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The Agency For Accelerated Regional Development (AFARD) in collaboration with six partners (African Agribusiness Incubation Network (AAIN), Omia Agribusiness, Agromax, Tropical Institute of Development Innovations (TRIDI), Uganda Rural Development and Training Institute (URDT) and Gudie Leisure Farm (GLF) secured funding from Master Card Foundation to implement the 5-year “Sustainable Inclusive Youth Employment Pathways (SIYEP)” in West Nile, Karamoja, Acholi, and Central and Western Uganda as part of the Young Africa Works program to address unemployment challenges faced by young women in Uganda. The program will directly reach 258,000 young women (7% refugees and 5% young women with disabilities (YWWDs)) and transition 90% into work, and 70% into dignified and fulling work. This will be achieved through institutional strengthening, market relevant training, skilling, incubation, and access to capital and markets. Technical assistance will be provided in gender and safeguarding by Development Link Consult (DLC), disability inclusion by National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU), while monitoring, evaluation, and learning, and Communication for impact will be strengthened by contracted parties. The program will work directly with Technical, Vocational, Education and Training (TVETs), Local Artisans, and incubation centers and in collaboration with local and central government entities such as Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES), Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MoGLSD), National Council of Higher Education (NCHE), Uganda Technical, Business Examinations Board (UBTEB), Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT), Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URBS), Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), NGOs, CBOs, and existing Young Africa Works partners.
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Finance Manager Job at Agency For Accelerated Regional Development (AFARD)
Agency For Accelerated Regional Development (AFARD)
Job Description
Reporting: Program Director
Employment terms: Full time; Fixed Term: 5- years renewable annually based on satisfactory performance and availability of funds.
Job Summary
Working closely with the Fund Manager, s/he is overall responsible for effective financial management and reporting by providing consortium partners with oversight of program finance through financial planning, budget monitoring, and adherence to compliance requirements. S/he also serves as the link person between the consortium and the Mastercard Foundation.
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
Financial management
- Work closely with the Fund Managerto develop and use the program financial and administration guidelines.
Budgeting and Planning
- Consolidate and review detailed annual and quarterly budgets aligned with the programoutputs.
- Monitor budget utilization, track expenditures against approved budgets, and provide regular updates.
- Coordinate timely partners accountability to ensure funds are used forthe approved program activities.
Procurement Management
- Support partners’ procurement processes to ensure transparency and compliance with policies and regulations.
- Conducts post procurement audits.
Expenditure management
- Apply pre-audit checks on all partners’ Internal Control Systems (ICS) to ensure compliance with applicable financial rules, principles, and regulations and that partners only incur eligible payments.
Accounting and Record Management
- Ensure the recording of all transactions are timely and accurate in the books of accounts.
- Carry out the monthly reconciliation of expenditure.
- Check that proper payroll controls are applied.
- Supervise the project’s fixed assets management and maintenance.
- Ensure the safe custody of all financial records for review by external or internal auditors.
Financial Reporting
- Prepare routine budget variance analysisreportsfor decision making.
- Prepare the annual financial report in accordance with the Foundation’s financial regulations.
- Maintain a detailed Assets Register for and safeguard all the program assets.
- Ensure that all financial reporting requirements are complied with.
Audit
- Coordinate annual external audit.
- Prepare and follow up audit response plan with each partner to address issues raised by external auditors.
Financial Capacity building
- Conducts financial management risk assessment, develop customized capacity building plan and provide routine mentorship, coaching and training to each consortium partner based on their needs.
Qualifications, Education and Competencies
See all details of the qualifications, competencies and education for this role under the "How to Apply" section below.
AFARD is seeking competent and qualified persons to fill the various positions shown below. Signed Application and a 2-pager
motivation letter plus relevant academic & experience credentials, CV with names and daytime contacts of three referees,
and your daytime phone contact numbers in 1-file PDF format should be addressed to “The Human Resources Office” and emailed to procurement@afard.net latest on May 23, 2025 at 5:00PM. In the subject area of your email, indicate the position
you are applying for.
Polite Notice.
- Qualified females and refugees are highly encouraged to apply.
- Only complete applications will be accepted and considered for review.
- Only those who are ready to start immediately will be shortlisted.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
- Successful applicants will be required to start immediately after appropriate screening checks including criminal records,
- child and sexual abuse, exploitation and/or harassment. By applying, job applicants consent to these screening checks.
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AFARD does not ask for fees for job opportunities. Whoever pays any such fees does so at their own risk. AFARD shall not be
liable in anyway. The public is encouraged to report any such illicit solicitation to the police and AFARD authorities.
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