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Friday 30 May 2014

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

Treasury Analyst - Hima Cement Limited Uganda

Job Title: Treasury Analyst
Organisation: Hima Cement Limited
Duty Station:  Kampala,
Country: Uganda
Reports to: Treasury Manager
                                                                                                         
About Hima:
NFT Consult, a leading HR Consultancy firm, seeks to recruit for it valuable client,
Hima Cement Limited (HCL) is a cement manufacturer in Uganda. Hima Cement Limited is 70% owned by LaFarge, the construction materials manufacturer based in France. Hima Cement Limited is the second-largest manufacturer of cement in Uganda, producing an estimated 850,000 metric tonnes annually. The leading cement manufacturer in the country, Tororo Cement Limited, has a production capacity of over 1 million metric tonnes annually.

Job Summary: The Treasury Analyst will be responsible for activities such as forecasting & reporting on Hima treasury positions (liquidity, interest, foreign exchange, off balance sheet and so on) to support the process of decision making in the treasury function, as well as the posting and reconciliation of Hima bank accounts and actioning any accompanying transactions

Operations Data Analyst - Hima Cement Limited Uganda

Vacancy: Operations Data Analyst
Organisation: Hima Cement Limited
Duty Station:  Kasese,
Country Uganda
Reports to: Plant Controller

About Hima:
NFT Consult, a leading HR Consultancy firm, seeks to recruit for it valuable client,
Hima Cement Limited (HCL) is a cement manufacturer in Uganda. Hima Cement Limited is 70% owned by LaFarge, the construction materials manufacturer based in France. Hima Cement Limited is the second-largest manufacturer of cement in Uganda, producing an estimated 850,000 metric tonnes annually. The leading cement manufacturer in the country, Tororo Cement Limited, has a production capacity of over 1 million metric tonnes annually.

Job Summary: The Operations Data Analyst is responsible for analyzing plant performance, supporting the overall plant production efficiency and cost optimization. The role is the plant’s focal point on supporting the effectiveness of performance analysis, forecasting, budgeting and strategic planning (including Performance Improvement Plans)

Regional Logistics Manager - NFT Consult Uganda

Vacancy: Regional Logistics Manager
Organisation: NFT Consult
Duty Station:  Kampala,
Country Uganda

About Us:
NFT Consult, a leading HR Consultancy firm, seeks to recruit for it valuable client, a value added timber products business with operations in Mozambique, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda and the largest commercial timber species planter in East Africa. The business is growing rapidly and there is a large focus on diversifying product streams, broadening the customer base, and ratcheting the commercial side of the business and the organization's market positioning.

Job Summary: The incumbent will primarily be responsible for all regional logistics across the East African Region.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Offer a coherent understanding of the logistics industry in the EAC region – transporter networks, rates, shipping across Lake Victoria, clearing across borders, etc
To provide a rolling transport forecast based on supporting the sales plan
To instill documented processes into the business per transport lane
Execute the relevant logistics plan within cost and service parameters and through liaising with the various HoDs

Anti-Money Laundering Analyst - Barclays Bank Uganda

Vacancy:  Anti-Money Laundering Analyst (BA2) - 00159734
Organisation: Barclays Bank
Duty Station:  Kampala,
Country: Uganda

About Barclays:
Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide.  With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, we operate in over 50 countries and employ over 140,000 people.

Barclays Bank provides large corporate, government and institutional clients with a full spectrum of solutions to their strategic advisory, financing and risk management needs.
We provide corporate banking solutions to businesses with an annual turnover of more than £5 million in the UK, and to large local companies, financial institutions and multinationals in non-UK markets. We support the success and growth of our clients by providing lending, risk management, cash and liquidity management, trade finance, and asset and sales financing loans, financing, risk management, strategic advice and transactional payments support corporate clients to achieve growth and job creation in the real economy, governments to deliver their stability and growth plans, and institutions to meet the long-term investment needs of their clients.

Job Summary: The Anti-Money Laundering Analyst will primarily;
Support the Country MLRO in implementing a robust AML/ KYC, ABC and Sanctions Regime.
Implement AML compliance processes and methodology as prescribed in the group policy and Country CIPP.
Enforce strong KYC standards, commensurate with the country’s local conditions
Take lead in the review and monitoring of suspicious transactions and AML Alerts in accordance with the requirements of Barclays Africa framework and local standards.

Head of Operations - NC Bank Uganda

Vacancy: Head of Operations
Recruiting Organisation: NC Bank
Duty Station: Kampala,
Country: Uganda
Reports to: Managing Director

About NC Bank:
NC Bank Uganda Limited was incorporated in Uganda on 8th August 2011 and approved as a Commercial Bank (Class 1) by Bank of Uganda on 8th February 2012. The Bank is authorized to carry out financial services business as defined in the FI Act 2004 and Finance and Operating Leases. NIC Bank started operations on 1st June 2012 and its authorized place of business is plot 4/6 Nakasero Road on Rwenzori Towers. The Bank is a fully owned by NIC Bank Limited in Kenya.

Job Summary: The incumbent will be primarily responsible for the strategic direction and management of the branches and Bank’s operations function.

Responsibilities:
Drive, develop and motivate high performance in the branch (s) and ensure that the teams are committed to achieving success throughout the Branch (s).
Provide strategic leadership to the operations department and guide all its activities to support the Bank's growth strategies and achieve projected business results.
Design the operational risk management framework for the operations department and supervise activities to ensure that the risks associated with the Bank's operational activities are acceptable and well mitigated.

Wireline Repair and Maintenance Technician - Electro Mechanical - Baker Hughes

vacancy : Wireline Repair and Maintenance Technician - Electro Mechanical
Organisation: Baker Hughes
Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda
Job Number: 1414046

About Baker Hughes:
Baker Hughes is a leading supplier of oilfield services, products, technology and systems to the worldwide oil and natural gas industry. By being the service company that best anticipates, understands and exceeds our customers' expectations, Baker Hughes Advances Reservoir Performance. The company's 60,000-plus employees work in more than 80 countries in geomarket teams that help customers find, evaluate, drill, produce, transport and process hydrocarbon resources. Baker Hughes' technology centers in the world's leading energy markets are pushing the boundaries to overcome progressively more complex challenges. Baker Hughes develops solutions designed to help manage operating expenses, maximize reserve recovery and boost overall return on investment through the entire life cycle of an oil or gas asset. Collaboration is the foundation upon which Baker Hughes builds our business and develops next-generation products and services for drilling and evaluation, completions and production and fluids and chemicals.

Finance Assistant - United Nations Regional Service Centre

Vacancy: Finance Assistant
Recruiting Organization: United Nations Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE)
Duty Station: Entebbe,
Country Uganda
Grade: GL-4
Vacancy Announcement Number: RSCE-2014-GS-HRS-003
Reports to: Service Line Manager

About RSCE:
The Regional Service Centre Steering Committee is the decision-making body for RSCE, in compliance with General Assembly resolutions, United Nations Secretariat rules and regulations, strategic guidance from United Nations Headquarters and oversight bodies. The Steering Committee consults with the Global Field Support Strategy Implementation Coordination Team, as required.

The Regional Service Centre, as approved by the Member States, is owned, managed and staffed by the regional missions it serves. This framework reinforces the existing missions’ chain of command structures and lines of authority in a manner that does not create an additional layer between Headquarters and the regional missions. It also ensures that staffing for RSCE will be achieved through the redeployment of resources from the regional missions it serves.

Thursday 29 May 2014

Sales and Marketing Manager - NFT Consult Uganda

Job Title: Sales and Marketing Manager
Organisation: NFT Consult
Duty Station:  Kampala,
Country: Uganda

About Us:
NFT Consult, a leading HR Consultancy firm, seeks to recruit for it valuable client, a value added timber products business with operations in Mozambique, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda and the largest commercial timber species planter in East Africa. The business is growing rapidly and there is a large focus on diversifying product streams, broadening the customer base, and ratcheting the commercial side of the business and the organization's market positioning.

Job Summary: The Sales and Marketing manager is responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining the sales and marketing plan that includes branding and communications, products and services in addition to pricing to ensure the company achieves its KPIs in a cost efficient manner.

 Responsibilities:
Offer a coherent understanding of the sawn lumber and charcoal and biomass markets in Uganda
To maximize sales of both product streams
To provide in depth pricing and competitor intelligence and related market analysis
To draw up and implement a marketing plan for the product lines
Contribute and implement the Go to Market and channel strategies for the East African region.
Propose and deliver sales targets based on current strategy and business plans.
Develop campaign plans and Key Account plans, including channels, influencers and other demand creators.

Human Resources Management Team Leader - IntraHealth International

Vacancy: Human Resources Management Team Leader
Recruiting Organisation: IntraHealth International
Project Funding Source: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Country: Uganda
Reports to: Deputy Chief of Party
Job Requisition Number: 14-0034

About IntraHealth:
For over 30 years, in more than 90 countries, IntraHealth International has empowered health workers to better serve communities in need. IntraHealth fosters local solutions to health care challenges by improving health worker performance, strengthening health systems, harnessing technology, and leveraging partnerships.

In collaboration with governments, nongovernmental organizations, and private-sector organizations around the world, IntraHealth champions the needs and contributions of health workers—from doctors and nurses to community health workers to health facility managers—and works to ensure they have the tools, supplies, information, training, and support they need to provide communities they serve with the best possible opportunity for health and well-being.

 Responsibilities:
Support the national and regional country-level counterparts and stakeholders in reviewing, designing and strengthening systems such as HRH assessments, recruiting, deployment and performance management systems .

Assistant Environment Officer - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Uganda

Vacancy: Assistant Environment Officer
Recruiting Organisation: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Position No.: 10022185
Reports to: Associate Field Officer
Vacancy Notice: 11/2014
Duty Station: Adjumani,
Country: Uganda
Post Grade: NOA

About UNHCR:
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was established on December 14, 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. UNHCR’s mandate under the Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is to lead and co-ordinate action for international protection to refugees; seek permanent solutions for the problems of refugees and safeguard refugee rights and well-being. UNHCR has an additional mandate concerning issues of statelessness, as it is given a designated role under Article 11 of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Job Summary: The Assistant Environment Officer will primarily;
Offer technical guidance to UNHCR offices in establishing partnerships with government ministries, NGOs, other UN agencies donors and coordinate responses to refugee-related environmental damages in the country.
Technically guide and develop project proposals and to support programme implementation of environmental and self-reliance projects.
UNHCR management is assisted in establishing coordination, monitoring and evaluation systems, including information sharing mechanisms regarding environment, energy sources and livelihood.

 Responsibilities:
Work closely with the relevant stakeholders, support the office in undertaking regular assessments on environmental conditions in refugee- hosting areas and measure the extent to which those conditions are affected by the presence of refugee camps; collect and update data on main areas of environment, energy, livelihood and shelters and identify means to mitigate the impact on natural resources. Define main areas of environmental concern (e.g. deforestation, rangeland degradation, soil erosion, water conservation, etc.).
Conduct an assessment of the current domestic energy situation in the refugee camps together with the concerned persons.

Project Manager - United Nations Development Programme Uganda

Vacancy: Project Manager
Recruiting Organisation: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Country: Uganda
Post Level:  SC-4

About UNDP:
As the UN system's development programme and a GEF Implementing Agency since 1991, UNDP supports countries in addressing development, climate, and ecosystem sustainability in an integrated manner.  As a GEF Implementing Agency, UNDP-GEF further offers countries highly specialized technical services for programme/project formulation, due diligence, mobilization of required co-financing, project implementation oversight, results management and evaluation, performance-based payments and knowledge management. UNDP-GEF’s Green, Low-emission, Climate-resilient Development Strategies team works to support countries to attract and direct public and private investment towards catalyzing and supporting sustainable economic growth through initiatives focused on integrated Climate Change Strategies, Advancing Cross-sectoral Climate Resilient Livelihoods and Strengthening Climate Information and addressing barriers to Climate Resilient Development.

Programme Support Assistant - GOAL Uganda

Vacancy: Programme Support Assistant
Recruiting Organisation: GOAL Uganda
Duty Station:  Kampala,
Country: Uganda
Reports to: Assistant Country Director - Programmes

About GOAL:
GOAL Uganda is currently implementing Livelihoods, WASH and ACT Health programmes across several districts in Uganda. We are seeking a highly motivated assistant to support the Assistant Country Director (Programmes) in the administration of programme implementation.

Job Summary: The Programme Support Assistant will be primarily responsible for overseeing the change management processes and collating change requests from programme staff for presentation to SMT, and recording and communicating decision outcomes on any Change Requests. The Programme Support Assistant will also be responsible for tracking donor/logframe report development to ensure reports are compiled according to the agreed schedule and will conduct the first review to check formatting and data accuracy. The incumbent will also maintain the overall programme schedule and undertake any other administrative duties requested of them by the ACD-Programmes.

 Responsibilities:
Actively monitor and review the progress of projects within the overall programme, developing and maintaining the overall programme schedule ensuring updates from the field teams are incorporated.
Coordinate change control processes within GOAL Uganda for the purpose of an integrated working programme
Making sure there is an accurate log of change requests is maintained and that requests and decisions on requests are communicated to the appropriate audiences.
Maintain and monitor the donor report tracker and follow up report development progress with the field teams to ensure that they are delivered on time

Senior Roving Logistics Officer - Save the Children Uganda

Vacancy: Senior Roving Logistics Officer
Recruiting Organisation: Save the Children
Duty Station: Kampala,
Country: Uganda

About Us:
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for children and has program presence in over 120 countries in the world. Save the Children envisions a Uganda in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We strive to create impact for children by delivering our Programmes through partnerships, by being innovative, by acting as the voice for and of children, and by achieving results at scale.  In Uganda, we implement programmes in six thematic programme areas of Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education, Livelihoods & Food Security, Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in development and emergency contexts. Save the Children delivers programs in over 36 districts in the North, Rwenzori, North-Eastern and Central regions of Uganda, Currently, Save the Children has a staff complement of over 200 persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. In 2013, we reached over 143 million children through our work around 52m directly and 91 million indirectly around the world.

Job Summary: The Senior Roving Logistics Officer will support the Fleet and Logistics Manager to develop the overall capacity and performance of the logistics function. The position holder travels extensively and is responsible for providing technical support to head office and field teams in areas of procurement, fleet management and warehousing on a need basis. The Senior Officer may be called upon as and when necessary to support the emergency team in cases of humanitarian crisis.

Administrative Assistant - United Nations Regional Service Centre Entebbe Uganda

Vacancy: Administrative Assistant
Recruiting Organization: United Nations Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE)
Duty Station: Entebbe,
Country: Uganda
Grade: GL-4
Vacancy Announcement Number: RSCE-2014-GS-HRS-002

About RSCE:
The Regional Service Centre Steering Committee is the decision-making body for RSCE, in compliance with General Assembly resolutions, United Nations Secretariat rules and regulations, strategic guidance from United Nations Headquarters and oversight bodies. The Steering Committee consults with the Global Field Support Strategy Implementation Coordination Team, as required.

The Regional Service Centre, as approved by the Member States, is owned, managed and staffed by the regional missions it serves. This framework reinforces the existing missions’ chain of command structures and lines of authority in a manner that does not create an additional layer between Headquarters and the regional missions. It also ensures that staffing for RSCE will be achieved through the redeployment of resources from the regional missions it serves.

Responsibilities:
1. Budget and Finance:
Assists in the preparation and review of financial and human resource proposals/requirements.
Assist in the monitoring of expenditures and compares with approved budget; review adjustments as necessary.
Supports managers in the elaboration of resource requirements for budget submissions.
Pro-actively co-ordinates with other finance and budget staff on related issues during preparation of budget reports.


Assistant Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Officer - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Uganda

Vacancy: Assistant Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Officer
Recruiting Organisation: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Position No.: 10022183
Reports to: Associate Field Officer
Vacancy Notice: 11/2014
Duty Station: Adjumani,
Country: Uganda
Post Grade: NOA

About UNHCR:
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was established on December 14, 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. The agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Its primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees. It strives to ensure that everyone can exercise the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in another State, with the option to return home voluntarily, integrate locally or to resettle in a third country. It also has a mandate to help stateless people.

Job Summary: The Assistant Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Officer will be to ensure that the WASH services provided to refugees and other persons of concern to UNHCR are based on UNHCR country and/or internationally recognized standards and policies. The applicant will also provide technical support and advice arc provided to the country operation in the field of WASH.

Key Duties:
·         Proactively co-ordinate UNHCR’s Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme;
·         Offer technical and capacity-building assistance in relevant sectors to population of concern using a community-based approach.
·         Offer technical assistance, supervision and reporting on implementation and operation management of WASH activities carried out by the Implementing Partners (TPs).
·         Work closely with technical staff of the Implementing Partners (IPs), update detailed needs and resource assessments and revise designs of technical plans as necessary taking into account practical aspects of implementation, and relevant technical specifications and guidelines elating to water pumping & pipeline distribution systems, boreholes and shallow wells installations, solar water systems, spring developments.

Technical Advisor - United Nations Development Programme Uganda

Vacancy: Technical Advisor
Recruiting Organisation: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Country:Uganda
Post Level:  SC-5

About UNDP:
As the UN system's development programme and a GEF Implementing Agency since 1991, UNDP supports countries in addressing development, climate, and ecosystem sustainability in an integrated manner.  As a GEF Implementing Agency, UNDP-GEF further offers countries highly specialized technical services for programme/project formulation, due diligence, mobilization of required co-financing, project implementation oversight, results management and evaluation, performance-based payments and knowledge management. UNDP-GEF’s Green, Low-emission, Climate-resilient Development Strategies team works to support countries to attract and direct public and private investment towards catalyzing and supporting sustainable economic growth through initiatives focused on integrated Climate Change Strategies, Advancing Cross-sectoral Climate Resilient Livelihoods and Strengthening Climate Information and addressing barriers to Climate Resilient Development.

Job Summary: The UNDP Technical Advisor will supervise and oversee the project activities and deliver the objective, outcomes and outputs of the project. The Technical Advisor shall technically support two projects implemented by MEMD i.e the Sustainable Charcoal project and the Sustainable Energy for ALL projects.

Sales and Marketing Manager - Manufacturing Company Uganda

Vacancy: Sales and Marketing Manager
Recruiting Organisation: Manufacturing Company
Duty Station:  Kampala,
Country: Uganda

About Us:
KSK Associates is a Professional Services Firm that provides Financial Consultancy Services including Assurance and Business Advisory Services, Business Planning, Feasibility studies & Project Proposal Preparation, Human Resource, Risk Management and Information System Solutions. We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and knowledgeable individual for our client a Manufacturing Company.

Job Summary: The Sales and Marketing Manager will accomplish Business development activities by researching and developing marketing opportunities and plans, implementing sales plans and managing sales staff.

Responsibilities:
Accomplishes Marketing and Sales HR objectives by spearheading the recruiting, selecting, orienting, training and coaching sales personnel. In addition to communicating Job expectations, appraising and reviewing job contributions.
Work closely and monitor progress and expedite responses to inquiries and monitor inquiry conversion rates.
Work in close liaison with sales team members in order to work as a team and achieve targets.
Identify marketing opportunities by identifying consumer requirements, defining the market, evaluate and monitor competitors’ share, document competitors’ strengths and weaknesses and establish targeted market share.

Strategic Analyst - Hima Cement Limited Uganda

Vacancy: Strategic Analyst
Recruiting Organisation: Hima Cement Limited
Duty Station:  Kampala,
Country:Uganda

About Hima:
NFT Consult, a leading HR Consultancy firm, seeks to recruit for it valuable client,
Hima Cement Limited (HCL) is a cement manufacturer in Uganda. Hima Cement Limited is 70% owned by LaFarge, the construction materials manufacturer based in France. Hima Cement Limited is the second-largest manufacturer of cement in Uganda, producing an estimated 850,000 metric tonnes annually. The leading cement manufacturer in the country, Tororo Cement Limited, has a production capacity of over 1 million metric tonnes annually.

Responsibilities:
Assemble and analyse business ERP data as well as Macro, Industry and market specific data into information, and avail to management in a timely fashion for strategic, tactical and operational requirements.
Drive supply chain planning through the budgeting and forecasting processes especially the monthly material requirements and prices rolling forecasts.
Responsible for timely generation & submission of HR performance reports including the monthly performance dashboard and labour cost analysis

Head of Marketing - Uganda Aviation School Uganda

Vacancy: Head of Marketing
Recruiting Organisation: Uganda Aviation School (UAS)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Country Uganda
Reports to: Director, UAS

About UAS:
The Uganda Aviation School (UAS), the school of aviation excellence in the East African region, has new exciting career opportunities open for East Africans.

Key Duties
Taking lead of a team of Commercial managers in creating a UAS sales and marketing strategy within a framework agreed by the Director, which creates and delivers shareholder value.
Explaining UAS commercial strategy to key stakeholders and ensuring that it drives operational management in Marketing Department.
Meeting and/or exceeding business performance targets in areas return on investment, profitability and customer satisfaction.
Using relevant metrics and measures to routinely monitor progress against targets and take appropriate managerial action to ensure that all targets are met or exceeded.
Representing and promoting UAS commercial interests in national or international forums

Financial Management Specialist - Community Agricultural Infrastructure Improvement Programme Uganda

Vacancy : Financial Management Specialist (FMS)
Recruiting Organization: Community Agricultural Infrastructure Improvement  Programme (CAIIP) and Markets and Agricultural Trade Improvement Programme (MATIP) Funding Source: African Development Bank (ADB)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Country: Uganda
Reports to: National Programme Facilitator

About Us:
The Government of the Republic of Uganda has received Loans from the African Development Bank (ADB) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Arab Bank for Economic Development of Africa (BADEA), Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to finance the Community Agricultural Infrastructure Improvement Programme (CAIIP) and Markets and Agricultural Trade Improvement Programme (MATIP).

Key Duties
Conduct the day-to-day financial operations of the project in consultation with the Principal Accountant;
Establishing and maintaining a Financial Management System for CAIIP and MATIP which is in line with the GoU Regulations and Development Partners’ Procedures.
Managing the preparation and submission of periodic Financial Reports to ADB, IFAD, BADEA, and IDB and the Government of Uganda.
Ensure the timely accountability and Value for Money for Projects’ resources;
Working closely with and attending to Auditors and any other Inspectors of Accounts.
Managing the Program’s relationship with the banking and financial institutions Supervising, Coaching and Training for all Accounting Staff associated with CAIIP/MATIP at all levels.
Perform any other duties and assignments that may be assigned by the Permanent Secretary and/or the National Programme Facilitator.

Travel Assistant - United Nations Regional Service Centre Uganda

Vacancy: Travel Assistant
Recruiting Organization: United Nations Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE)
Duty Station: Entebbe,
Country Uganda
Grade: GL-4
Vacancy Announcement Number: RSCE-2014-GS-HRS-004
Reports to: Unit Chief

About RSCE:
The Regional Service Centre Steering Committee is the decision-making body for RSCE, in compliance with General Assembly resolutions, United Nations Secretariat rules and regulations, strategic guidance from United Nations Headquarters and oversight bodies. The Steering Committee consults with the Global Field Support Strategy Implementation Coordination Team, as required.

The Regional Service Centre, as approved by the Member States, is owned, managed and staffed by the regional missions it serves. This framework reinforces the existing missions’ chain of command structures and lines of authority in a manner that does not create an additional layer between Headquarters and the regional missions. It also ensures that staffing for RSCE will be achieved through the redeployment of resources from the regional missions it serves.

 Responsibilities:
Calculate airfare, excess baggage entitlements, terminal expenses, daily subsistence allowance for staff and dependents travelling on missions, etc.
Offer information to staff and consultants on the most direct and economical route, and plans routings and itineraries, plus the most economical airfare rates for such travel as permitted by the rules and regulations.
The Travel Assistant will also offer relevant information on rates and travel schedules for specific itineraries
Contact airlines or travel agencies to make reservations, and request issuance of tickets.
Initiate requests for visas.

Operations Manager - Rural Communications Center Limited

Vacancy: Operations Manager
Recruiting Organisation: Rural Communications Center Limited
Duty Station:  Kampala,
Country: Uganda

About Us:
NFT Consult, a leading HR Consultancy firm, seeks to recruit for it valuable client, Rural Communications Center Limited.  NFT Human Resource Solutions are customer tailored per industry requirements and are geared towards increased cost savings, process improvement leading to improved efficiency and effectiveness yet simultaneously strengthening quality and control of resources.

 Responsibilities:
Evaluate market conditions and recommends policy changes to encourage maximum sales activities
Design market testing process and oversees the implementation of market research testing activities for products and services
Drive Company revenues by increasing sales of all products and services
Achieve sales operational objectives by contributing sales information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews

Tuesday 27 May 2014

Monitoring & Evaluation Research Associate - Clinton Health Access Initiative Uganda

Vacancy: Monitoring & Evaluation Research Associate - Essential Child Medicines
Recruiting Organisation: Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)
Duty Station:  Kampala,
Country Uganda

About CHAI:
The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to strengthening integrated health systems in the developing world and expanding access to care and treatment for HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases. CHAI’s solution-oriented approach focuses on improving market dynamics for medicines and diagnostics; lowering prices for treatment; accelerating access to life-saving technologies; and helping governments build the capacity required for high-quality care and treatment programs. Since its establishment in 2002 by President William J. Clinton, CHAI has worked on the demand and supply sides of the market to help more than 2 million HIV+ people access the medicines needed for treatment—representing nearly half of all people on HIV treatment in developing countries. Building on this model, CHAI has expanded its scope to include efforts to strengthen healthcare delivery systems and to combat malaria and childhood illnesses.

Job Summary: The Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator will be responsible for leading and managing these research elements and for providing the thought leadership in designing and implementing robust M&E frameworks to support the Essential Medicines program in Uganda.

Friday 23 May 2014

Resource Mobilisation Specialist - Straight Talk Foundation (STF) Uganda

Vacancy: Resource Mobilisation Specialist
Recruiting Organisation: Straight Talk Foundation (STF)
Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About STF:
Straight Talk Foundation is an indigenous health communications NGO operating nationally in Uganda through the provision of quality behaviour change programs. Straight Talk Foundation (STF) is a Ugandan health communication NGO registered in 1997.

 Responsibilities:
Assist in the identification of organization funding needs; develop and implement strategies for meeting them.
Generate proposals for projects and programs in line with STF strategic goals and donor priorities.
Carry out activities to build, maintain, and strengthen relationships with STF funders and partners.
Nurture existing donor relationships and secure new donor and partner relationships for STF.
Oversee existing grants in liaison with the finance team; maintain excellent historical organization records on various grants.
Monitor STF grant performance and communicate relevant information with program staff.
Create and maintain systems to promote good working relationships with program staff on proposal development, reporting and other contractual obligations.

Project Manager - Uganda National Roads Authority

Vacancy : Project Manager
Recruiting Organisation: Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA)
Funding Source: Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
Duty Station:  Kampala,
Country Uganda
Reports to: Director Projects, UNRA

About UNRA:
The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) was established by an Act of Parliament; The Uganda National Authority Act, No. 15 of 2006. UNRA became operational on 1st July 2008.  The mandate of UNRA is to develop and maintain the national roads network, advise Government on general roads policy and contribute to addressing of transport concerns, among others.

About IDB Project:
Government of the Republic of Uganda has received funds from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) towards the upgrading of Tirinyi – Pallisa – Kumi and Pallisa – Kamonkoli Road Project. A Project Management Unit (PMU) is to be established to ensure that the Project is implemented according to the agreed terms and conditions.

Job Summary: The Project Manager will be responsible for the implementation of the project, day to day management of the PIU, regular external liaison with and negotiation with Government departments and agencies, funding agencies, consultants and contractors. The performance of the post holder is thus reflected in the quality of project documentation, the timely delivery of each project stage and the quality and fitness or purpose of the finished works. The position is equated to the position of Project Manager in UNRA.

Staff Writer Intern - Uganda Christian University Uganda

Vacancy :  Staff Writer Intern
Recruiting Organisation: Uganda Christian University (UCU)
Duty Station:  Mukono, Uganda

About UCU:
Uganda Christian University was founded when the historic Bishop Tucker Theological College was promoted as a university in 1997. Bishop Tucker Theological College trained clergy and educators during its 84-year history from 1913-1997. The local chief, Hamu Mukasa, granted land for the college to operate in Mukono. International partnerships were part of the College’s missionary history. The Church Mission Society teamed with Ugandan leaders and others to assure the College had the necessary intellectual and other capital. By the late 1990s, the Church of Uganda sought to have a broader impact on society through the higher education - not only of clergy but of other professionals as well. Uganda Christian University was established in 1997.

In 2004, the Government of Uganda granted a charter to Uganda Christian University – the highest level of national accreditation. UCU was the first private University to receive such a charter from the Government.

Job Summary: The Staff Writer Intern will be responsible for writing and editing stories and features, taking photographs and other publishable materials for The Standard, the University Community newspaper, published bi-monthly by the Department of Mass Communication. He/ she will also, in addition to the production of the newspaper, be expected to be available for training in new skills offered by The Standard in diverse areas of the print media offered by professionals occasionally retained for that purpose in line with the paper’s vision and mission.

Associate Administrative Officer - Associate Administrative Officer Uganda

Vacancy: Associate Administrative Officer
Recruiting Organization: United Nations Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE)
Duty Station: Entebbe,
Country Uganda
Grade: P2
Job Opening Number: 14-ADM-RSCE-35196-F-ENTEBBE (M)

About RSCE:
The Regional Service Centre Steering Committee is the decision-making body for RSCE, in compliance with General Assembly resolutions, United Nations Secretariat rules and regulations, strategic guidance from United Nations Headquarters and oversight bodies. The Steering Committee consults with the Global Field Support Strategy Implementation Coordination Team, as required.

The Regional Service Centre, as approved by the Member States, is owned, managed and staffed by the regional missions it serves. This framework reinforces the existing missions’ chain of command structures and lines of authority in a manner that does not create an additional layer between Headquarters and the regional missions. It also ensures that staffing for RSCE will be achieved through the redeployment of resources from the regional missions it serves.
 Responsibilities:

Within delegated authority, the Associate Administrative Officer will be responsible for the following duties:
1. Human Resources Management:
Performs actions related to the administration of the unit’s human resource activities, e.g., recruitment, placement, promotion, performance appraisal, job classification reviews, separation of staff members, training etc., ensuring consistency in the application of UN rules and procedures.  
Offers information regarding conditions of service, duties and responsibilities, and privileges and entitlements under the Staff Rules and Regulations.
Provides information on unit’s staffing needs for inclusion in department’s staffing table.
2. Budget and Finance:
Assists in developing the unit’s work program and budget; analyses inputs and formulates resource allocations by work program, or business processes.
Monitors budget/work program with respect to Headquarters’ budget, trust funds and grants, on a regular basis, and reallocates resources as necessary.
Technically supports the implementation of procedures and systems for implementing the appropriate financial database.

Head, Portfolio Analytics & Management Information - Barclays Bank Uganda

Vacancy: Head, Portfolio Analytics & Management Information (AVP) - 00158911
Recruiting Organisation: Barclays Bank
Duty Station:  Kampala,
Country Uganda
Reports to: Head, Retail Credit Risk

About Barclays Africa:
Barclays Africa encompasses Barclays Global Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, and Barclaycard operations in 10 countries organised in four geographic areas: North Africa (Egypt), East and West Africa (Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya),  Southern Africa (Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe), and Indian Ocean (Mauritius and Seychelles).

Job Summary: The Barclays Head, Portfolio Analytics & Management Information (AVP) will oversee the Analytics function and take primary accountability ensuring that analytical solutions/monitoring packs, Management Information (MI), modelling, profitability measurement and Impairments are managed effectively, aligned to process compliance as per policy guidelines. This will be done through;
·                     Ensuring Group reporting deadlines are adhered to.
·                     Manage development of MI required for key committees within country
·                     Assess portfolio profitability, growth and risks on an ongoing basis
·                     Actively participate in forecasting and provide analysis required to make informed decisions
·                     Working closely, co-ordinate and provide various inputs and responses, as required, on impairments, forecasting, MI and analytics to stakeholders
·                     Establishment and maintain effective working relationship with key stakeholders across business

Financial Accountant - Britam Insurance Uganda

Job Title: Financial Accountant
Organisation: Britam Insurance
Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Operations Manager

About Britam:
NFT Consult, a leading HR Consultancy firm, seeks to recruit for it valuable client, Britam Insurance Uganda is Britam is a leading diversified financial services group, listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The group has interests across the Eastern Africa region. The company offers a wide range of financial products and services in Insurance, Asset management, Banking and Property.

Job Summary: The Financial Accountant will mainly be responsible for ensuring the organization has sound financial management processes and procedures in place and the administration function of the Office.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
·                     Make sure that proper books of accounts are maintained to satisfy legal and internal requirements;
·                     Submit timely and accurate monthly financial and accounting information to management;
·                     Prepare year end accounts and ensure that the year-end audit exercise progresses smoothly;
·                     Develop, enhance and implement sound accounting and operating procedures including sound internal controls and ensure adherence to company policies;
·                     Prepare and compile company budgets and control costs in line with the approved budgets;
·                     Guide and offer leadership to the team and manage performance;
·                     Responsible for treasury management including cash flow management and allocation of funds in accordance to the various competing priorities;

Regional Field Manager - Living Goods Uganda

Vacancy: Regional Field Manager
Recruiting Organisation: Living Goods
Duty Station: Kampala,
Country Uganda

About Living Goods:
Living Goods is a non-profit organization headquartered in the United States and currently operating in Uganda. Its goal is to build a sustainable distribution platform for products designed to fight poverty and disease in the developing world. Specifically, Living Goods operates networks of independent entrepreneurs who make a living by selling cheap products to poor people that can help improve their health, wealth, and productivity. One of the selling techniques used by Living Goods entrepreneurs is door-to-door selling, and Living Goods has been likened to Avon Products in terms of its marketing style. The project aims to be fully self-funded at scale.

Job Summary: The Regional Field Manager's primary goal is to maximize the performance of the branches in their region. They do this by investing in branch managers who perform at a consistently high level in terms of sales, coaching and mentoring of agents, and health impact and operational management.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Branch Team Management:
·                     Oversee branch teams performance in planning fieldwork and oversight of all operations.
·                     Coach, support and train teams to be high-performing branch managers that ensure agents are maintaining target inventory levels and are motivated and engaged.
2. Agent Recruitment, Support and Motivation:
·                     Support recruitment of new and replacement agents to meet growth goals.
·                     Coach branch teams to motivate agents to achieve health and sales target, while ensuring that agents know and follow health protocols (esp. diagnosis and treatment.)

Wednesday 21 May 2014

Pilot - AARCorp Uganda

Vacancy: Pilot (SIC) - Fixed Wing – 1589
Recruiting Organisation: AARCorp
Duty Station: Entebbe,
Country Uganda

About AARCorp:
AAR is a leading provider of diverse products and services to the worldwide commercial aviation and government/defense industries. AAR combines a close-to-the-customer business model with a broad range of capabilities to help customers operate more efficiently, lower costs and maintain high levels of quality, safety and service. AAR is a financially stable, dedicated partner with an enduring commitment to innovation, execution, continuous improvement and customer value.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
·                     Prepare and review to include but not limited to; flight plans, considering such factors as altitude, terrain, weather, range, weight, cruise control data, airport facilities, navigational aids, and more as assigned by PIC.
·                     Ensure that proper flight kit is aboard and more.
·                     Ensure required airworthiness inspections are complete and previous discrepancies have been corrected or properly deferred in accordance with the MEL for that aircraft (as applicable).
·                     Support the PIC to complete the aircraft preflight inspection and perform preflight preparation.
·                     Assures proper loading, distributing, and security of cargo and passengers.
·                     Ensures provisions for passenger comfort and any special emergency equipment such as life vests are aboard (when required).
·                     Operate aircraft at favorable altitudes taking into account turbulence, oxygen requirements and comfort of the passengers during the flight.
·                     Ensures the preparation of the Aircraft Flight Log, Load Manifest and Discrepancy Record form, reporting of mechanical irregularities, discrepancies and proper recording of maintenance by maintenance personnel, when maintenance is performed away from the principle operations base.
·                     Ensure ramp security is maintained while passengers are being boarded or disembarked for passenger safety.
·                     Make sure that copies of any reports submitted to the FAA under the authority of FAR 135.19 are also submitted to the Director of Operations in a timely manner.
·                     Ensure that a crewmember or passenger prior to takeoff to assist any person who may need the assistance of another person during possible emergency evacuation of the aircraft.
·                     The Second in Command shall perform those duties stipulated throughout the General Operations Manual and specific responsibilities designated to the Second in Command by the company and the Pilot in Command.
·                     In the event of an accident or incident whereby the Pilot in Command becomes incapacitated or deceased, the Second in Command shall assume the duties and responsibilities of the Pilot in Command and conduct the remainder of the flight to a safe landing. Must be familiar with the duties and responsibilities of the Pilot in Command.

Supply Chain Officer - USAID/Uganda's Production for Improved Nutrition Project Uganda

Vacancy:  Supply Chain Officer
Recruiting Organisation: USAID/Uganda's Production for Improved Nutrition Project
Duty Station: Masindi,
Country Uganda
Reports to: Supply Chain Manager

About RECO:
RECO Industries Limited is implementing USAID/UGANDA's Production for Improved Nutrition project. The project operates in 62 districts across Uganda to Reduce the Burden of Under Nutrition by providing Ready to Use Therapeutic and supplementary Foods to vulnerable groups.

About USAID Project:
The primary objective of the project is to establish and operate a reliable, sustainable commodity supply chain management system. The project aims to forecast, procure, store, and distribute Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods as well as Supplementary foods to health facilities needed in the management of malnutrition in persons with HIV/AIDS.

Job Summary: The USAID Supply Chain Officer will assist in the management of the above supply chain function.

Territory Manager - Media Industry Uganda

Vacancy: Territory Manager
Recruiting Organisation: Media Industry
Duty Station: Kampala,
Country Uganda

About Future:
Future Options Consulting Ltd is an online recruitment services company which takes pleasure in recruiting on behalf of its valued Client, a key player in the Media Industry.

Job Summary: The Territory Manager will be mainly responsible for the day to day sales & distribution activities in the assigned territory. The incumbent also manages cts a dealer and re-seller team and provides stewardship towards the achievement of sales targets and growth in line with company vision and values. The incumbent will also implement plans and strategies to expand the customer base in the market area and contributes to the execution of training and educational programs for end Channel Partners. The jobholder will also be responsible for implementation of trade marketing, experiential and DSR activities in the region in liaison with the Dealers and the Country Sales Manager. The Territory Manager will also be responsible for carrying out market intelligence, research and supervising product placement in the retail outlets

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
·                     Must achieve the set out targets on sales and activations as directed by the WSL Management team
·                     Development of an active and viable sales channel that will provide spatial convenience for our product in the market. This shall include but not limited to wide geographical spread and vertical market penetration


Laboratory Technologist - The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) Uganda

Vacancy: Laboratory Technologist (4 Career Jobs)
Recruiting Organisation: The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) Uganda
Duty Station: Mbale, Jinja, Soroti, Masindi,
Country Uganda
Job Ref Number: REF: TS/HR/PM 012
Reports to: Laboratory Services Specialist HQ

About TASO:
The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) Uganda , an organisation contributing to a process of preventing HIV infection, restoring hope and improving the quality of Life of persons, families and communities affected by HIV infection and disease, requires the services of dedicated, competent, innovative and results oriented persons for employment on a contract basis for the positions above;

Job Summary: The Laboratory Technologist will mainly manage sample processing and testing on all the samples received in accordance with set policies and standards with ability to operate all various types of laboratory equipment.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
·                     Testing samples for CD4, Haematology, clinical chemistry, microbiology and other routine tests as may be requested including carrying out of proficiency testing
·                     In charge of  the registration and renewal of Annual practicing license for TASO centre laboratory under Allied Health Professionals council (AHPC)
·                     Observe QA/QC while performing all laboratory procedures with high maintenance of laboratory equipments.

Administrator - Public Health Fellowship Program Uganda

Vacancy: Administrator
Recruiting Organisation: Public Health Fellowship Program (PHFP)
Funding Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Country Uganda
Reports to: Program Director

About Us:
Makerere University School of Public Health in partnership with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is implementing the Public Health Fellowship Program (PHFP), an initiative to develop the next generation of public health leadership for Uganda. The goal of this program is to develop a competent workforce by learning-through-service and responding to real public health problems of Uganda. The PHFP is a 2-year, non-degree full-time program offered on a competitive basis to Ugandan nationals who seek to become leaders in public health practice.

Job Summary: The Administrator will be responsible for managing the day-to-day administrative and financial operations of the PHFP Secretariat. He/She will mainly ascertain the smooth running of the Secretariat office, facilitate procurement, draft guidelines and facilitate equipment maintenance and repairs of office assets. He/ she will also prepare financial requisitions to MakSPH as well as liaise with MakSPH for the disbursement of activity funds and accountability thereof.

Collection Officer - Barclays Bank Uganda

Vacancy: Collection Officer-BA1 – 00159175 (Several Career Jobs)
Recruiting Organisation: Barclays Bank
Duty Station:  Kampala,
Country Uganda
Reports to: Head of Financial Reporting

About Barclays Africa:
Barclays Africa encompasses Barclays Global Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, and Barclaycard operations in 10 countries organised in four geographic areas: North Africa (Egypt), East and West Africa (Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya),  Southern Africa (Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe), and Indian Ocean (Mauritius and Seychelles).

Barclays Africa serves its 2.8m customers through a network of 573 branches and service centres providing a variety of traditional financial products including retail mortgages, current and deposit accounts, commercial lending, unsecured lending, credit cards, treasury and investments.

Job Summary: The Collections Officers will be responsible for the management of all out of order accounts within the Retail portfolio, with the objective of putting in place strategies with the customer to bring their indebtedness back to order or recovering from defaulting debtors.

Management Representative - Securex Uganda

Vacancy:  Management Representative / Customer Care Representative
Recruiting Organisation: Securex
Duty Station: Kampala,
Country Uganda

About Securex:
With the vision of a safer Kenya and the experience of the police force, former Police Inspector Kishori Lal Sahni started a small investigations company in 1970 which has now grown to be one of the most respected brands in the security Industry in the East African Region.

Securex has grown from strength to strength in the past forty two years to become the leading Security Solutions provider for a wide host of clients in diverse industries. Starting with only an investigations department in the seventies, Securex soon grew to incorporate the manned guarding section which to date is one of the most respected force in the provision of client friendly services.

Job Summary: The incumbent will mainly be responsible for the installation, implementation and maintenance of the Quality Management System and requirements of the ISO 9001:20008 Quality Management systems- requirements.

Finance and Administration Officer - USAID/Uganda's Production for Improved Nutrition Project Uganda

Vacancy:  Finance and Administration Officer (2 Career Vacancies)
Recruiting Organisation: USAID/Uganda's Production for Improved Nutrition Project
Duty Station: Mbale and Masindi,
Country Uganda
Reports to: Regional M&E Specialist

Job Summary: The Regional Finance and Administration Officer will be responsible for managing the day to day operations of the regional office and performs basic office financial, accounting, personnel and administrative functions. Following the project's policies and procedures, the Finance and Administration officer will support the regional team in achieving their deliverables.

Qualifications,
The applicant should possess a good Bachelor's degree in Management, Office Administration, Business Administration, Operations Management or Commerce.
Computer literacy skills
Detailed knowledge of USAID and its contractual and reporting requirements.

Human Resource Officer - African Rural University (ARU)

Vacancy: Human Resource Officer
Organisation: African Rural University (ARU)
Duty Station: Kibaale, Uganda

About ARU:
The African Rural University for Women provides transformational education to create effective change agents within an African development context. ARU applies theoretical learning, innovative instruction, and field practice, so that ARU graduates can create conditions for people to improve their lives, transform their communities, awaken inherent leadership and increase their capacity for self- generating and sustainable change.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Uphold the implementation of the Human Resource Policy
Manage the welfare of staff
Proactively coordinate the development and implementation of the human resource development plans tor academic and support staff.


Procurement Specialist - Uganda National Roads Authority

Vacancy: Procurement Specialist
Recruiting Organisation: Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA)
Funding Source: Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
Duty Station:  Kampala,
Country Uganda
Reports to: Project Manager, UNRA

About UNRA:
The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) was established by an Act of Parliament; The Uganda National Authority Act, No. 15 of 2006. UNRA became operational on 1st July 2008.  The mandate of UNRA is to develop and maintain the national roads network, advise Government on general roads policy and contribute to addressing of transport concerns, among others.

About IDB Project:
Government of the Republic of Uganda has received funds from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) towards the upgrading of Tirinyi – Pallisa – Kumi and Pallisa – Kamonkoli Road Project. A Project Management Unit (PMU) is to be established to ensure that the Project is implemented according to the agreed terms and conditions.

Job Summary: The Procurement Specialist will be in charge of processing all procurement and disposal functions in accordance with the Public Procurement and Disposal Act and Regulations and any special requirement of the Development Partner.

Tuesday 20 May 2014

National Professional Officer/Public Health Informatics - World Health Organisation

Vacancy: National Professional Officer/Public Health Informatics
Recruiting Organisation: World Health Organisation (WHO)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Country Uganda
Reports To: WHO Representative
External Vacancy Notice No.: NPO/UGA/2014/04

About WHO:
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system.  WHO is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.

Job Summary: The jobholder will support Ministry of Health and partners as a Technical Advisor responsible for strengthening the public health information management in Uganda:

Responsibilities:
Technically support the health sector, working with the eHealth technical working group, to strengthening national efforts in eHealth/ HIS as well as planning, development and deployment of appropriate information and communication technologies (ICTs) to enable eHealth platform to monitor outcomes of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) and promote integration with HIV/AIDS activities.
Strengthening ICT infrastructure through supporting implementation of the health technology framework for the health sector

Program Assistant - PATH Uganda

Vacancy:  Program Assistant
Recruiting Organisation: PATH
Project: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Advocacy for Better Health
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Tracking Code: 6106

 About PATH:
PATH is an international organization that drives transformative innovation to save lives and improve health, especially among women and children. We accelerate innovation across five platforms—vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovations—that harness our entrepreneurial insight, scientific and public health expertise, and passion for health equity. By mobilizing partners around the world, we take innovation to scale, working alongside countries primarily in Africa and Asia to tackle their greatest health needs. Together, we deliver measurable results that disrupt the cycle of poor health. Learn more at www.path.org.


Key Duties
Work in collaboration with other PATH staff to manage reception including telephones, visitors, receipt and distribution of packages and post, and managing outgoing packages and mail (local delivery through coordination with drivers).
Assist with correspondence with partners, relevant ministries and district offices, managing larger translation tasks, copying and printing documents as needed.
Support the project staff with logistics whenever they are in Kampala for project related activities e.g. lodging and meetings scheduling.

Lead Generators – 00156081 - Several Career Opportunities - Barclays Bank

Vacancy:  Lead Generators – 00156081 - Several Career Opportunities
Recruiting Organisation: Barclays Bank
Duty Station:  Kampala,
Country Uganda

About Barclays Africa:
Barclays Africa encompasses Barclays Global Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, and Barclaycard operations in 10 countries organised in four geographic areas: North Africa (Egypt), East and West Africa (Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya),  Southern Africa (Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe), and Indian Ocean (Mauritius and Seychelles).

Barclays Africa serves its 2.8m customers through a network of 573 branches and service centres providing a variety of traditional financial products including retail mortgages, current and deposit accounts, commercial lending, unsecured lending, credit cards, treasury and investments.

Job Summary: The Barclays Lead Generators will be assigned sales targets in line with the business objectives through pro-active selling of Bank’s consume lending/ retail asset and credit card products.

Relationship Manager - Bank Uganda

Vacancy : Relationship Manager
Recruiting Organisation: Bank
Duty Station: Kampala,
Country Uganda

About Future:
Future Options Consulting Ltd is an online recruitment services company which takes pleasure in recruiting on behalf of its valued Client, a key player in the Banking industry.

Key Duties
Responsible for the acquisition of new customers (high net-worth affluent individuals) as per the criteria outlined in the segment value proposition and reflected by the segment strategy and sales targets.
Pro-actively identify cross-sell opportunities within own portfolio of customers to maximise bank revenue and ensure all customers’ financial needs are met by the Bank.
Be guided by the segment value proposition and sales targets as to what the priority products are both from a bank and customer perspective.
Carry out a needs analysis with all new and existing customers to ensure that product opportunities identified are appropriate to meet the customer’s needs and expectations.
Detailed knowledge and understanding of customers’ short and long term financial goals/aspirations and keep up to date with changes in the financial needs and purchasing power (e.g. salary) of customers.
Establish, build and strengthen one-on-one relationships with customers, based on mutual respect, to retain customers and gain word-of-mouth referrals
Intuitively develop business and ensure that there is increased earnings, facility utilization and usage of all Banks’ products.
Make sure that customer relations are maintained well to facilitate growth in number of customers, reduce complaints and also retain the existing customers
Maintain a good loan book and ensure profits are increased, accounts out of order are reduced and downgrading/provisions are reduced
Act as the focal point contact for the Bank’s relationship with a designated portfolio of corporate customers and non-customers.

Clinical Officers - 11 Career Opportunities - The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) Uganda

Vacancy: Clinical Officers (11 Career Opportunities)
Recruiting Organisation: The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) Uganda
Duty Station: Jinja, Soroti, Entebbe, Mulago, Mbarara, Masaka, Rukungiri,
Country Uganda
Job Ref Number: REF: TS/HR/PM 011
Reports to: Clinical Services Supervisor

About TASO:
The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) Uganda , an organisation contributing to a process of preventing HIV infection, restoring hope and improving the quality of Life of persons, families and communities affected by HIV infection and disease, requires the services of dedicated, competent, innovative and results oriented persons for employment on a contract basis for the positions above;

Job Summary: The TASO Clinical Officers will mainly offer medical care and health education to TASO clients

Key Duties:
Offer information to clients, aimed at reducing their vulnerability to AIDS and other HIV related diseases and infections through health education.
Provide medical care to TASO clients and staff
Actively participate in HIV/AIDS awareness and sensitizations in the communities
Participate in training of health workers from communities and other institutions
Participate in the drawing and implementation of Centre medical work plans and budget.

Monday 19 May 2014

Site Manager - AARCorp Uganda

Vacancy: Site Manager (Entebbe) - 1983
Recruiting Organisation: AARCorp
Duty Station: Entebbe,
Country Uganda
Reports to: Director of Operations

About AARCorp:
AAR is a leading provider of diverse products and services to the worldwide commercial aviation and government/defense industries. AAR combines a close-to-the-customer business model with a broad range of capabilities to help customers operate more efficiently, lower costs and maintain high levels of quality, safety and service. AAR is a financially stable, dedicated partner with an enduring commitment to innovation, execution, continuous improvement and customer value.

Job Summary: The Site Manager will be responsible for managing and supervising the activities of all AAR Airlift resources at an assigned site in concert with the In-Country Director. Will be in overall charge of the projects and programs at this site. The Site Manager interfaces with the customer at their location and speaks for AAR Airlift at the site. The Site Manager interfaces with the customer at their location and speaks for AAR Airlift at the site. Must be a U.S. Person as defined in 22 C.F.R. 120.15.

Responsibilities:
Ensures resources are available for employees to do their jobs.
Handles any disciplinary problems in country and recommend removal from the country and retention by AAR Airlift.
Conducts investigations into employee misconduct. - Makes sure employees performance is evaluated on a recurring basis for HR actions.
Negotiates support agreements with DOD and commercial interests at the site.
Selects site personnel for key positions and recommends removing personnel, if required.
Ensures financial assets are available at the site to meet obligations.

Field Coordinator - Public Health Fellowship Program Uganda

Vacancy: Field Coordinator
Recruiting Organisation: Public Health Fellowship Program (PHFP)
Funding Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Country Uganda
Reports to: Program Director

About Us:
Makerere University School of Public Health in partnership with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is implementing the Public Health Fellowship Program (PHFP), an initiative to develop the next generation of public health leadership for Uganda. The goal of this program is to develop a competent workforce by learning-through-service and responding to real public health problems of Uganda. The PHFP is a 2-year, non-degree full-time program offered on a competitive basis to Ugandan nationals who seek to become leaders in public health practice.

Job Summary: The Field Coordinator will primarily oversee and manage the field component of the PHFP by ensuring that all field activities are conducted in a manner that will enhance the learning of fellows.

Chief Internal Auditor - The Agricultural Business Initiative (aBi) Trust Uganda

Vacancy: Chief Internal Auditor (CIA)
Recruiting Organisation: The Agricultural Business Initiative (aBi) Trust
Duty Station: Kampala,
Country Uganda
Reports to: Board of Trustees

About aBi:
The Agricultural Business Initiative (aBi) Trust is supporting agribusiness development in the private sector to achieve the objective of the Government of Uganda's Competitiveness and Investment Climate Strategy (CICS). The Trust is a multi-donor entity jointly founded by the Governments of Denmark and Uganda.
The mandate of aBi Trust is to support the private sector actors to increase their contribution to the agricultural sector by increasing land and labour productivity, and market competitiveness thereby contributing to poverty reduction through economic growth, wealth, and employment creation.
The aBi Trust strengthens competitiveness of the Agricultural and Agro-processing sectors through three (3) interrelated components: Value Chain Development (VCD) including trade- related Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary and Quality Management Systems (SPS/QMS), Financial Services Development (FSD) and a cross cutting Gender for Growth (G4G) Fund.

Job Summary:  The Chief Internal Auditor will be responsible for ensuring;
Internal Audit work fulfills the specific and general purposes and responsibilities as per the Internal Audit charter approved by the Board of Trustees.
The CIA also ensures that the Internal audit resources are efficiently and effectively employed and internal audit work conforms to the standards for the professional practice of internal auditing.

Monitoring Specialist - Malaria Consortium Uganda

Vacancy: Monitoring Specialist
Recruiting Organisation: Malaria Consortium
Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda or London, UK
Reports to: Technical Director

About Malaria Consortium:
Malaria Consortium is one of the world's leading non-profit organisations dedicated to the comprehensive control of malaria and other communicable diseases in Africa and Southeast Asia. Malaria Consortium works with communities, government and non-government agencies, academic institutions, and local and international organisations to improve the health of the population and the capacity of national health systems. It ensures that good evidence supports delivery of effective services and evidence-based decision-making by providing technical support for monitoring and evaluating programmes and activities. In the recent years, the organisation has undergone significant expansion, thus requiring robust and effective systems to meet the new challenges.

Job Summary: The Monitoring Specialist serves a critical role in providing technical guidance on set up, maintenance and utilisation of monitoring systems across the organisation's projects and contributes to M&E capacity building and system strengthening within the organisation and with partners. The Monitoring Specialist also ensures quality monitoring of projects and effective use of routine monitoring data to inform programme decision-making and disseminate lessons learned to stakeholders and external audiences. The Monitoring Specialist serves as a member of the global M&E technical support team and engages actively in the organisation's M&E cluster.

 Responsibilities:
1. Organisational Development:
Steer the harmonizing of project monitoring tools and methods across the organisation
Significantly contribute to the strengthening of the organisation wide project monitoring system for in country and donor reporting
Take part actively in the design and set up of organisational wide cross project results monitoring system
Take lead the development of an organisational wide routine project data aggregation system that can be remotely accessed for viewing project progress.
Mentor and train project M&E staff (and others as needed), building their capacities in M&E and in data demand &use

Sr. Finance Manager - IntraHealth International Uganda

Vacancy: Sr. Finance Manager
Recruiting Organisation: IntraHealth International
Project Funding Source: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Country Uganda
Reports to: Chief of Party

About IntraHealth:
For over 30 years, in more than 90 countries, IntraHealth International has empowered health workers to better serve communities in need. IntraHealth fosters local solutions to health care challenges by improving health worker performance, strengthening health systems, harnessing technology, and leveraging partnerships.

In collaboration with governments, nongovernmental organizations, and private-sector organizations around the world, IntraHealth champions the needs and contributions of health workers—from doctors and nurses to community health workers to health facility managers—and works to ensure they have the tools, supplies, information, training, and support they need to provide communities they serve with the best possible opportunity for health and well-being.

Job Summary: IntraHealth is seeking a Senior Finance Manager to be based in Kampala, Uganda.  This position is contingent upon funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The Senior Finance Manager will be a senior member of the IntraHealth project leadership team in Uganda. S/He will manage all field based financial aspects of a new large and complex health project, contingent on funding. S/he will offer fiscal leadership for project activities, ensuring the effective use of donor resources to meet project goals. S/he will be responsible for all project oriented financial systems including budgeting, monitoring, forecasting as well as all legal, audit and contractual compliance. S/he leads the implementation of these key systems by ensuring that activities are implemented in accordance with the organization’s mission, strategic objectives, and program approaches and comply with IntraHealth’s and USAID’s policies, procedures and guidelines. This position, with proper legal advice, ensures that IntraHealth policies and procedures are compliant with Ugandan law and effectively implemented throughout the program.

Monitoring and Evaluation Program Associate - Village Enterprise Uganda

Vacancy: Monitoring and Evaluation Program Associate
Recruiting Organisation: Village Enterprise
Duty Station:  Hoima,
Country Uganda
Reports to: Director of Monitoring and Evaluation, Country Director

About Village Enterprise:
Village Enterprise is a micro enterprise development organization working in East Africa. Its mission is to equip people living in extreme poverty with resources to create sustainable businesses. It provides business training, seed capital/start-up funds, and on-going mentoring to new entrepreneurs to start businesses.

Job Summary:  The Monitoring and Evaluation Program Associate will primarily be responsible for developing and assisting with implementation of organization's monitoring and evaluation of combined micro economic development and conservation program, including staff training, monitoring and evaluation innovations, data analysis, and report writing, working with organization's team throughout East Africa. S/he will also be responsible for data analysis, data collection, report writing, field visits, training of trainers, innovations in monitoring and evaluation tools, and methodology, and design, and oversight of special projects.

 Responsibilities:
1. Data Collection and Analysis Role:
Support the collection of field-level monitoring data for each of organization’s 3 cycles per year;
Assist with data compilation, data quality review, and analysis of all field data;
Co-manage innovations, data collection for special projects, and reports for funders;
Assist in analyzing data, and writing narratives for each of 3 end of cycle performance evaluation reports;
Assist with data entry;
Work closely with enumerators in each office to successfully carry out data collection for each of 3 cycles per year.

Sanitation & Hygiene Assistant - Hijra Organization Uganda

Vacancy: Sanitation & Hygiene Assistant
Recruiting Organisation: Hijra Organization
Duty Station:  Isingiro,
Country Uganda
Reports to: Public Health Engineer

About Hijra:
Humanitarian Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA) is an international African humanitarian and development organization that positively contributes towards improving the living standards and conditions of those adversely affected by disasters and conflict in the Horn, East & Central Africa by implementing WASH, Health, Education, Livelihoods, Community service & development and Protection programs in the region for a period of more than 20 years.

HIJRA with funding from the UNHCR in Uganda is implementing a multi-Sectoral Program for refugees Oruchinga settlement (Isingiro district) and Nyakabande Transit Center (Kisoro district) during the period January to December 2014. HIJRA, in a strategy to expand existing program implementing team, is now seeking for qualified person willing to offer Humanitarian services in the following area;

Job Summary: The Sanitation & Hygiene Assistant will be responsible for general assessment of sanitation & hygiene practices in the whole settlement, sensitization of communities on the best sanitation & hygiene practices through routine home visits and imparting community approaches geared towards health & hygiene through Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transition (PHAST) and Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approaches.

Accountant - Swiss Hunger Fund Uganda

Vacancy: Accountant
Recruiting Organisation: Swiss Hunger Fund
Duty Station: Kampala,
Country Uganda
Salary: 1600 USD-1700 USD - Depending on your qualifications

About Us:
The Swiss Hunger Fund team adopts a more political tone and sets up an “agriculture and environment” information office. The Swiss Hunger Fund commences work in Myanmar (Burma) or, initially, in the area bordering Thailand.

In 1992, The Max Havelaar foundation is established. Swiss Hunger Fund plays a substantial role. In 1994, Swiss Hunger Fund undertakes to provide “development aid from the inside out and the bottom up”, so those concerned take the initiative and are themselves in control.

 Responsibilities:
Maintains the books of primary entry.
Offer timely and accurate financial data / information
Maintains an orderly and reliable filing system for financial data on soft and hard documents
Makes sure that organizational assets are adequately secured and optimally used.
Performs detailed accounting tasks
Ensures adequate budgetary control at the School.
Provides timely and accurate input during the preparation of the annual budget.

6 Career Vacancies Nurses - The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) Uganda

Vacancy: Nurses (6 Career Vacancies)
Recruiting Organisation: The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) Uganda
Duty Station: Soroti, Masaka, Tororo,
Country Uganda
Job Ref Number: REF: TS/HR/PM 015
Reports to: Clinical Services Supervisor

About TASO:
The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) Uganda , an organisation contributing to a process of preventing HIV infection, restoring hope and improving the quality of Life of persons, families and communities affected by HIV infection and disease, requires the services of dedicated, competent, innovative and results oriented persons for employment on a contract basis for the positions above;

Job Summary: The incumbents will offer provide nursing care and health education to TASO clients including communities

Key Duties
Actively participate in the drawing and implementation of Centre medical work plans and budget.
Triage all clients coming to the clinic
Offer information to clients, aimed at reducing their vulnerability to diseases and infections through health education.
Conduct nursing techniques and procedures as requested and prescribed by the doctors and clinicians
Actively monitor patient flow and, in the case of patient overflow, assists in preparation of examination rooms, preparation of patients for exam, and taking of vital signs of patients
Prescribe drugs when necessary

Senior Engineer - Electrical & Mechanical - Manufacturing Industry Uganda

Vacancy: Senior Engineer - Electrical & Mechanical
Recruiting Organisation: Manufacturing Industry
Duty Station: Kampala,
Country Uganda

About Future:
Future Options Consulting Ltd is an online recruitment services company which takes pleasure in recruiting on behalf of its valued Client, a key player in the Manufacturing Industry.

Communication Specialist - United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund

Vacancy: Communication Specialist
Recruiting Organisation: United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Grade: NOC
Vacancy Number:  VN/PBR/2014/08
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Chief of Communication

About UNICEF:
UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, is the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized.  Uganda is one of the over 190 countries and territories around the world where we work to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease, and discrimination place in a child’s path.

Job Summary: The UNICEF Communication Specialist will be primarily responsible for the conceptualization, planning, execution, monitoring and evaluation of an advocacy and communication strategy to promote respect for children’s and women’s rights in the public domain and strengthen political will in support of UNICEF's mission in the country. The jobholder will also develop key partnerships with individuals, groups and organizations whose support is essential to the achievement of advocacy and communication objectives and strengthen their capacity; Serve as the main person for adopting and disseminating advocacy materials and managing their production and distribution and participate in global advocacy activities to facilitate global/regional advocacy and mobilisation of resources.

Qualifications,
The UNICEF Communication Specialist must possess an advanced University degree in Communication, Journalism, Public Relations; or an equivalent professional work experience in the communication area, combined with an advanced university degree in a related discipline.

Administrative Assistant /Logistics and IT Officer - Abt Associates

Vacancy: Administrative Assistant /Logistics and IT Officer (6906)
Recruiting Organisation: Abt Associates
Duty Station: Kampala,
Country Uganda

About Abt:
Abt Associates was started over 50 years ago—on January 12, 1965—by Clark Abt on his journey in a small Cambridge office to create a place where innovation, bold thinking and creativity could tackle the toughest social issues of the day. The International Health Division is committed to the improvement of health and healthcare delivery around the world.  Serving both the public and private sectors, our efforts include health policy research and evaluation, health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health systems management.  Our impact is felt in policies that ensure healthcare access for women, children, and individuals with special needs, in strengthening health infrastructures, and HIV/AIDS solutions.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Responsible for the coordination of  office and District store security
Coordinate, update, and maintain the tracking database for new and existing inventory including asset identification tagging, location identification, physical count, and departmental equipment custodians.
Carry out periodical and annual fixed assets physical inventories, and coordinate assets physical inventories
Coordinate transfer of equipment and update the inventory list with each transfer.
Offer technical guidance and assistance with the implementation of processes in relation to fixed assets safeguarding.

Friday 16 May 2014

Human Resource Manager - Amatheon Agri Uganda

Job Title: Human Resource Manager
Organization: Amatheon Agri Uganda
Duty Station: Northern Uganda

About Us:
Amatheon Agri Uganda is part of Amatheon Agri Holding N.V., a German agribusiness and farming company, developing and operating sustainable projects in Sub-Saharan Africa. The group is headquartered in Berlin with management structures throughout Europe and business operations in Sub-Saharan Africa. Amatheon is committed to act in a manner that is socially responsible and reflects sound environmental management practices.

Job Summary: The Human Resource (HR) Manager will manage and coordinate all HR activities for the agricultural business operations in Uganda including: recruitment, compensation and benefits, onboarding and training, performance management, labor relations as well as developing and implementing respective local policies and ensuring respective compliance.

Qualifications,
The applicant should hold a Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field of study such as HR Management, Organizational Psychology, Business Administration or Law
At least three years’ operational experience in HR Management across the employee life cycle with a track record of supporting business strategy success by HR practice.
Solid knowledge of Ugandan labour law

Thursday 15 May 2014

Comprehensive Registered Nurse - Continental Forests Uganda

Vacancy : Comprehensive Registered Nurse
Recruiting Organisation: Continental Forests
Duty Station: Kampala,
Country Uganda

About Continental Forests:
Continental Forests is a Management Contractor for global-woods AG licenced by the government of Uganda to establish and manage a large-scale commercial forest on over 12,000 hectares in Kikonda Central Forest Reserve in Nsambya Sub-county Kyankwanzi district.

Job Summary: The Comprehensive Registered Nurse will promote and restore patients' health by completing the nursing process; where necessary collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families; and where necessary supervising assigned team members.

 Responsibilities:
Assists in the identification of patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.
Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
Promotes patient's independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions.
Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards.

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer - ActionAid Uganda (AAU) Uganda

Vacancy : Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Recruiting Organisation: ActionAid Uganda (AAU)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Country Uganda
Reports to: IASL Manager and Program Focus Area Coordinator - Sustainable Livelihoods

About ActionAid:
ActionAid is an International Development Agency working in over 50 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. ActionAid’s mission is to work with the poor and the ActionAid Uganda (AAU), a national development organization registered under the laws of Uganda and with a local Board seeks to recruit suitably qualified, self-driven, result-oriented individuals to fill the position above.

Job Summary: The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will implement systems for monitoring and evaluation of all AAIU activities under the Food for Thought Project; document and share information and knowledge in line with Accountability Learning and Planning Systems (ALPS), National and LRP M&E frameworks and strategies.

Key Duties
Technically support the development and roll out of participatory baselines for local and national rights programmes in line with AAU M&E strategy
Support the LRPs to compile and update rights and entitlement registers.
Assist national and LRPs to review and update performance indicators
Mentor and train staff, partners and community intermediaries (community change makers) in participatory rights based M&E
Actively contribute to monitoring and implementation of the national and LRP M&E frameworks
Collect, validate and enter local and national data into the MIS/DHMIS and share aggregated information with different units

Product/ Proposition Development Manager - Global Telecommunication Company

Vacancy: Product/ Proposition Development Manager
Recruiting Organisation: Global Telecommunication Company
Duty Station:  Kampala,
Country Uganda
Reports to: Head of Marketing

About Us:
NFT Consult, a leading HR Consultancy firm, seeks to recruit for it valuable client, a Global Telecommunication company.  NFT Human Resource Solutions are customer tailored per industry requirements and are geared towards increased cost savings, process improvement leading to improved efficiency and effectiveness yet simultaneously strengthening quality and control of resources.

Job Summary: The Product/Proposition Manager will be responsible for developing and maintaining the full product portfolio for the company’s different customer segments.  The primary objective of the Product Proposition Manager is to ensure that the company’s product offering meets the needs of the target segments. This will encompass increasing the profitability of existing products to developing new products for the company. The Product Proposition Manager will build products from existing ideas, and help to develop new ideas based on their industry experience and customer and market insight.

Grants & Contracts Manager - Marie Stopes Uganda

Vacancy :  Grants & Contracts Manager
Recruiting Organisation: Marie Stopes Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala,
Country: Uganda
Reports to: Senior Manager, Grants & Contracts

About MSU:
For over 20 years, Marie Stopes Uganda (MSU) has been working to provide voluntary family planning (FP) services to thousands of men and women across the country. MSU is the largest, most specialized private FP and reproductive health (RH) organization working in every district of Uganda with approximately 30% of modern contraceptive market share. 90% of our clients are women living in rural and underserved areas where health services, particularly family planning are not readily available. MSU is a key implementing partner of the Ministry of Health, particularly the division of Reproductive Health at Central, Regional and District levels. MSU receives funding from USAID, UKaid, UNFPA, the Dutch Government, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as well as private foundations.

 Responsibilities:
1. Deliver projects in accordance with agreed performance indicators:
Work closely with RM&E and programme teams to ensure project indicators are well drafted at project inception
Put clear, high quality plans in place for selected projects to enable successful performance vs targets, including log frames, GANNT charts, work plans, marking plans etc.
Make sure that the indicators are renegotiated internally and externally, where changes are necessary
Work in liaison with managers and other programme staff to ensure operational activities are always focussed on project indicators
Conduct regular review meetings in conjunction with the programme team and other relevant staff to review indicators against actual numbers
Ensure the M&E framework is correctly aligned with contractual requirements
Hold quarterly project meetings to ensure broad cross functional understanding of projects, and progress against targets and budgets

Operations Manager - Nurture Africa (NA) Uganda

Vacancy: Operations Manager
Recruiting Organisation: Nurture Africa (NA)
Duty Station:  Wakiso, Uganda
Reports to: Country Director

About NA:
Nurture Africa (NA) is a Non-Governmental Organisation operating in Wakiso and Mubende Districts. NA is committed to contribute towards the health and development of the most vulnerable children in its areas of operation through high quality education, health care, Children’s rights and Sustainable livelihood programs enabling them to become positive influences in Ugandan society. Its primarily targets HIV infected and affected orphans and vulnerable children and works with their families holistically in order for sustainable change to occur.

Job Summary: The Operations Manager will oversee Organizational programs and
implementation functions through effective Monitoring, Evaluation and research.

IT Officer - Mota-Engil Uganda

Vacancy: IT Officer
Recruiting Company: Mota-Engil
Duty Station:  Kampala,
Country Uganda

About Us:
NFT Consult, a leading HR Consultancy firm, seeks to recruit for it valuable client,  Mota-Engil is a multidisciplinary construction company that has had a relationship with Africa.  NFT Human Resource Solutions are customer tailored per industry requirements and are geared towards increased cost savings, process improvement leading to improved efficiency and effectiveness yet simultaneously strengthening quality and control of resources.

 Responsibilities:
Maintain both wired and wireless network infrastructure at the Head Office and Sites.
Maintain accurate inventory of all IT assets at the Head Office and Sites.
Set up equipment for employee use, performing or ensuring proper installation of cable, operating systems, and appropriate software as per the set standards.
Intuitively investigate user computer related problems, identify the source of such problems, determine possible solutions, test and implement the solutions.
Develop training materials and procedures, and/or train users in the proper use of hardware and software.
Stay updated on current IT trends and recommend innovative tools that will improve the end-users’ productivity.

Internship - Deloitte East Africa Uganda

Job Title: Intern
Organisation: Deloitte East Africa
Duty Station:  Kampala,
Uganda

About Deloitte:
Deloitte East Africa provides seamless cross-border services to multinationals, large national enterprises, small and medium sized enterprises and the public sector, across five (5) countries of the region: Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Rwanda.

Job Summary: The Deloitte Interns will offer the opportunity to give back to your community, make a positive impact on the environment and participate in a range of "diversity and inclusion" initiatives. The intern will get the support, coaching, and training it takes to advance your career in the Ugandan market.

 Responsibilities:
 As an Intern, you will be a valuable resource in one of our departments in Uganda, focusing on the following:
Support in the planning work on assigned segments of any of the following functions: audit, financial advisory, enterprise risk services, tax services, consulting and internal client services;
Execute detailed function procedures, including reviewing transactions, documents, records, reports and procedures and conducting relevant tests which are sufficient in scope to support professional opinions as to the fair representation of client interests;

Tuesday 13 May 2014

Regional Coordinator – Eastern, Central and Western - PATH

Job Title:  Regional Coordinator – Eastern, Central and Western (3 Career Jobs)
Organisation: PATH
Project: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Advocacy for Better Health
Duty Station: Kampala, Iganga and Mbarara, Uganda
Tracking Code: 6109 (Eastern),
6108 (Central) and
 6112 (Western)

 About PATH:
PATH is an international organization that drives transformative innovation to save lives and improve health, especially among women and children. We accelerate innovation across five platforms—vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovations—that harness our entrepreneurial insight, scientific and public health expertise, and passion for health equity. By mobilizing partners around the world, we take innovation to scale, working alongside countries primarily in Africa and Asia to tackle their greatest health needs. Together, we deliver measurable results that disrupt the cycle of poor health. Learn more at www.path.org.

About USAID Project:
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has funded Advocacy for Better Health program in Uganda. The goal of this program is to contribute to improvements in the quality, availability and accessibility of health services by increasing citizens’ knowledge and voice, increasing community participation in health service delivery planning and improvements; and fostering cooperation among civil society actors on issues of common benefit in order to strengthen the sector over the long term. The key program objectives are to: Ensure that communities in selected districts can identify and articulate their needs and demand quality services; Ensure that the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) develop effective advocacy initiatives, and are able to represent the communities’ demands for better quality services; to build the technical and operational capacity of the CSOs to qualify them as potential direct recipients of future USAID funding.

Finance Manager - Share An Opportunity Uganda (SAO-U)

Vacancy:  Finance Manager
Organisation: Share An Opportunity Uganda (SAO-U)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Country Uganda
Reports to:  Director

About SAO – U:
Share An Opportunity Uganda (SAO – U) is a National Christian founded child focused NGO empowering households and communities to fulfill their obligations in child care and development and affiliated to Baptist Union of Uganda. Share An Opportunity – Uganda’s key thematic areas are child health, Basic Education for OVC’s, Child Advocacy, Enterprise Development and food security, and institutional development for community based organisations while HIV/AIDS is mainstreamed in the program.

Job Summary:  The Finance Manager will mainly be responsible for;
Ensuring that the SAO’s finances are utilised in accordance with laid down financial policies and procedures.
Ensuring timely budget preparations, monitor its performance and act as the technical leader on all budget related issues in the SAO.
Ensuring timely provision and production of financial reports to management and the Board and External Auditors