Office Assistant NGO Job Opportunities – DanChurchAid (DCA)
Job Title: Office Assistant
Organization: DanChurchAid (DCA)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Finance and Support Manager
About US:
DanChurchAid (DCA) is a faith-based, non-missionary relief and development organization based in Copenhagen, Denmark and founded in 1922. DCA has supported development and humanitarian programs in Uganda for over 35 years, working in partnership with local partners. DCA is a member of the ACT Alliance. Our key competencies in Uganda are livelihoods and food security, humanitarian response, and civil society development.
Job Summary: The Office Assistant will be responsible for efficient and effective operations of the Imvepi field office, with a particular focus on the procurement and logistics needs of the projects, petty cash handling for office needs and support with the day to day smooth running of the office.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Take charge of all office procurement that is within your mandate
- Maintain updated assets register for the field office
- Ensure with assistance from the drivers, an effective fleet management system for all the vehicles
- Assist in ensuring all office financial tasks (project and office budget/operations) are completed/ accurately managed in agreement with the line supervisor.
- Ensure that the Financial Manual rules and guidelines are followed.
- Actively participate in training and building capacity of staff in basic financial management.
- Keep updated on special donor financial requirements, including Danida, EU, ECHO, UNHCR, and others.
- Take charge to ensure all office day to day operations are smooth and facilitated timely
- Assist in the emergency operations of the office and any other duties assigned as the situation may demand.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should for the DanChurchAid (DCA) Office Assistant job opportunity should preferably hold a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, B’COM (Accounting) or BBA( Accounting) and preferably with CPA/ACCA accreditation, minimum level 2.
- Four years of experience working in a similar role in a Humanitarian organization
- Proven capacity to prioritize tasks, plan and organize your own efforts to meet objectives and deadlines.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and experience in working with a partner based approach.
- Attention to detail with strong analytical skills
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates who wish to join the DanChurchAid are encouraged to apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 17th January 2018
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