World Bank USMID Project Jobs - Program Assistant
Organisation: The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (MoLHUD)Project Name: World Bank Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Program Project (USMID) ProjectDuty Station: Kampala, UgandaReports to: Finance & Accounting SpecialistThe Ministry of Lands, Housing & Urban Development is primarily responsible for providing policy direction, national standards and coordination of all matters concerning lands, housing and urban development. We are responsible for putting in place policies and initiating laws that ensure sustainable land management promote sustainable housing for all and foster orderly urban development in the country. The objective of the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Program Project (USMID) is to enhance the institutional performance of program Local Governments (LGs) to improve urban service delivery. The core of the program will comprise two grant flows to Municipalities: (i) the Municipal Development Grant (MDG) which will provide substantial additional funds to the targeted Municipalities for investment in urban infrastructure, designed in such a way as to leverage and incentivize improved institutional and delivery performance of these bodies; (ii) the Municipal Capacity Building Grant (MCBG), amounting to about 7 percent of the MDG, which will provide Municipalities with the resources to access the capacity building inputs that are required for them to achieve the performance that the MDG will incentivize. The program will also involve a range of administration, oversight and support activities to be undertaken by the relevant central government entities responsible for the various elements of the implementation of the Program. Job Summary: The USMID Program Assistant will technically support transactional functions of PST in program administration support.Key Duties and Responsibilities:Follows up USMID program transactions (including data entry) through to completion.Monitor usage of office consumables/ supplies, assets and produce monthly reports.Compile and submit returns such as NSSF, PAYE and procurement returns/reports.Maintains the records of USMID (including accounting and procurement records)Organizing and managing logistics for the events organized by USMIDPrinting, photocopying, scanning and organizing office documents in the require order.Organizes venues and logistics for meeting and workshops.Performs any other tasks with respect to the USMID program as assigned by the supervisor . Qualifications, Skills and Experience:The Program Assistant should possess an honors Bachelor's degree Business Administration (BBA), Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Bachelors of Procurement or equivalent; or any honors university Degree with a post graduate Diploma in Accounting or Procurement.A minimum of three years’ working experience in Accounting, Administration or Procurement in a reputable organization.Computer literacy skills in office applications such as Microsoft Excel & Word.Excellent interpersonal skills and commitment to team-oriented work.Language Proficiency: Strong English language skills (verbal and written).The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development invites interested candidates for the program support team (PSU) for the USMID Program. The complete applications should have detailed curriculum vitae including telephone contacts, photocopies of academic and professional certificates, transcripts and two referees should be addressed to: The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, P.O. Box 7096, Kampala, Uganda, Parliament Avenue. Applications should be physically delivered to the MoLHUD Procurement and Disposal Unit, Floor 1, Room 7, Parliament Avenue, Kampala. Deadline: 15th May, 2014 by 17:00 hours
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