Eastern African Fine Coffees Association (EAFCA) Job Opportunities

The Eastern African Fine Coffees Association (EAFCA) is a regional non-profit, non-political association representing coffee sectors in ten countries in East, Central and Southern Africa.

The Secretariat for EAFCA is located in Kampala, Uganda.

The vision of EAFCA is to improve the quality of lives through the quality of coffee.

The Mission of EAFCA is establishment and promotion of partnerships and networks amongst those participating and having an interest in quality coffee production, processing, and marketing in the Eastern African coffee-growing region.

EAFCA invites applications for the following positions:

Financial/Administrative Manager

The Financial/Administrative Manager will be based in the EAFCA Secretariat in Kampala, Uganda and expected to perform the following tasks:

• Carry out all accounting and bookkeeping functions of the Association;
• Manage all financial records and preparation of financial reports submitted in a timely manner;
• Coordinate all bank reconciliations and documents and submit on time to a variety of international donors;
• Review or verify petty cash transactions and reconcile balances regularly;
• Maintain up to date bank balances and reconcile accounts on a monthly basis;
• Process travel advances to local and expatriate staff and follow-up on outstanding balances;
• Verify and process expense reports generated by the staff;
• Conduct review of recent travel-related expenditures with accompanying expense reports to ensure necessary back-up is in order, and on file;
• Verify vendor & local subcontractor invoices and ensure that all supporting documents are received and correct;
• Issue and send cheques signed by the Executive Director to appropriate beneficiaries;
• Work in tandem with the EAFCA Executive Director in carrying out and administering the Association’s office and personnel administrative functions;
• Implement strict expenditure controls;
• Ensure tax and other legal compliance requirements;
• Maintain audit-ready accounting and personnel files.

Qualifications

The following qualifications are required for the Financial/Administrative Manager position:

• Bachelor degree in accounting, business administration, or finance and/or full CPA qualification
• 3 or more years of professional experience in accounting or financial management
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Excellent knowledge of accounting software (Quickbooks is a plus).
• Knowledge of USAID policies and procedures is also a plus.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, and work as a team player.

International Project Manager

EAFCA, with financing from the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) and the European Union (EU), expects to embark on the implementation of a five-year project that seeks to build coffee certification and verification capacity in Eastern Africa.

The expected outcome of the project is an increase in the quantity and quality of certified/verified coffees produced in the Eastern African region.

The Project Manager will be responsible for:

• Day-to-day management of project implementation work
• Communication and coordination with all relevant stakeholders of the project such as donors and project implementing partners in the countries that are part of the project’s scope.
• Providing leadership to the project management team
• Supervise the procurement of goods and services required as part of project implementation so as to ensure that the procurement guidelines of the donors are consistently adhered to.
• Develop annual project work plans in collaboration with the project management team and project implementing partners
• Provide periodic progress reports in line with the provisions of the financing agreements entered between EAFCA and the donors
• Act as a secretary to the project’s steering committee

Qualifications

The following qualifications are required for the International Project Manager position:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, agriculture or related field;
• At least 5 years experience in the management of projects that interfaced with the private sector, small and medium enterprises and commodity value chains;
• Broad expertise and knowledge in the workings of private sector membership associations;
• Excellent people and project management skills;
• Significant interpersonal and communication skills;
• Demonstrable experience in sustaining high-level relationships with stakeholders such as donors and implementing partner agencies;
• Proven experience in the application of procurement guidelines of reputable donor organizations;
• Strong analytical and strategic capacities;

Please e-mail your CV and cover letter expressing interest for either of these two positions to eafcarecruit @ competeafrica.org by February 12th, 2010.

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