Finance and Administration Manager

Job Description

The Organisation and the Project

For four decades, Coffey’s international development team has devised solutions to international development challenges. We bring our understanding of what has worked to each and every project. In Australia, the U.K. and the U.S. we work every day with our clients in government, the public and private sectors across the developing world to help them achieve effective development outcomes.

We are bidding for Northern Uganda: Transforming the Economy through Climate Smart Agribusiness a UK Department for International Development funded project which is an initiative to provide agricultural market development and climate technical advisory services delivered in line with the Making Markets Work for the Poor (M4P) approach to improve the lives of small holder farmers in Northern Uganda. We are seeking expressions of interest for the position/s of Finance and Administration Manager.

The Position

As the Finance and Administration Manager your key focus will be to ensure the effective functioning of financial operations and systems of the programme. They will work closely with project staff to provide financial monitoring and undertake administrative duties where required. The position will be based in Northern Uganda.

The Person

Essential

• Professionally qualified accountant with an internationally recognised certification e.g. ACCA/ACA.
• A minimum 5+ years’ experience in finance and administration.
• Experience working in an administrative capacity for a large donor projects, preferably with DFID.
• Experience in procurement.
• The ability to multitask and attention to detail.
• Significant experience working in Uganda.

Desirable

• Experience in working on grant funds and grant due diligence desirable.
• Ability to work in a tight knit team.

Anticipated start date: March 2015

Length of the project: 5 years

About the Organization

Coffey International Development is a global development consultancy focused on making a difference by improving the lives of world communities. We are the trusted advisers to many donor agencies, national governments, and private sector organisations around the world. We come from all over the globe, to create an organisation with approximately 1,350 people working in over 70 countries.