Fresher Regional Accountant NGO Jobs – Uganda Women’s Effort to Save Orphans (UWESO)
Job Title: Regional Accountant
Organization: Uganda Women’s Effort to Save Orphans (UWESO)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Project Manager & Donor Accountant
About US:
Uganda Women’s Effort to Save Orphans (UWESO) is a National Non-Government organization which was founded in 1986 by Ugandan mothers committed to providing relief aid to needy children left parentless by the civil turbulence of the mid-1980s and the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Its vision is to have “a society where all children live a full life “and a mission to” promote survival, development, participation & protection of orphans& vulnerable children in Uganda.”
About Project:
General Food Assistance and Nutrition in Refugee Settlements is a World Food Funded Project and will be implemented by Hunger Fighters in Consortium with UWESO in Oruchinga, Nakivale and Kyangwali refugee settlements.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- To ensure timely requisition of funds from head office and make payments at the region.
- To ensure safety and regular repair and maintenance of the assets.
- Prepare timely financial management reports of regional activities.
- To capture data at the regions to enable donor reporting.
- To line manage support staff.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Finance, Bachelors of Commerce, Business Administration/ Finance or Accounting.
- Possession of ACCA /CPA is an added advantage
- Two years’ experience working with community-based projects.
- Knowledge of accounting packages like Navision, QuickBooks and SUN is a must.
- Should be ready to reside in the area of jurisdiction.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their applications with copies of academic transcripts, detailed CVs, contact addresses of three professional referees to:
Human Resource Officer, Uganda Women’s Effort to Save Orphans, Plot 2 Tagore Crescent, Kamwokya, P.O. BOX 8419, Kampala. Tell: 0392 777 448
Or Email to: jobs@uweso.org (All email applications should be in a single PDF file of maximum size – 5MB)
Deadline: 11th December, 2019 by 5 pm.
NB: We shall respond to shortlisted candidates. All invitations for interviews will be done formally.