Management

Job Background: As Country Director (CD) you are overall responsible for the country programme and team in Uganda. As such, you chair the Management Team and lead and control the cohesion between the different departments and disciplines: program implementation / program development & quality control / support and financial control. As CD you directly manage a team of so called key positions holders (4) and indirectly a team of local staff (70).
        
Since 2004 our Client is working in 8 districts in Northern Uganda and from the countries’ head office in Kampala. The programme aims at improving psycho-social well being of children and youth, through education, child protection and psychosocial support intervention, by empowering children and youth and promote a supportive and protective environment.

Job Background: The office in Juba, South Sudan is the centre for the programmes in South Sudan. Currently the South Sudan office runs nine programmes and has a projected income of £2.3m for the 2010/11 financial
year. The Country Finance Manager (CFM) is responsible for running the finances of the South Sudan programme overseeing donor reporting, budget preparation and all financial and management accounting. The team, including the CFM, consists of eight people. The CFM will manage the South Sudan Finance team reporting to the Country
Director but will interact with the Regional Finance Manager (RFM), Financial Controller (FC) and Chief Finance Officer (CFO) to meet the global reporting needs of the organisation. The CFM is expected to be an integral part of the senior management team in country and work
closely with the management, technical and operations team in country.

Job Purpose:
To provide a pro-active, efficient, timely and relevant finance service to the technical and operations departments including project reports at a level of detail necessary to manage budgets effectively, ensuring proper books of account are maintained in compliance with local law and organisational Finance Management Policies and Procedures and timely management and financial accounting reports are provided to regional and head office staff as laid down in the reporting timetable and to be part of the Senior Management Team of the country team.