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Kampala, Uganda
ADD International is a globally respected disability rights organization committed to achieving social justice and equality for persons with disabilities, particularly in Africa and Asia. Since its founding in 1985, ADD has grown into a trusted ally for disability activists and organizations, working to dismantle systemic barriers and promote inclusive development. The organization is renowned for its participatory, rights-based approach and its role in amplifying the voices of persons with disabilities in policy and practice.
With a collaborative and inclusive work culture, ADD offers meaningful career opportunities in advocacy, program design, research, and partnership development, supporting flexible and remote work arrangements to accommodate diverse needs. Its innovative model prioritizes shifting power to local disability rights movements and fostering sustainable, locally led change.
Operating with a modest but impactful footprint, ADD maintains strategic offices and partnerships across multiple countries including Uganda, Tanzania, and Bangladesh. The organization is driven by core values of inclusion, solidarity, dignity, accountability, and transformation, which are deeply embedded in both its internal operations and external programs. As part of its commitment to corporate social responsibility, ADD advocates for the rights of marginalized communities, promotes accessibility, and supports capacity-building at grassroots levels. For more information, visit www.add.org.uk.
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Full-time
Deadline:
17 Apr 2024
Business Support Officer job at ADD International
ADD International
Job Description
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
Qualifications, Education and Competencies
Job Purpose
Your role will be to provide administrative support across a range of business support functions, including finance, HR and IT. Line managed by the Finance and Systems Manager you will also work closely with the HR Manager. Both these roles are currently based in the UK so it’s important the successful candidate can work daily hours that provide at least four hours overlap with the UK between 9am and 4pm.
The role will be based in our Resources, System and Culture Team and provide an efficient administration service supporting business processes and staff globally.
About ADD International.
ADD is a participatory grant-maker for disability justice. Our Vision is for a world in which ableism no longer exists, and in which disabled people can access their full rights and experience justice. Our Mission is to resource disability justice activists and organisations, nurture lived-experience leadership, and influence fairness in funding so that disability justice movements thrive.
ADD works in solidarity with disability justice movements. We use our position and our networks to make sure resources and opportunities flow to disability justice movements in Africa and Asia.
ADD works with organisations led by people with lived experience of disability and we seek to centre that lived experience in everything we do.
We support disability justice organisations and activists with funding and nurture their livedexperience leadership to build powerful movements for change
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Finance
Receive invoices and enter into purchase ledger for authorisation process
Set up bank payments to suppliers and international transfers to Country offices
Liaise with suppliers regarding payments/details and with budget holders regarding authorisation
Process staff cash and credit card expenses
Maintain all supporting documents for any transactions posted onto QuickBooks
Process donations arriving in post
Other finance administration tasks as necessary
Human Resources Administration
Online HR system (People HR) administration - updating records of global staff/global changes, running reports, monitoring leave, answering queries and supporting country administrators
Using templates prepare standard HR paperwork such as contracts and salary change letters
Monitor completion of HR processes, for example appraisal cycle, probation periods, inductions, absence, following up and escalating as required
Recruitment administration, including equal opportunities monitoring, filing applications, posting adverts, transcribing audio applications, arranging interview dates
New joiner administration, including pre-employment checks, setting up new joiners on relevant HR systems and monitoring completion, for example safeguarding training
With guidance from the HR Manager making minor amendments to HR policy and process documents and ensuring they are uploaded to SharePoint
Arranging HR related meetings and notetaking at such meetings
Training administration such as sourcing providers, arranging dates, inviting participants
Other HR administration tasks as necessary
IT
Help manage the SharePoint environment as a primary administrator
Assist in the development of SharePoint and Microsoft Teams to meet the needs of the organisation, and to ensure that it is fully accessible and inclusive
Managing permissions within SharePoint
Manage and maintain our corporate IT licenses, particularly Microsoft, and ensure these meet the requirements of the organisation,
Weekly maintenance of above with emails for new joiners and leavers and distribution groups
Manage the IT hardware needs for the RSC Team, also ensure the physical assets are recorded and reconciled
Other IT administration tasks as necessary
Safeguarding.
We are committed to ensure we are a safe organisation, delivering safe programmes that ensure we do no harm to people we work with. Our processes ensure all posts are graded, based on interaction with children and vulnerable adults. This post is a Level 1 post. See outline of all levels below:
Level 1 - HQ based, no real direct access to children/vulnerable adults
Level 2 - a travelling role, possible access to children/vulnerable adults but unlikely to be alone
Level 3 - regular access to children/vulnerable adults including on their own, or lead responsibility for safeguarding within office/location
Ensure familiarity, and compliance with, ADD’s child and vulnerable adult safeguarding policy and undertake training as required. In particular: o Contribute to creating and maintaining an environment (including within ADD) that prevents safeguarding violations and promotes the implementation of ADD’s policy; o Report any concerns or suspicions regarding safeguarding violations by an
ADD staff member or associated personnel to the appropriate staff member.


SERVICES
COMMERCIAL

SERVICES
INDUSTRIAL

SERVICES
RESIDENTIAL
Significant experience of business administration.
Experience of basic book-keeping using Quickbooks or similar finance software.
Experience of HR or IT administration would be an advantage but not essential as training will be given.
Proficient with using Microsoft 365 including SharePoint (or transferable skills in similar packages).
Ability to multitask and prioritise across a wide-ranging role
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
Good numeracy and organisational skills
Ability to liaise effectively with suppliers, donors and staff as required
Ability to work effectively with colleagues across cultural differences
Commitment to the Social Model of Disability and a rights-based approach to development.
APPLICATION FOR THIS POSITION MUST BE DONE ONLINE:
If you need an accessible format, please contact recruitment@add.org.uk and specify which format you require.


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