Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Duties:
The Resource Coordination Specialist is the leading Public Diplomacy (PD) locally employed (LE) staff responsible for the financial, program, human, and property resources that support PD projects and programs countrywide. Oversees the use of multiple and diverse funding streams and ensures their compliance with all relevant U.S. government (USG) regulations and Ugandan laws. Manages grants, contracts, and the acquisition and use of PD Section materials and equipment. Serves as the primary liaison for the PD Section with the Management Section and offices, coordinates resources for American Spaces and with regional PD bureaus.

Qualifications and Evaluations
EDUCATION:
• A university degree in Business Administration, Financial Management, Organizational Management, Accounting, Public Administration, or local equivalent is required.

Requirements:
EXPERIENCE:
• Three years of experience is required in accounting, business administration, financial management, organizational management, public administration, or project management.

Evaluations: (This may be tested)

LANGUAGE: Level 4 (Fluent) Speaking/Reading/Writing English is required. This may be tested.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
• Analytic Skills: Must have strong analytic skills to manage funding from multiple sources, each with differing requirements for purpose, oversight, and accounting. Must be able to accurately assess resource challenges and identify solutions, including those that address sensitive resource challenges.
• Communication and Interpersonal Skills: Must have excellent customer relations, interpersonal, and cross-cultural communication skills. Must have excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to write reports. Must be able to work effectively with Mission personnel and Ugandan institutions on PD operations and resources, including on sensitive or contentious financial topics.
• Management Skills: Strong management skills are required, including the ability to develop and oversee project budgets. The ability to organize logistical support for professional and cultural projects, such as workshops, seminars, digital video conferences, panel discussions, lectures, and camps, is required. Must be able to conclude agreements with partner institutions and manage their fulfillment.
• Technical Skills: Good keyboarding and data entry skills are required; excellent familiarity with electronic discovery tools, in particular the internet, and standard information retrieval practices and procedures are required. Thorough knowledge of and the ability to use various computer software programs, specifically Microsoft Word, Excel, and databases, is required.

Qualifications:
• All applicants under consideration will be required to pass medical and security certifications.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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