Danish Institute for Human Rights Finance and Admin Officer Jobs 2024 – Uganda NGO Jobs

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Danish Institute for Human Rights Finance and Admin Officer Jobs 2024 – Uganda NGO Jobs.

Danish Institute for Human Rights Uganda looking for “Finance and Admin Officer”.

Applicants with a University Degree may apply on or before May 03, 2024.

The Danish Institute for Human Rights (the Institute) is the national human rights institution in Denmark with a mandate to work internationally. The Institute is expanding its engagements in Uganda through, initially, a pilot project (12 months) carried out jointly in a consortium. We are therefore seeking a full-time human rights adviser based in Kampala to support the implementation of project activities in Uganda.

The Danish Institute for Human Rights has published a job vacancy announcement on April 24, 2024 for qualified Uganda’s to fill in the vacant post of Finance and Admin Officer to be based in Kampala, Uganda.

Danish Institute for Human Rights Job Vacancy 2024

MAIN TASKS

As a full-time Finance and Admin Officer, tasks will include:

Support the Copenhagen-based Project Manager in all administrative, budgeting, and supervisory tasks that may arise.
Ensure financial accountability and budgetary supervision of project activities in Uganda, with the support of Project Controllers based in Copenhagen.
Maintain and update knowledge of donor’s financial guidelines and requirements as well as internal financial guidelines.
Quality ensure partner activity budgets, and ensure that all expenditures are in compliance with donor guidelines and internal eligibility criteria, including documentation and justification of costs.
Ensure that documentation for project expenditure is collected, checked and archived.
Prepare and validate monthly financial reports for project activities in Uganda.
Support the national Human Rights Adviser with all reporting relating to project activities in Uganda.
Support the national Human Rights Adviser to maintain close cooperation with local partners, including promoting local ownership of the project.
Support the Institute in establishing and maintaining a branch office.
Provide assistance in planning and organizing trainings, workshops, events, DIHR staff missions etc.

Position in Organization:

Position: Finance and Admin Officer
Location: Kampala, Uganda

Qualification and More Skill:

BA or other relevant degree in accounting, business management, or similar.
Minimum 8 years of professional experience with project economy or financial management, preferably with international organisations and/or donors.
Experienced Microsoft Excel user and experience working with financial management systems.
Fluency in English (spoken and written).
Be Ugandan national.

PERSONAL SKILLS

A positive and dynamic personality.
A team player with demonstrated experience of working in an international environment.
Excellent communication and strong interpersonal skills, including proven experience in developing partnerships. Prior experience of working with state partners and in politically sensitive contexts will be considered an asset.
Well organised, flexible, and able to work independently.
Good at complying with procedures and in meeting deadlines.