NGO will be an added advantage
•Experience in the use of one or more accounting software packages and accounting in different currencies.
•Knowledge of donor rules and regulations i.e. ECHO, USAID, EU, DFID
•Knowledge and experience with the International Accounting Standards (IAS)

Skills;

•Excellent managerial, organizational and planning skills
•Strong numerical skills and accuracy.
•Good reporting skills
•Computer literacy with very good advanced MS Excel skills and Word
•Ability to work independently, under pressure and meet strict deadlines
•Ability to prepare and present issues at all levels
•Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Attitudes;

•Team player
•Attentive to detail and result oriented
•High integrity and initiative
•Identify him/herself with the mission, vision and values of VSF-B
•Display of intercultural sensitivity, respect in dealing with others

Contact/How to apply:
Please send your application (reference “Project Accountant- Uganda”), CV and 3 references (one must be your current employer), by e-mail to recruitment@vsfb.or.ke on or before 31st October 2013
This vacancy is open to Uganda male and female candidates.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
For more information: www.vsf-belgium.org

Closing date: November 1, 2013 - 5pm

Careers at Send A Cow Uganda in Kampala-M&E specialist

Job Title: M&E specialist

Employer: Send A Cow Uganda

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Responsibilities:

Planning and Strategies;

• Design, develop and implement monitoring and evaluation strategies and guidelines in line with the mission, vision and strategic plan of SACU.

Program Planning and Design;

• Design and facilitate needs assessments, organisational capacity assessments, and other pre-programme data collection activities as needed.
• Develop and appraise monitoring and evaluation tools and systems that ensure appropriate information gathering, interpretation and usage.
• Appraise of monitoring and evaluation tools, reports, findings, etc. from other country programmes and recommend adoption of systems and practices that are deemed beneficial to the efficient and effective functioning of SACU.

Programme Quality, Monitoring and Evaluation;

• Develop and maintain a management information system (MIS) in collaboration with programmes staff and IT Officer.
• Conduct operational audits on SACU projects and track, analyse and report on quality and performance trends
• Develop performance and impact result reports for donors and other stakeholders
• Interpretation of Monitoring and Evaluation findings in line with programme goals, objectives, and activities
• Conduct monitoring and evaluation visits to ascertain that programme implementation meet set standards.


Capacity Building;

• Organise and facilitate training workshops for staff and extension workers and partners in general monitoring and evaluation skills as well as technical, sector-specific methodologies as and when required or called upon by the programmes department.
• Strengthen the internal capacity of staff and partners in M&E to facilitate the documentation of the performance
• Participate in Staff and extension worker induction and orientation exercises.

Fundraising;

• Provide support to the Programme Funding and Development and the Programmes Management and operations Departments in developing strategies for resource mobilisation and in the designing of appropriate monitoring and evaluation systems in proposal development process.

Networking;

• Participate in inter-agency surveys, workshops, and meetings as agreed with Executive Director
• Promote and maintain strong professional relationships with other Monitoring and Evaluation professionals in other SAC Offices and in other local and international organisations.

Reporting and Documentation;

• Provide reports on operational audits, baselines, mid-term reviews and other monitoring and evaluation visits carried out.
• Systematically document and disseminate good practices and models within the Send a Cow Uganda
• Provide a monthly progress report to the Executive Director

Qualifications;

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in  Social Sciences, SWSA, Development Studies, Statistics and   other development related fields. A post graduate qualification project Planning and Management and M&E fields is required.
• Computer literate in Word, Excel, Access or other database.  Internet use and emailing, PowerPoint, FrontPage

Person specification;

• The job holder must be a hard working, independent, focused and trustworthy individual that upholds a high sense of integrity and accountability and commitment to the vision, mission, values and aspirations of SACU.

Experience;

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a position that involves programme M&E within the NGO sector.
• Middle to senior level managerial experience of not less than 2 years
• At least 2 years’ experience in organizational capacity strengthening
• Evidence of interest and aptitude in Quality compliance implementation
• Experience in research and handling of field data,
• Experience in Report writing for donors
• Experience in participatory training and empowerment of others.

How to Apply:
Please send your CV and cover letter to the following email addresses: sendacow@sendacowuganda.org .You must state on the subject like clearly REF: APPLICATION FOR POST OF M&E Specialist Addressed to: The Executive Director Send a Cow Uganda

Application Deadline: 8th Nov 2013

Office Assistant/Driver Job Vacancies at the Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development

Job Title: Office Assistant/Driver

Organization: Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports To: Finance & Contracts Officer

About EU Project:

The EU has been providing assistance to the Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED) during the period April 2011 to October 2014 to strengthen its
capacity to undertake the role of the National Authorising Officer (NAO) under the Support to NAO Programme. In this context, the Ministry is in the process of establishing a Unit under the Treasury Services Department, for the financial management of the European Development Fund (EDF).

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Office maintenance:

-Ensure the office is open at 8:00 am and closed after 5:00 pm;
-Provide office clerical support;
-Ensure that office and all equipment and furniture are kept clean at all times

2. Transportation and vehicle maintenance:

-Manage the prompt delivery and circulation of documents;
-Maintain an updated vehicle logbook;
-Drive NAOSU staff to ensure safe and reliable transport to the required destinations and return trip, if necessary outside of the working hours.
-Ensure that the office vehicle is clean, in good mechanical and functional condition at all times;
-Witness and ensure that defects on the vehicle are sufficiently fixed at the contractual garage.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience:

-The applicant should hold at least an ordinary level certificate
-Possess a valid driving permit with class DL and defensive driving skills
-At least three years of relevant work experience
-Excellent communications skills in English a must

Age: 25 Years and Above

How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are required to submit their application either by hand delivery or registered mail to the address below.
For valid applications, the following must be adhered to:
An application letter (signed and dated) specifying which position the candidate is applying for;
An updated CV ( max. 3 pages), duly signed and dated;
Copy of relevant academic qualifications.

All applications must be addressed to:
Account General Office
Ministry of Finance
Planning and Economic Development
Treasury Building,
Room No 1.25
Plot 2-12
Apollo Kaggwa Road
PO Box 7031 Kampala, Uganda
With the following mention: “NAO Support
Unit – Application for the position of [specify the position applied for]”
Applications can also be sent electronically to lucy.acen@finance.go.ug, Cc: hansart.j@gmail.com.

Deadline: Wednesday 6th November 2013