Jobs at:
Heifer International

Vacancy title:
Finance & Administrative Assistant

Deadline of this Job:
November 26th, 2016

Duty Station:
Wakiso, Uganda

Job details:
Background
Heifer international is a global nonprofit working to end hunger, poverty and care for the Earth by using sustainable practices and engaging smallholder farmers in agricultural development. Heifer was founded on the simple belief that ending hunger begins with giving people the means to feed themselves, generate income and achieve sustainable livelihoods. Since Heifer’s founding in 1944, 20.7 million families -more than 70 million people - in more than 125 countries have benefited from community-based training, appropriate technology and agricultural resources, enabling them to lift themselves out of poverty and hunger on to a path of self-reliance and economic prosperity.

Our transformational model runs much deeper than providing livestock and agricultural inputs. We work with public and private partners around the world to put the entrepreneurial power of self- reliance in the hands of small-scale farmers by connecting them to markets and their local and national economies.

Position Title Finance& Administrative Assistant- Wakiso
Job Summary: The East Africa Youth inclusion Program (EAYIP) Finance & Administrative Assistant, under the guidance of the EAYIP Accountant is the first contact point to visitors, consultants, and partners. S/he is primarily responsible for the day to day operations providing support to the senior management team, Program Country office. She/he will provide support to the project by maintaining systems of accountability, establishing and maintaining communications between program offices as well as partners and performing basic administrative tasks as assigned. S/he will develop procedures which promote financial discipline to meet organizational goals as well as maintaining an efficient document retrieval systems/ he will also assist with financial and accounting aspects of the country program office and processing of routine financial transactions in accordance with Heifer’s policies and procedures.

Minimum Professional Qualifications and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in business administration plus three (3) years of hand on related experience. Practical experience in various aspects accounting principles and practices with a good understanding Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) or lnternatioal Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) will be an added advantage.

Skills and knowledge:
Excellent organizational and time management skills, Strong problem solving skills and Knowledge of the non-profit sector and the context to which non-profit organizations operate.

Job application procedure
Persons who meet the specific job requirements for positions ' above should send copies of certificates, cover letter with a CV indicating two professional referees to: The Country Director- Heifer International Uganda on P.0. Box 28491 Kampala, hand delivered - (9am-3pm) application to Plot 6 Clement Hill Road, Nakasero OR Email: heiferuganda@heifer.org not later than Application Deadline of: November 26th, 2016 on the address above. Only short listed applicants will be contacted. Canvassing is completely prohibited and automatically leads to disqualification.
Heifer International is an equal opportunity employer