Senior Finance and Administration Manager

at RTI International
Location Kampala, Uganda
Date Posted July 3, 2020
Category Accounting
Administration
Finance
NGO
Job Type Full-time
Currency UGX

Description

Job Summary:
The Senior Finance and Administration Manager (FAM) will report to the Chief of Party (COP). He/she will be responsible for, in collaboration with the COP, the overall financial, administrative and operational management of the project. Candidates should possess strong management, finance and administrative skills and a keen understanding of the operating environment in Uganda. In addition, the candidate should have a strong understanding and experience working with development partner funded programs in Uganda; financial and administrative management experience with DFID and/or USAID required.

Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership and direction on project finance, operations, procurement, communications, human resources, and security.
- Ensure effective operation support for the successful development, implementation, and monitoring of the work plan.
- Manage, supervise, and mentor the program’s finance, operational, administrative, security, and support staff.
- Serve as a key member of the project senior leadership team.
- Liaise regularly with COP and senior technical staff on operations, financial management and decision-making.
- Work closely with the COP, technical staff, pertinent RTI regional and home office staff and appropriate DFID and USAID staff when necessary to ensure project resources are effectively and efficiently budgeted, analysed, disbursed, monitored and reported in achieving project objectives.
- Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with key stakeholders, including government counterparts, grantees, and implementing partners as delegated by the COP.

Minimum Required Education & Experience
- Advanced degree in management, public administration, finance or other relevant field, or equivalent experience and certifications and a minimum of 10 years’ experience in management of development assistance programs.
- Previous experience with DFID and USAID-funded programs, and fluency with DFID and USAID policies and procedures related to procurement, finance and operations.
- Experience overseeing the finance and operations of a complicated DFID, USAID or other donor funded project in Uganda.

Skills & Abilities
- Excellent track record of good interpersonal, supervision, leadership and managerial skills.
- Verbal and written fluency in English, along with strong communications, interpersonal and presentation skills.
- Demonstrated team player with effective cross-cultural interpersonal skills; able to develop and communicate a common vision among diverse partners and lead multidisciplinary teams.
- Demonstrated ability to establish and sustain interpersonal and professional relationships with different donors, civil society organizations and host country government counterparts.
- Ability to support the COP to resolve sensitive and complicated work issues with senior-level staff and project grantees.
- Ability and willingness to travel frequently within Uganda.
- Knowledgeable and experienced with international development contracting policies and procedures, specifically DFID or USAID.
- Proven experience navigating complex and high-pressure operating environments.
- Demonstrated capacity to work across finance and operational areas, including procurement, communications, human resources, and security at project level and in coordination with headquarters and other remote/regional offices.
- Familiarity with international development systems, policies, finances and management in developing countries
- Excellent knowledge of MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel.
- Ability to obtain proper security clearances as required by contract and prevailing law.
- Culturally sensitive and respectful.

Physical/Mental Demands
- Ability to multi-task.
- Ability to work well with others.
- Excellent ability in communication (verbal and written)
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability
- Strong strategic thinking and planning ability
- Ability to concentrate in long formal meetings and make reports thereof
- Flexibility to travel within the GAPP districts and work well with public officers
- Proven excellent conflict management skills
- Flexibility to work outside of normal hours sometimes
- Dependability, reliability and high integrity

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