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Chief Finance Officer job at Seed Global Health | Apply Now
Kampala, Uganda
Seed Global Health is a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening health systems by training and empowering healthcare professionals in underserved communities. With a mission to improve global health equity through sustainable education and mentorship, Seed has earned recognition for its impactful partnerships with governments, academic institutions, and healthcare facilities.
The organization fosters a collaborative and mission-driven work culture, offering employees and volunteers meaningful opportunities to contribute to capacity building in healthcare. Since its founding, Seed has evolved into a key player in global health, leveraging innovative training models to equip local healthcare workers with essential skills. Its business model focuses on long-term investment in medical education, integrating digital learning, hands-on training, and policy advocacy to create lasting change.
Operating in multiple countries across Africa, Seed continues to expand its reach to address critical healthcare workforce shortages. The organization is guided by core values of equity, sustainability, excellence, and partnership, ensuring its initiatives create measurable impact. Committed to corporate social responsibility, Seed engages in advocacy, research, and community-driven projects that promote accessible and quality healthcare for all. For more information, visit their website at www.seedglobalhealth.org.
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Deadline:
10 Oct 2025
Job Title
Chief Finance Officer job at Seed Global Health
Seed Global Health
Job Description
Job Title: Chief Finance Officer
Organisation: Seed Global Health
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Job Summary:
Seed Global Health is at a pivotal moment. As we expand our multi-country footprint and advance our 2030 strategy, the Chief Finance Officer (CFO) will play a defining role in shaping how Seed sustains, scales, and future-proofs its impact. This is not a traditional finance role – it is a mandate to design the financial architecture, digital backbone, and risk framework that will enable Seed to navigate complexity, allocate resources strategically, and accelerate growth across Africa and globally.
As a member of Seed’s seven-person Executive Team, the CFO will operate where financial strategy meets mission impact. Reporting to the COO and working closely with the CEO, Board,and senior leaders, this role is about translating financial insight into organizational strategy, aligning resources with mission priorities, and ensuring every dollar delivers maximum value. The CFO will embed finance into programmatic decision making, engage donors and boards as a trusted voice of stewardship, and empower teams across countries to deliver results.
With a $15M annual budget, operations in five countries, and an ambitious agenda for scale, this is an extraordinary opportunity for a visionary leader to shape the financial strategy of a mission-driven organization and leave a lasting global legacy.
Over the next 12–18 months, the CFO will lead three critical initiatives:
Designing Seed’s first multi-year, scenario-based growth plan
Driving a digital transformation of finance and business systems
Operationalizing enterprise risk management
Beyond technical expertise, Seed seeks a leader who views finance as a lever for transformation – someone who inspires confidence, enables others, and builds a resilient, future-ready organization capable of achieving multigenerational impact in global health.
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How to Apply
Strategic Leadership
Serve as a thought partner to the CEO and COO on multi-year enterprise financial strategy, growth, and risk.
Lead multi-year financial modeling and scenario-based modeling that align with Seed’s strategic goals, fundraising pipelines, and contingency planning.
Translate scenarios into actionable resource allocation, investment, and program financing decisions for the Executive Team and Board.
Working closely with the Director of People and Culture, guide organizational design and workforce planning to support scale and sustainability within resource limits.
Build a high-performing, diverse finance organization with special emphasis on building in country capacity at the frontline of Seed’s mission work.
Finance & Risk
Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance across global operations.
Lead and strengthen centralized global treasury capability (cash forecasting, FX management, banking relationships, short-term investments, country cash optimization).
Design and implement strategies that protect liquidity through cycles of rapid scale or funding delays.
Ensure robust internal controls, global accounting policies, consolidated reporting, statutory compliance across jurisdictions (US GAAP and IAS), and timely audited accounts.
Oversee grants accounting, donor reporting, and compliance with institutional donor requirements.
Implement a robust risk management and internal control framework, integrating risk outputs into strategic planning and scenario modeling.
Information Systems
Drive digital transformation with a multi-year roadmap to modernize finance, grants, and ERP systems (process automation, consolidated global chart of accounts, real-time reporting, smart BI dashboards).
Partner with the Director of Information Systems to ensure system integrations (HR/payroll, grants, procurement, program, and business development) support scale and auditability.
Oversee robust efforts to ensure cybersecurity, data governance, and system interoperability.
Lead cross-functional initiatives to improve efficiency, transparency, and impact.
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12+ years of progressive finance leadership experience including senior roles (CFO/Deputy CFO/Head of Finance) in mid to large NGOs, international development organizations, or complex multi-country mission driven organizations.
Proven change and growth leader who can convene stakeholders, drive governance and execute operational transformations.
Advanced financial modeling, strategic planning, and enterprise systems integration.
Strong expertise in donor/grants accounting and institutional donor compliance (bilateral/multilateral donors and foundations).
Deep experience in treasury, cash & FX management, and working capital optimization at enterprise level and across multiple countries.
Experience with ERP, CRM, HRIS, and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI).
Proven ability to lead cross-cultural teams, combining analytical rigor to influence executive decision-making with operational delivery tactics.
Proven track record of leading multi-year scenario/financial planning and translating scenarios into decisions for executive leadership and Boards.
Excellent communicator, comfortable with Board-level reporting and external stakeholder management.
Deep understanding of US GAAP and international accounting standards.
Proven experience designing and overseeing Enterprise Risk Management CPA or equivalent.
MBA or Master’s in Finance, or related field preferred.
Experience working with nonprofit boards and finance/audit committees.
Nice to Have
Experience in global health, health financing, or human resources for health that support assurance, performance, and reporting functions.
Familiarity with bilateral/multilateral donors and philanthropic foundations.
Track record of operational innovation to drive operational excellence.
Experience integrating finance, HR, and MEL systems for strategic performance tracking.
Experience with leading localization processes and commitment to equity, decolonization, and country-led governance.
