Vacancy title:
Admin Assistant

Jobs at:
DanChurchAid (DCA)

Deadline of this Job:
2 January 2017

Duty Station:
Kampala

Job details:
DanGhurchAid (DCA) is a faith-based, non-missionary relief and development organization based in Copenhagen, Denmark and founded in 1922. DCA has supported development and humanitarian programs in Uganda for over 30 years, working in partnership with local partners. DCA is a member of the ACT Alliance of faith-based, non-missionary humanitarian agencies. Our key competencies are livelihoods and food security, humanitarian response, civil society development, and humanitarian mine action. For more on DCA, please be referred to www.danchurchaid.org 

DCA would like to employ self-motivated and competent professionals to fill the following vacant humanitarian response positions — Kampala and Yumbe.

Position: . Admin Assistant
Reports to: Finance and Procurement Officer
Duration: 8 months (possibility of extension depending on funding)
Location: Kampala

The Admin Assistant contributes to the efficient and effective financial, procurement, logistics and administrative management of the humanitarian projects in the Yumbe field office with specific support to ECHO-funded projects.

The AA will support budgeting, monitoring, and reporting of expenditures of all projects under the humanitarian office. The AA supports the Finance and Procurement Officer in making cash payments, collecting invoices, documenting and processing bid analysis documents, and providing weekly updates to the Finance Assistant. The AA will ensure that the DCA financial manual rules and guidelines are followed by field staff, suppliers and participate in project appraisals, undertake partner assessments, capacity building and ensure good quality in all DCA financial reporting.

The AA will monitor and support the finance, admin and procurement staff in the Yumbe field office and provide adequate documentation to the Finance and Procurement Officer to ensure professional implementationof DCA's procurement and logistics activities in the field offlce according to the DCA Procurement Manual.

Key qualifications and experience:

• Minimum of a degree in a relevant field and preferably a BBA/B.Com and at least 2 years of experience working with an lNGO
• Proven capacity to prioritize tasks, plan and organize your own efforts to meet objectives and deadlines.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, and experience in working with a partner based approach.
• Eye for details and deadlines
• Experience with ECHO funding is a requirement

Position is contingent on ECHO funding availability

Deadline for Applications: 2 January 2017

Job application procedure
Qualified candidates should mail their applications letter, together with CV and contact details of three work-related references, to cot ganda@dca.dk  with the subject line referring to the exact job title.

DCA offers a salary package (salary, insurance, and pension) in accordance to experience and DCA Uganda HR Manual.

DCA is an equal opportunity employer and all interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to apply regardless of age, race, gender; marital status and religious, political or ethnic affiliation.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.