Location: Soroti, Uganda
Contract: 12- month fixed term contract Salary: Local terms and conditions apply
About the role
Sightsavers are currently looking to recruit an experienced Project Finance Officer to join their finance team in Uganda. This role will be responsible for maintaining all financial records and reporting for the ELFA project work; manage the procurement of project supplies and monthly stock reconciliation, and support day to day operational activities for the Uganda ELFA projects/programme under the leadership of the Country NTD Manager.
Knowledge, skills and experience
The Project Finance Officer in collaboration with colleagues will continually ensure quality and consistency of financial management and controls in the country office. The role supports financial planning and budgeting, financial monitoring and audits and the review of project reports, planning and analysis. The post-holder will manage all procurement needs, overseeing payroll and IT requirements for the office as required.
The ideal candidate will have previous experience in a similar role within international development encompassing Financial Management, Project Management, fixed asset management and Financial Reporting and Planning.
Essential:
- Degree educated in accounting, finance, business administration or equivalent qualification
- Hold a professional accounting qualification by a recognised body such as CPA/ACCA for example
- Proven work experience in a similar finance role in either international development or an NGO
- High numeracy and literacy
- Strong IT and Excel, Word
- Passionate about financial management and works with integrity
- Fluent in written and spoken English and Swahili
- Current and ongoing right to work in Uganda
The Project Finance Officer is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the job description for full details.
The deadline to submit your application is Monday 26 May 2025 23.30pm BST UK.
The recruitment process will consist of a written task and face to face interview on the same day lasting up to 2 hours. We intend to conduct interviews week commencing 6 June onwards.
How to apply
To apply, please simply click on the ‘Apply Here’ icon.
Please apply in English. We are particularly interested to understand your motivations for working with Sightsavers.
As an equal opportunity Employer we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader therefore qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.
Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.
