Job Description

Vacancy #:	7447
Unit:	ESARO Uganda Finance and Administration
Organisation:	International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Location:	Uganda Country Office, Kampala, Uganda
Reporting to:	Finance and Administrative Officer
Work percentage:	100%
Grade:	-
Expected start date:	01 January 2026
Type of contract:	Fixed-term (up to 6 months)
Closing date:	10 December 2025

BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND:

The Intern Finance is a financial administration role in terms of ensuring total compliance with IUCN policies. The overall objective of this position is to provide effective support to the Uganda Country Office Finance Unit in an effective, transparent and legally appropriate manner in conformity with IUCN policies and best practice and standards

JOB DESCRIPTION

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Ensure effective, efficient, and accurate financial operations in line with organizational policies and donor requirements. Finance procedures are followed in all transactions and accounting documents properly filed.

SPECIFIC DUTIES:
Payment management;
Assist in Reviewing and process payment requests, ensuring all payments are authorized, recorded, and supported by relevant documentation.
Support the preparation and verification of expense claims, ensuring compliance with financial policies.
Assist in the preparation and processing of Travel Authorizations (TAs), ensuring compliance with internal policies and proper documentation.
Monitor and manage petty cash transactions.
Receipting, banking and ensuring a regular monitoring of bank balances.
Prepare Monthly Bank reconciliation reports

Statutory management;
Preparing returns for Statutory payroll deductions
Tracking and filling monthly withholding taxes
Assist with data capture into the accounting system

Financial records management;
Maintain finance registry by ensuring that all accounting documents are filed according to the established standards and donor requirements

Any other duties;
Undertake any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

REQUIREMENTS

• POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Education;
An Accounting degree from a recognized institution.
Progress towards attaining professional accounting qualifications is an added advantage

Work Experience;
Volunteer work or school projects
Strong motivation and willingness to learn

Language Proficiency;
Ability to communicate effectively in both written and spoken english

Core Competencies;
Transparency: Able to build trust and contribute to informed and responsible decision making by carrying out the work of IUCN in a transparent manner; provides clear guidance to ensure that objectives and desired measurable results are understood by members of the team.
Inclusiveness: Understands and accepts cultural diversity, and provides a tolerant, positive and supportive working environment that fosters respect for diversity, demonstrates ability to work in a multicultural, multiethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different nationalities and cultural backgrounds.
Professionalism: Promote the organization’s interests, objectives and values in a diligent and professional manner.
Accountability: Takes responsibility of individual and collective actions, promotes the IUCN One Programme approach.

Functional competencies;
Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
Able to work in a dynamic environment
Excellent communication and Interpersonal skills

APPLICATIONS

Applicants are requested to apply online through the HR Management System, by opening the vacancy announcement and pressing the "Apply" button.

Applicants will be asked to create an account and submit their profile information. Applications will not be accepted after the closing date. The vacancy closes at midnight, Swiss time (GMT+1 / GMT+2 during Daylight Saving Time, DST). Please note that only selected applicants will be personally contacted for interviews.

Other job opportunities are published in the IUCN website: https://www.iucn.org/involved/jobs/

About IUCN

IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together.

Created in 1948, IUCN is now the world’s largest and most diverse environmental network, harnessing the knowledge, resources and reach of more than 1,400 Member organisations and around 16,000 experts. It is a leading provider of conservation data, assessments and analysis. Its broad membership enables IUCN to fill the role of incubator and trusted repository of best practices, tools and international standards.

IUCN provides a neutral space in which diverse stakeholders including governments, NGOs, scientists, businesses, local communities, indigenous peoples organisations and others can work together to forge and implement solutions to environmental challenges and achieve sustainable development.

Working with many partners and supporters, IUCN implements a large and diverse portfolio of conservation projects worldwide. Combining the latest science with the traditional knowledge of local communities, these projects work to reverse habitat loss, restore ecosystems and improve people’s well-being.

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