Since 1963 and in 146 countries, ACDI/VOCA has empowered people in developing and transitional nations to succeed in the global economy. Based in Washington, D.C., ACDI/VOCA is a nonprofit international development organization that delivers technical and management assistance in agribusiness, financial services, enterprise development, community development and food security in order to promote broad-based economic growth and vibrant civil society. ACDI/VOCA currently has approximately 60 projects in 30 countries and total revenues of $173 million.

Director of Finance and Administration, Uganda

We are currently seeking a Director of Finance and Administration for an anticipated USAID-funded Feed the Future activity in Uganda titled Youth Leadership for Agriculture. This upcoming multi-year USAID-funded program in Uganda will focus on increasing economic opportunities for hundreds of thousands of Ugandan female and male youth ages 10 to 35 in agriculture-related fields in order to increase incomes and build entrepreneurship, leadership, and workforce readiness.

The Director of Finance and Administration will manage administrative, financial, and procurement processes including compliance with USG rules and regulations. The Director of Finance and Administration responsibilities for this program include but are not limited to:

Responsibilities:

Qualifications:

Please apply online at http://acdivoca.maxhire.net/cp/?E5556D361D43515B7E59192F7757196A00627B4D. No phone calls please. Only finalists contacted. Women and minorities encouraged to apply. EOE.

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Living Goods is looking for an entrepreneurial and experienced manager to drive the strategy and growth of the Partnerships arm of our business. Living Goods is in the vanguard of revolutionizing community healthcare delivery worldwide. Through our partnerships unit, we help partners adapt the Living Goods sustainable community health model.

Partnerships lie at the heart of Living Goods’ path for impact at scale. As the Director of Strategic Partnerships, you will build and manage the Partnerships team and budget, drive strategy, support existing client engagements, and build a robust pipeline of new partnerships across the developing world. By collaborating with the world's leading international NGOs, businesses and governments to replicate our business model, you will have the opportunity to improve the health and livelihoods of millions of underserved customers. Our partners include The Clinton Foundation, BRAC, PSI, and Marie Stopes International.

The position is based in East Africa in our Kampala or Nairobi Office. You should expect to spend up to 25-30% of your time traveling to build our pipeline, expand our influence, and drive the success of our partnering organizations around the world.

Qualifications

· 8+ years with a top management consulting firm and/or global health organization; leading large engagements and delivering exceptional results for clients; experience serving clients in the social and/or government sector a plus;

· Experience winning and managing large, multi-year, multi-million dollar projects/programs from development aid programs like USAID;

· Experience working in emerging markets with culturally diverse teams, preferably in Sub-Saharan Africa;

· Experience hiring, managing and leading teams;

· Proven ability to communicate effectively and inspire leaders in large, complex organizations;

· Excellent quantitative, analytical, and problem solving skills;

· Language skills are a plus, particularly French or Portuguese;

· BA required; Masters degree in a relevant field preferred.

Compensation

A competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with experience including health insurance, vacation, and bonus opportunity. The opportunity to be your best while making lives better for others.

What is Living Goods?

Living Goods supports networks of ‘Avon-like’ micro-entrepreneurs who go door-to-door teaching families how to improve their health and wealth while selling affordable, high-impact products like basic medicines, fortified foods, water filters, clean cookstoves, and solar lights. Living Goods seeks nothing less than a disruptive reinvention of distribution in the developing world, through networks of franchised micro-entrepreneurs who leverage Living Goods’ brand, buying power and mobile marketing tools to deliver vital products at accessible prices to the people who need them most. By combining the best practices from the worlds of micro-enterprise, franchising and public health, Living Goods is creating a fully sustainable system to improve the health, and wealth, of the poor.

Living Goods has been featured in The New York Times, NBC News, The Economist,and The Huffington Post. Check out these articles and more on our press page.

Life at Living Goods

Living Goods is aiming to dramatically improve the lives of the poor. We think big, but we operate small and nimble. At Living Goods, you will have the chance to use your creativity and work with your teammates to conceive and test new ideas every day. If you work well in a dynamic, highly collaborative culture, if you set high standards for yourself and your colleagues, if you know how to fail fast and learn fast, if you meet challenges with calm determination and a sense of humor, you will thrive at Living Goods.

See www.livinggoods.org/principles.

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To apply for this position please visit our career page and apply to 'Director of Strategic Partnerships' through our applicant tracking system. In lieu of a cover letter you will be asked to answer a few short questions that will help us learn a little bit more about you and your interest in working with Living Goods.

EDC’s International Development Division (IDD) focuses on three major areas: literacy and basic education, youth livelihoods and workforce development, and health. Another key strand of EDC’s international work focuses on helping countries expand economic opportunity and build civic society.

EDC works with governments, agencies, and other partners in 35 countries to develop programs that are respectful of cultural traditions and beliefs. The international division comprises six regional centers coordinating EDC’s work in West and Central Africa, East and Southern Africa, North Africa and the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and South and Southeast Asia.

EDC is preparing for a Youth Leadership for Agriculture Activity is to increase economic opportunities for hundreds of thousands of Ugandan female and male youth ages 10 to 35 in agriculture-related fields in order to increase incomes and build entrepreneurship, leadership, and workforce readiness. The capacity of selected workforce institutions and value chain actors will be strengthened to ensure sustainability of youth outcomes.

Director of Finance and Administration: The Director of Finance and Administration will manage administrative, financial, and procurement processes including compliance with USG rules and regulations. The Director of Finance and Administration must have the following minimum requirements for this position:

· Minimum of eight years’ experience in administrative and financial management of largescale, complex, international development assistance programs developing and managing large budgets, with relevant IT applications, demonstrated expertise and excellent track record in management, finance, accounting, and office operations.

· Minimum of a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or other relevant field, or a Bachelor’s degree and accounting professional certification with 10 years’ relevant experience.

· Must have strong English written and oral communication skills

To Apply: Interested applicants may send resumes to IDDJobs@edc.org. Please list the position and region to which you are applying in the subject line of the email.

Founded in 1977, GOAL works to promote the realization of the fundamental rights of the poor, the vulnerable, and those affected by humanitarian crisis. GOAL currently works in 15 countries; Ethiopia, Haiti, Honduras, India, Kenya, Malawi, Niger, Sierra Leone, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Uganda, Iraq, Philippines and Zimbabwe. GOAL’s head office is in Dublin, Ireland with support offices in London and New York.

Operational in Uganda since the late 70’s, the current country programme focuses on two of GOAL’s three strategic sectors, namely: Health (including WASH and Health Accountability programming); and a market based approach to improving agricultural livelihoods. GOAL Uganda mainstreams HIV, gender, child protection and the resilience strategies across all programming. GOAL works on a district focused approach, and uses a mixture of direct implementation and partnerships with national and international civil society organizations, local government and private sector companies to give effect to our mission.

GOAL Uganda has a skilled team of approximately 120 personnel and manages an annual operating budget of approximately €3 million. GOAL is currently operational in the North, South, East and West of Uganda with five offices in Kampala, Bugiri, Abim, Kaabong and Agago. With a new livelihood programming planned we will open a new office in Lira in 2015.

The current GOAL Uganda country programme operational areas:

Description of the role:

The Assistant Country Director Systems (ACD-S) is a key member of the Senior Management Team at a country level, who will support and assist the CD in the overall management and leadership of the country programme. The ACD-S will assist the building and running of an organisation that can design, implement, monitor, evaluate and report on cost effective interventions of a high quality, consistent with relevant standards and norms. The ACD-S assists in the strategic planning and management of the country programme, working with programme and project teams and head office staff to define and implement a programme that gives meaning to GOAL’s mission, policies and procedures, within the Ugandan context.

The ACD-S will be expected to have a good understanding of the overall country programme, and be able to effectively deputise for the CD when s/he is on leave or absent, and to effectively represent the organisation and the country programme to external stakeholders.

The ACD-S will have responsibility for sections of the country programme including Human Resources and Administration, Logistics, Internal Audit, Communications and I.T. The ACD-S will have a focus on systems development, documentation and implementation, including working with HR on an effective in-house training programme and with Logistics and HR on audit systems for GOAL and donor policies. This will include the effective management of the GOAL asset register by facilitating the co-ordination of Logistics and Finance information.

The role of the ACD-S will be to coordinate and supervise the Logistics Coordinator, HRM, IT and compliance departments and to agree strategic priorities so as to ensure the efficient and effective implementation of GOAL’s programmes in Uganda.

Key tasks and responsibilities:

General Responsibilities:

· Develop a good understanding of the overall country programme;

· Deputise for the CD when CD is absent;

· Represent GOAL and the country programme, where relevant to external stakeholders;

· Agree with CD monthly and annual objectives, and provide CD with a monthly report on progress;

· Act as part of the Senior Management Team of the country programme, and chair meetings in absence of the CD;

· Perform other tasks, as agreed with the Country Director.

Human Resources and Administration:

· Directly supervise the Human Resources Manager (HRM); and be actively involved in recruitment using a variety of approaches assessing both technical and values fit

· Agree with the HRM monthly and longer term objectives for his/her department and review on a monthly basis their achievement based, in part, upon agreed performance indicators.

· Ensure, with HRM, effective monthly reporting on key indicators both for information and with a view to effective strategic planning of resources;

· Support management to implement an effective annual performance review and review the process regularly.

· Ensure that HR planning, including training succession planning, is developed in coordination with annual programme planning;

· Provide HRM with reasonable support and supervision as required to assist with the implementation of their work.

Logistics:

· Directly supervise the Logistics Coordinator (Log Co);

· Agree with the Log Co monthly and longer term objectives for his/her department and review on a monthly basis their achievement based, in part, upon agreed performance indicators.

· Ensure, with Log Co, effective monthly reporting on key indicators both for information and with a view to effective strategic planning of resources;

· Support the Log Co to lead and develop all members of their teams;

· Provide Log Co with reasonable support and supervision as required to assist with the implementation of their work and to ensure that targets are being achieved;

· Support Log Co to work with other functions and programmes to coordinate and link work across the country programme;

· Ensure there is a system in place for the technical support and supervision of the Field Logistics teams;

· Ensure, with Log Co, compliance of logistical operation with GOAL Logistical Manual and with Donor requirements;

· Guide, review, monitor and audit procurement transactions to ensure value of money and adequate specifications of items procured, as well as in areas such as code of conduct, ethics, fraud prevention and government procurement compliance;

· Liaise closely with the CD, FC, Logs Co and programme team to ensure that adequate resources are budgeted for when planning new programmes.

IT:

· Directly supervise the IT department;

· Agree with the IT team monthly and longer term objectives and review on a monthly basis their achievement based, in part, upon agreed performance indicators;

· Ensure that the IT planning reflects programme priorities;

· Ensure support and oversight by IT team for IT related issues including adherence to IT guidelines;

· Liaise with Dublin IT support in relation to IT maintenance and IT equipment management and formatting;

· Ensure that regular back-ups and virus checks are carried out.

Internal Audit & Donor Compliance:

· Direct management of Internal Auditor/ Donor Compliance Officer;

· Ensure Donor Compliance reports are submitted to Dublin on time;

· Ensure organisational compliance to donor policies and guidelines.

Finance:

· Coordinate with the Country Finance Team to ensure that field core cost budget management tools are provided for review and management;

· Prepare and manage the overall core cost budgets for GOAL Uganda;

· Manage the equipment budget for all GOAL Uganda.

Communications and Fundraising:

· Working with the Comms and Fundraising Officer to ensure GOAL Uganda works within GOAL branding and communications guidelines and international best practice

· Liaising with the CD, coordinate the communications annual plan

· Quality assure the development of promotional materials for internal and external use

· Working with the CD and ACDP, assist on funding proposals, and research of prospective donors

Policy, Procedures and Guidelines

· Working with the CD and the Senior Management Team (SMT) identify areas requiring development and set out priorities and plans for meeting them;

· Implement plans and report to CD and SMT on progress;

· Be responsible for implementation of the Document Management System throughout GOAL;

· Support policy development and implementation in Logistics, HR, IT and Finance, working with the respective Coordinators;

· Support the ongoing development and implementation of Logistics, HR, IT and Finance systems to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the organisation;

· Liaise with Dublin on development of policies within head office and the field, sharing information in order to encourage the development of systems that are valuable for all parts of the organisation;

· Work with CD to plan and implement a process for Contingency Planning that identifies scenarios and develops response plans, suitable relationships with other stakeholders, and relationships with Dublin Ops.

· Coordinate and support all in country visibility work

Person Specification

A strong pro people focused individual with excellent management, capacity building and organisational development expereince.

Requirements:

Job Location:Kampala Uganda, with regular travel to programme sites

Reporting to: Country Director

Line manages: Logistics Coordinator, HRM, IT, Internal Auditor/Donor Compliance, Communications and Fundraising Officer, Administrator

This is your opportunity to use your expertise in financial and administrative management of large-scale, complex, international development assistance programs to help improve the lives and futures of some of the world's most vulnerable children.

You can do this by joining World Vision (WV)–a global network of people committed to enhance the well-being and protection of children everywhere by empowering them, their families and communities to overcome the challenges of poverty and injustice.

The Director, Finance and Operations will provide overall leadership to the financial management and administration of the USAID WASH project by promoting financial stewardship and accountability in all project operations.

We believe that every child is a precious gift to the entire world and that their well-being concerns us all. We will not rest while children suffer in situations that can be changed. We are looking for people who share our beliefs and our passion.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

REQUIRED SKILLS INCLUDE:

If you believe you have the skills and experience to fulfil this vital and challenging role that will enhance the lives of vulnerable children in the Uganda, we'd love to hear from you.

Find the full description and apply online by the closing date. For more information on World Vision International, please visit our website: www.wvi.org.

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