Grant OfficerCARE International

Responsibilities
Grants Management:

• Support the coordinating, monitoring and implementation of the donor-funded project and programs.
• Support the full cycle of grants management activities from pre-award assessments, monitoring/compliance visits and close-out procedures.
• Maintain a grant tracking mechanism to track all grant management performance indicators for effectively monitoring grant activities to ensure progress and KPIs are met.
• Ensure grant management procedures are followed and donor compliance requirements are met.
• Prepare donor financial reports of the project within the deadlines and formats required by the donors and ensure coherence with project progress.
• Support budget preparation, and modification and ensure timely reflection on PeopleSoft.
• Review and ensure donor reports are coherent, accurate and submitted timely. Maintain monthly reporting compliance tracker for assigned portfolios.
• Ensuring projects are implemented in compliance with CARE International guidelines and relevant donor regulations.
• Maintain and update grant files (electronic and hard copy files).
• Coordinate grant audit exercise and ensure no exceptions/disallowances.
• Participate and facilitate monthly BVA and coordination meetings to review project progress with clear action points.
• Support the programmatic and administrative close-out of grants including close-out and learning workshops, final reporting, asset disposals, income reconciliation and all donor-required project close-out actions.

Partner Management:

• Provide technical support (capacity building) to project/program implementation partners in financial management and reporting, and ensure timely liquidation of advances.
• Ensure partner receives funds timely for project implementation and monitor partner budget performance ensuring ineligible expenditures are not incurred.
• Process and follow up on partner awards and solicitation process including a call for proposals/applications and expression of interest. This includes ensuring FFATA compliance and quality due to diligence assessments for all partners.
• Monitor monthly the status of the partner's unliquidated advances; Actively participate in project/program or staff planning meetings.
• Establish a work plan (monitoring and support) of the financial activities of all project partners and review the partner budget to provide advisory and support where necessary.
• Participate in the various evaluations of the partnership within the framework of the partnership.
• Submit a quarterly report of progress and difficulties encountered by each partner and prepare a risk mitigation plan identified.
• Monitor partner burn rate and offer timely advice to the partner and programs team for prompt action and decision-making.
• Provide guidance to staff and partners on donor compliance requirements/obligations and monitor compliance.
• Facilitate partner compliance visits and health checks with the support of the project and finance team.
• Participate in the regular audits of CARE’s procedures, practices, and documents to identify possible areas of improvement.
• Identify timely project and partner compliance issues and escalate for timely mitigation.
• Support in training staff and partners on donor policies, rules, and regulations.
• Document and share key compliance issues with CARE International staff and partners setting the ground for compliance management

Finance Support:

• Prepare monthly sub-ledgers for balance sheet account and prepare appropriate correction
• Review day-to-day financial transactions and documents including Travel Expense Reports (TERs) of staff and requisitions where appropriate.
• Reconcile and regularize the transit account.
• Prepare monthly income tax, withholding tax and pension contributions of staff for payment to the appropriate pension funds.
• Reconcile Tax and pension accounts and initiate the necessary adjustment.
• Monitor official receipt booklets.
• Ensure periodic control and documentation of the petty cash.
• Provide support for cash disbursement and vendor payment.
• Assist in the preparation of Country Office budgets.

Resource Mobilization:

• Contribute to CARE’s resource mobilization efforts

Other Responsibilities as Assigned.

Requirements

• A Degree in Accounting, Development Studies, Business Studies, or Social Science (Master’s degree or equivalent in International Affairs, development, or related subject will be an added advantage).
• At least three years of experience working in project and/or grants management.
• Experience in developing and interpreting donor budgets.
• Experience working with multi-donor projects.
• Experience with donor funding regulations, procedures, and reporting requirements
• Knowledge of development issues, trends, challenges and opportunities and implications to the community.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Good communicator with strong organizational, time management and analytical skills. Excellent interpersonal, cultural, and diplomatic skills.
• Strong writing and editing skills with close attention to detail.
• Ability to juggle competing priorities, meet demanding deadlines and work under pressure in unstable security environments

Desired:

• Good negotiation and problem-solving skills
• Effective working with and through partners
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Strong strategic thinking and interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills.
• High proficiency in MS office tools (with excellent Microsoft Excel skills).

Competencies:

• Approachability
• Building Effective Teams
• Customer Focus
• Integrity and Trust
• Drive for Results
• Comfort around Higher management
• Business Acumen
• Negotiating
• Organizational Agility.