Partnership Compliance Officer (PCO)
Partnership Compliance Officer (PCO) Job Advert
GOAL is currently seeking to hire a Partnership Compliance Officer (PCO) to join our Uganda team as part of a new 5 year agricultural market systems programme that commenced in June 2020. This is an exciting opportunity for you to join an extremely dynamic International NGO and to use your skills in partnership, compliance and finance. If you are familiar with working within the international development aid sector and have a strong background in partnership management, then this role is perfect for you!
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Support the capacity building of CSO partner organization
- Carry out financial training to partner’s management.
- Carry out compliance and safeguarding training.
- Carry out one to one capacity building to partners finance personnel on a monthly basis.
- Carry out financial assessment for each partner every year there is a project to be funded.
- Coordinate individual or group external audits for every partner each year.
Support to partner grants management
- Carry out financial review of all partners’ proposal/budgets prior to further review by the Partnership Compliance Manager (PCM).
- Review all partners finance reports, supporting documentation and following up on any queries before forwarding to Partnership Compliance Manager (PCM) for approval.
- Timely updating of partners disbursements tracker.
- Ensuring partner closure out procedure have been properly adhered to whenever a grant comes to an end.
Reporting and documentation
- Provide monthly report to Partnership Compliance Manager (PCM) based on your monthly work plan;
- File all financial reports, trip reports, official communications, compliance trainings and financial assessment/due diligences and internal and external audits by partner in an orderly manner both soft and hard copies.
Support the capacity building of Private Sector partner organization financial systems.
- Conduct due diligences/Assessments for potential private sector Partners.
- Draft MOU’s/Agreements for Private sector Partners
- Review Private sector Approval Checklist and ensure it is complete before drafting MOU’s.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- A university degree in business and/or accounting with a recognised institution.
- ACCA/CPA at least level 2.
- Minimum years (2) years’ experience in a similar role.
- Experience in collaborating and working with both private and public sectors.
- Strong analytical skills
- Strong communication, presentation and training skills (in both spoken and written English)
- Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to build relationships with a range of organisations.
- Proficient computer skills (MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel)
- Ability to travel up to 70% of time from base.
GOAL
Established in 1977, GOAL is an international humanitarian agency, with a global team of 2,400 personnel, dedicated to alleviating the needs of the most vulnerable communities. Currently operating in 13 of the world’s most vulnerable countries, GOAL delivers a wide range of humanitarian and development programmes, ranging from humanitarian relief in disaster situations, to focusing on nutrition, food security, and building greater resilience and sustainable livelihoods.
General description of the country programme:
GOAL has a Staff Code of Conduct and a Child Protection Policy, which have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants and children from exploitation. GOAL also has a confidentiality policy ensuring the non-disclosure of any information whatsoever relating to the practices and business of GOAL, acquired in the course of duty, to any other person or organisation without authority, except in the normal execution of duty. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to these policies any job offer made is also subject to a range of background checks. GOAL is an equal opportunities employer.
How to Apply:
All Interested applicants who meet the requirements should submit their applications by email with 3 reference contacts (current or former Line Manager) from the last three employers and daytime contact number to; The Human Resource Manager, GOAL Uganda: recruitment@ug.goal.ie indicating the title ‘Partnership Compliance Officer’ in the subject line
PLEASE DO NOT ATTACH CERTIFICATES.
Deadline: 18th February 2021
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