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Date Posted: Thursday, December 02, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Summary
The Bantwana Initiative of World Education (WEI/Bantwana) seeks a seasoned, senior candidate for the

Role of Director of Finance based in Uganda under the USAID ICYD Activity. The ideal candidate brings deep
experience managing multimillion dollar programs with multiple partners under PEPFAR programming.
WEI/Bantwana is managing a sub contract under the ICYD Activity Prime award led by the Education
Development Center (EDC). Under this fast-paced PEPFAR/USAID-funded program, the majority of funding
and service delivery is channeled through local partners. The Finance Director is responsible for ensuring
that the project functions efficiently and effectively in all financial, administrative, and operational matters.
This includes empowering and supporting the Finance and Contracts team and the programs team to
regularly track and address local partner spending and accountability cycle delays to improve performance
and compliance. The Director of Finance will support capacity development action plans for initiatives for
national partners across administration and finance with the aim of preparing them to pass NUPAS and
become direct USG funding recipients.
As the OVC lead on the ICYD project, WEI/B operates as a sub-contractor to the Prime and manages 5-7
partners delivering integrated services to 235,000 children and families across 44 districts. The role of the
Director to ensure that the project implements sound financial, contractual, and administrative operating
systems in compliance with USAID award regulations and organizational policies, working closely with the
OVC Senior Advisor, Finance, Grants, Program, M&E teams to maximize program performance. This
includes monthly monitoring of project spending, including a review of individual partner spending, and
support of the grants and programs team to address accountability and documentation bottlenecks and
compliance gaps that delay spending and threaten program performance. This requires close, consistent
collaboration between Finance, Grants, and Programs and Local Partner leads to establish sound project
management practices up front and create regular coordination mechanisms that foster integrated
financial and program management review, early identification and resolution of bottleneck and
compliance gaps, and ongoing training, coaching and mentoring support to the ICYD Head Office, Zonal
Office and local partner teams to consistently meet program performance and compliance standards . The
Finance Director will report to the OVC Senior Technical Advisor. The salary is competitive and
commensurate with experience.

Key Result Areas:
Specific Responsibilities and Duties:
Major Responsibilities Finance and Operations Leadership and Oversight:
● Provide senior leadership for planning, budgeting, and managing all
financial and administrative activities under all a large, complex,
PEPFAR/USAID program
● Develop, oversee, and monitor all financial and accounting systems,
policies, procedures, and internal controls, adapting them as
necessary to minimize risk of non-compliance, meet changing
regulations and best practices
● Oversee implementation of finance and administration policies and
procedures of the program.
● Prepare and execute action plans to improve the efficiency and
effectiveness of finance and administrative operations and to
mitigate operational and compliance risks
● Lead the annual budgeting process, which includes but is not
limited to: overseeing and reviewing the work plan budget, budget
tracking, and financial communication/reporting process and
systems.
● Ensure management and compliance of the subcontract in line with
financial requirements for USAID, World Education policies, and the
laws of the Uganda government.
● Support targeted finance and operations TA to prepare local
partners to prepare for and pass NUPAS
● Organize annual external audits for the project as required.
● Implement human resource policies and procedures for World
Education financial management.
Empowering and supervising Finance, Procurement, Contracts, and
Administrative teams to drive spending aligned to project performance
● Empower and deliver clear guidance to the Finance, Procurement,
Contracts and Administrative teams to drive and tailor spending to
meet performance goals with programs and local partners focal
leads, including close oversight of project’s finance and regular
financial analysis and accounting management
● Supervise and empower supporting Finance and
Operations/Administration staff (including but not limited to the
Finance and Contracts Managers, Finance Officers, and
Accountant).
● Support and supervise staff to carry out day-to-day finance and
administration functions.
● Work with other project staff to ensure a robust budgeting and
financial management and tracking system that adequately
recognizes and effectively accounts for project funds.
● Deliver targeting training, coaching, mentoring and guidance to
staff on financial controls and operational systems.
Strategic and rapid response to financial requests from the Prime/USAID.
● Manage and submit timely strategic responses to from the Prime
and/or USAID.
● Populate the PEPFAR expenditure tracking sheet for timely
submission to the Prime.
● Ensure complete documentation, stewardship and accountability
of financial transactions.

Job Specifications
● Master’s degree in management or business-related field or
Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 5 years professional
experience in project financial and administrative management.
● At least 5 years’ experience managing multi million; multi-partner
PEPFAR funded programs with multiple local partner subcontracts.
● At least 10 years of relevant experience, including management
experience in large complex international development projects
with extensive field operations. Supervisory experience required.
● Experience with USAID funded subcontract administration,
including familiarity, experience and interpretations of USG rules
and regulations.
● Extensive knowledge of USAID financial management rules,
regulations, and reporting requirements.
● Proficiency in relevant computer applications and databases.
● Demonstrated analytical, organizational, and written
communication skills in English.
● Ugandan candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure
Please submit your application here: bantwanaICYD@ug.worlded.org.  We will review applications on a
rolling basis until a qualified candidate is hired.

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