Pre-Award Officer at Ampath Kenya

Job Details

AMPATH is seeking to employ suitable persons to work at the Research and Sponsored Projects Office (RSPO) to further strengthen the ability of RSPO to handle all administrative and finance activities in the Grants Management Department: -

GRADE – RS. 10

STATION: RSPO MAIN

Role:-Under the general supervision of the Grants, Contracts and Compliance Manager or his or her designee, the successful candidate will:

• Identify, research, and pursue public, private, and corporate grand funding opportunities for sponsored projects and related activities.
• Communicate appropriate information on grant opportunities, funded projects, and the grants approval process to the AMPATH community;
• Assist faculty and staff members in developing award winning proposals; develop new proposals and reapplications for competitive and non-competing grants on the local, state and federal levels;
• Assist in making recommendations regarding grant opportunities; review project line item budgets with the Senior Grants Accountant Coordinate electronic grant submission process and; assist AMPATH and staff in all pre-award functions of grants development.
• Facilitate development of partnership proposals with other institutions of education, community- based organizations, regional coalitions, and/or other entities.
• Coordinate faculty and staff grant development teams; coordinate inter-divisional/college/ department grant development teams.
• Assist with the completion of required reports to funding agencies.
• Develop and maintain information systems for frequently required data (general
• University / hospital information, available facilities, biographical sketches, etc.).
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field.
• 3 years’ experience in a sponsored projects office and/or training that includes grant writing, research, and project planning/development; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Knowledge of US federal financial regulations and financial regulations of other major donor funding agencies
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office or ERP applications
• Experience in developing grant budgets.
• Experience working with teams (i.e., faculty, staff, administrators, funding agency representatives, community partner representatives, and grant writers from other institutions) on collaborative projects.
• Proficient with computer applications (Internet, Microsoft Work & Excel) and web based applications and resources.
• Experience processing documentation within designated timeframes to meet deadlines.
• Excellent conceptual, writing, editing, oral, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively with a diverse faculty, staff and student body.
• Experience submitting proposals via appropriate governmental portals such as
• Grants.gov, Fast lane, Assist, EDCTP portal, GCC portals, Workspace etc.