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Finance and Admin Assistant Needed at Nile Basin Initiative
Vacancy title: Finance and Admin Assistant
Type: FULL TIME
Category: Accounting & Finance
Deadline of this Job: 19 March 2020
Duty Station: Within Uganda, Entebbe, East Africa
JOB DETAILS:
The Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) is an inter-governmental organization initiated and led by the Nile riparian countries to promote joint development, protection and management of the common Nile Basin water resources. NBI has a Shared Vision, ‘to promote sustainable socioeconomic development through the equitable utilization of, and benefit from, the common Nile Basin water resources’. A wide range of programs and projects are currently under varying stages of identification, preparation and implementation under NBI designed to contribute towards the realization of the NBI Shared Vision. The NBI provides a unique forum for the countries of the Nile Basin to move toward a cooperative process to realize tangible benefits in the basin and build a solid foundation of trust and confidence. NBI has three Centres: Nile-SEC based in Entebbe, Uganda, NELSAP-CU based in Kigali, Rwanda and ENTRO based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Nile Basin Initiative Secretariat (Nile-SEC) has embarked on implementing its five-year Basin Wide Program 2017 – 2022 (BWP) which covers work streams on water security, agricultural water management, environmental sustainability, climate change and transboundary water governance. With the financial support of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and in collaboration with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Nile-SEC will implement a groundwater project aimed at enhancing knowledge and capacity for sustainable use and management of transboundary aquifers and aquifers of regional significance in the Nile Basin. The key implementation support to the Basin Wide Program 2017-2022 focuses on procurement of goods and services during this period. Therefore, Nile-SEC now seeks to hire a qualified professional for the position of Finance and Administration Assistant.
Overall Purpose
Under the supervision of the Finance Officer, this role is responsible for maintaining proper accounting records in compliance with financial policies and procedures of NBI. The jobholder is responsible for financial accounting and reporting as well as cash flow management.
Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills:
• A Bachelor’s degree in accounting/financial management and at least level 2 CPA
• At least five years of relevant work experience preferably in a regional organization and/or project management setting involving multi-lateral/international funding agency.
• Knowledge and demonstrated experience in the use of Microsoft Dynamics Navision.
• Proficiency in the use of computer software applications particularly word processing, spreadsheets, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent language skills in English (writing, speaking, and reading).
Job application procedure
Interested and suitably qualified individuals are invited to apply via the NBI website at www.nilebasin.org to download the full description/TORs for the preferred position and should submit their applications electronically to the Executive Director at recruitment@nilebasin.org. Application/cover letters clearly indicating the title of the position and accompanied by detailed curriculum vitae should reach the Executive Director not later than 19th March 2020 by 4:00pm. Those shortlisted will be contacted individually. Please don’t attach scanned copies of your Academic & professional certificates and testimonials; you will be requested to submit them when you are shortlisted for Interviews. Please clearly indicate a minimum of three referees and two former employers excluding the current employer with their full contacts.
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