Our partner is a relatively new organisation registered in 2012, and focus primarily on the rehabilitation and reintegration of prisoners. Prisons in Uganda have a high rate of overcrowding, largely made up of young people on remand for petty crime committed through a lack of education or economic opportunity. Many young people reoffend after release. The prisons themselves do not have rehabilitation resources, so our partner has formed a partnership with several prisons, whereby they give training to inmates and wardens in entrepreneurship and finance. Once inmates are released, they are supported in setting up small businesses, giving them an alternative income, away from crime.

They also works with the government on a project based on youth unemployment, ensuring that a current government programme in entrepreneurship training is offered to all young people, regardless of their gender, location, tribe or political affiliation. In Gulu, they are working with local women, offering those cooking skills and again entrepreneurship training, enabling them to make and sell stoves for an income.

You will be the first AfID volunteer with them, and your role will include undertaking a general assessment of their financial controls and procedures, identifying any weaknesses, and recommending and implementing any changes which you deem necessary. As the organisation is still quite young, the Director feels there are many areas in which they are still clumsy, or under developed. This includes budgeting, reporting and general bookkeeping. They have created some policies, but they would like you to make sure they are correct and working efficiently. They have particular difficulty writing the financial parts of reports, and ideally wants a system that is robust and can be understood by all staff, and written policies which can be easily passed on in case of a change of staff.

They are also due to be audited in February, so depending on your arrival date, would appreciate help in either preparing for this, or implementing any issues raised by the auditors.

Although the volunteer would be based in Kampala, they would facilitate travel to Gulu for you as well, so that you could see all of their projects in the field.

We envision this to be a 2-3 months placement. Accommodation is provided free of cost by our partner.

For more information feel free to contact us on +442087417000 or email on volunteer@afid.org.uk

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All candidates are encouraged to fill in applications in triplicate and submit them to the Secretary, Public Service Commission, P.O. Box 7080, Kampala, Uganda. The Application and Summary Forms are obtainable from the Public Service Commission Office, 2nd Floor, Farmers House, Parliament Avenue, Kampala, Ministry/Department Headquarters and District Service Commission Offices, or can be downloaded from the PSC website, download here. Hand written applications are also acceptable.
Application forms should bear the title of the post followed by the Reference Number specified against the vacancy. The appropriate Advert Title e.g. "PSC External Advert. No. 1/2014” should be indicated in capital letters on the top of each first page of the Public Service Form No. 3 (2008). Applicants should attach three sets of photocopies of their certificates and testimonials. Applicants subsequently shortlisted for oral interviews shall be required to present certified copies and originals of their academic transcripts and certificates at the time of sitting the Oral Interviews.Applicants should attach three (3) recent certified passport size photographs and should apply for a maximum of only two (2) posts clearly indicating the first and second choice on the application. 

Our partner works to provide education for those who need it most, impoverished communities living in rural areas who are more likely to die of preventable diseases as a result of poor education. Our partner serves to build schools, train teachers and provide that most vital of services – education. They also ensure that the educational establishments that they fund and support contain hygienic sanitation facilities, as this too plays an important role in education.

This is your chance to play a pivotal part in the development of Africa’s next generation – with 80% of the world’s poorest countries being located in Africa and 50 of the population of Africa being aged under 16, the need for better access to education is not to be underestimated.

As our first volunteer on site with this particular partner, your role will be akin to undertaking an internal audit and as such you will assess their financial controls and measures. It will be up to you to analyse their procedures in their entirety and make changes as you see fit; our partner has specifically requested that you assist them in preparing for an external audit too. Although on the whole your role will be working with the finance team to support them and train them on matters that they do not feel adequately prepared to deal with, you will also be expected to help prepare the reports and budgets during your stay with the partner organisation. They are currently operating on QuickBooks, but not all of their staff are confident enough to use it and they would be especially grateful if you could provide some training on the matter and help everyone in the finance team get up to speed.

This would be an excellent opportunity for someone looking to forge a career in the international development sector, but it would also be a great chance to put your financial skills to good use and really make a tangible difference within our partner organisation. So whether you’re looking to escape the autumn drizzle or develop your professional skills, our partner would be especially grateful for your time and efforts and as such is happy to cover the costs incurred by the volunteer.

Make a difference to someone’s life by volunteering - send your CV to info@afid.org.uk or contact us on +44 (0) 208 741 7000.