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Finance Officer job Post
Location: Jobs in Uganda 2024 - 2025
Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day
Salary:
UGX
No. of vacancies: 01
Deadline: 31 October 2024
Hiring Organization: SwisscontactV
Job Details:
Swisscontact – the Swiss Foundation for Technical Cooperation, is an independent non-profit foundation based in Zürich, founded in 1959 by leading figures from the Swiss private sector and Swiss universities. It is exclusively involved in international development, active in 41 countries with 133 programs and more than 1,300 staff members. At the heart of all Swisscontact’s work stands the private sector and its crucial role in achieving more inclusive economic growth.
Our development work focuses on unleashing the potential of private initiatives in developing and emerging countries. We foster sustainable and inclusive economic development with the objective of improving living standards, creating jobs, and bettering the quality of life for all people. Our involvement is based on three foundational pillars: We strengthen the competitiveness of individuals so they can improve their opportunities for employment; we enhance the competitiveness of companies to help them grow; and we promote socio-economic systems that favour comprehensive development in the affected regions.
Swisscontact has been operating in Uganda for more than 25 years, establishing its office in the country in April 1998. Building on the wider organization’s regional and global experience, Swisscontact in Uganda strives to support local areas of focus, including skills development, sustainable agriculture, entrepreneurship, and trade.
Swisscontact is currently recruiting for key positions for an anticipated project in Uganda under sustainable agriculture thematic area. The project is expected to be funded by funded by ENABEL-Belgian Development Agency and European Union. The project's ambition is to transform Uganda’s horticultural sector into a driver of sustainable economic growth, particularly for young men and women in rural areas.
It aims to create employment and economic opportunities, with a special focus on green jobs, improve livelihoods, and enhance the economic resilience of 1,600 young Ugandans by facilitating their participation in both on-farm and off-farm activities along selected horticultural value chains.
We are looking for a motivated candidate to fill the role of Finance Officer for an anticipated ENABEL
funded project. S/he will play an important role in supporting the implementation of the organization's and program's finance department.
Position title: Finance Officer
Position type: Staff
Starting date: November 2024
Contract duration: 2 years with possible renewal
Place of duty: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Project Manager – WeWork ENABEL Project
Purpose
The finance Officer will work with the finance team and project teams to implement the organizational strategy, along with the mission and vision of Swisscontact in Uganda, to meet departmental objectives.
S/he The Finance officer will be responsible for setting up and overseeing all financial book keeping of the project. S/he will ensure adherence to financial and administrative regulations and standards procedures as well as the exchange of financial and administrative information between project staff, partners, and other relevant institutions.
WE WISH YOU GOOD LUCK
Date Posted: 2024-09-30
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