Jobs at:
Engender Health

Vacancy title:
Director Financial Management and Operations

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, 9th December 2016

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Job details:
Engender Health’s vision is Women and Girls first. The vision is underpinned by the mission, namely catalyzing the value of women and girls by harnessing the power of sexual and reproductive rights and health. Engender Health is leading global women’s health organisation committed to ensuring that every pregnancy is planned, every child is wanted, and every mother has the best chance of survival.

Engender Health is seeking expressions of interest from highly qualified candidates for the following full-time staff positions for an anticipated five- year USAID project named, Expanding and Strengthening Family Planning Service Options in Uganda. The following project staff will be based in Kampala providing technical assistance to the Government of Uganda (GOU), civil societies, community—based organizations and the private sector at the community, facility, district, and national levels. The goal of the project is to increase use of equitable, quality and sustainable family planning (FP) services through increased FP service delivery options and demand for modern contraception including long-acting reversible contraception (LARCs) and permanent methods (PMs). Cross cutting themes include gender programing and youth sexual reproductive health (SRH) services. Fluency in written and spoken English is required for all the following position

The Director, Financial Management and Operations will be responsible for overall financial management and administration of the project. Working with the GOP, s/he will develop and ensure effective and efficient implementation of the projects financial plan, including management of grants and contracts following local laws, Engender Health and US Government requirements. Certified public accountancy or the equivalent professional qualifications are a plus, with a Master's in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or other relevant field required. A minimum of eight years of work experience in administration and financial management of large-scale, complex, international development assistance programs with demonstrated supervisory experience is required. Experience in supervising grant management processes and providing technical support to program staff is preferred. Familiarity with USG financial reporting and compliance requirements and experience in managing donor funded procurements and subcontracts/grants is desired. Excellent past performance references are required (references must be provided, including email addresses).

Job application procedure
Please visit the careers page at www.engenderhealth.org  to submit your details by Friday,9th December 2016. Please include details of your salary requirements and salary history. Only the short-listed candidates will he contacted.

Engender Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, without regard to race, creed, ancestry, citizenship, religion, color, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, political belief, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as a victim of domestic violence, marital status, disability or any other protected characteristic or status under applicable federal state and local laws.