Administrative Assistant Careers at USAID in Uganda.

Job Title: Administrative Assistant

Employer: USAID/Uganda.

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Application Deadline: 11th Nov 2013


Job Description

USAID/Uganda is recruiting a qualified Ugandan to fill the position of Administrative Assistant.

Duties:

• The incumbent provides support to the NUDEIL Program Manager focusing specifically on relationships with Ugandan Government Officials at the district and local level and provide oversight and assistance to the district financial systems and reporting regarding the NUDEIL program.
• In addition, the Administrative Assistant will be responsible for coordinating and organizing all communication and information between USAID and all other parties as well as maintaining internal reporting and organization for the USAID NUDEIL staff.

Qualifications/Education/Experience:

• A college degree in finance, accounting, economics, political science, or social sciences with some focus on accounting is required.
• A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in the public sector or the NGO community and at least two years focusing on financial accounting.
• Must be familiar with Ugandan society economy and Government structure, particularly financial systems.
• Must also be familiar with the principles of management in a broad range of administrative activities (financial, organizational, procurement, records) as well as basic principles of working with local government institutions.
• Excellent interpersonal and computer skills are required.
• Fluency in LUO language is an advantage.

Salary Range: Uganda Shillings 38,988,039 to 58,134,949 p.a. inclusive of allowances.

How to Apply

Applicants must submit a DS-174 form http://photos.state.gov/ libraries/uganda/231771/PDFs/ds-0174.pdf, a cover letter and resume with references expressing interest and attach copies of testimonials, certificates, etc. and send to the American Embassy, HR office, by e-mail: KampalaHR@state.gov

Only electronic submissions will be accepted and only short listed candidates will be contacted (Please use standard file types such as Microsoft Word (.doc) and Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) and please include all documents in one attachment.