Title: Finance and Administration
Manager
Station: Kampala, Uganda
to: Chief Executive Officer
HURINET:
ET-U) was
established in 1993 by a group of eight human rights organizations and was
formally registered as an independent, non-partisan and not for profit
organization in 1994. The identity of HURINET-U lies with its diverse
Membership of 53 NGOs. Membership is drawn from Organizations that are
committed to a wide range of human rights issues which are complementary in
terms of areas of focus including; Civil and Political Rights, Economic Social
and Political Rights, Child Rights, Gender and Women’s issues, Peace building
and Conflict Resolution, prisoners’ rights, refugee rights and labour rights.
Members range from purely Ugandan NGOs to International Organizations. The
vision of HURINET-U is to work towards: ‘A society free of human rights abuse.’
The mission of HURINET-U is: To foster the promotion, protection and respect of
human rights in Uganda through linking and strengthening the capacity of member
organizations’.
Summary: The Finance and Administration Manager will
steer the Finance and Administration function in the organization. The
incumbent will also be responsible for all the support functions in the
organization including financial accounting and reporting, financial
management, administration, and Human Resource management.
Skills and Experience:
- The applicant
should hold a Bachelor’s Degree i.e. Bachelor of Business Administration
or the equivalent accrued working experience in a related position. - Possession of a
Post graduate degree or diploma in Finance, Accounting, Management,
Procurement, Human resource or related field will be an added advantage. - Professional
qualifications such as ACCA, CPA, CIMA and ICSA - A minimum of
four or more years’ relevant experience with NGO’s particularly those
addressing Human Rights. - Working
knowledge in basic accounting packages including Quick books, zero etc
will be of an advantage. - Excellent
analytical skills and planning abilities. - Possess the
ability to establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and
perform effectively as a member of a team. - Willingness to
travel and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions. - Computer
literacy and excellent documentation skills are a must. - Availability and
willingness to work extra hours during times of peak responses. - Highly developed
cultural awareness and ability to work well in an International
environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures - Highly developed
interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation
and coaching - Excellent time
management and planning capacity.
Apply:
are encouraged to apply via email, and post to address below. By applying the
candidate accepts that background checks with previous employers and current
employer may be carried out. The application letters with detailed CVs
indicating three professional referees, two of whom should have been direct
supervisors should be submitted to:
Network Uganda, Plot 94, Old Kira Road Ntinda P.O. Box 21265 Kampala, Uganda.
to: job.recruitment@hurinet.or.ug
5th January 2015.
