Grants Assistant at Amref Kenya

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

Ensure effective management of the project grants by enhancing Sub grantee compliance with contractual stipulations and enforcing procedures that assure transparency in the grants processes.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Grants Management

• Participate in setting grant management policies, and developing and enforcing
• procedures that assure transparency in the grants processes.
• Assist in the preparation and follow up on timely release of the grants funds for approved
• grants including quarterly disbursement.
• Participate in the project’s grants accounting, reporting, compliance and risk management process.
• Carry out grants specific database maintenance and reporting and upload relevant
• reports in the Grants Management Information System (GMIS) in a timely manner.
• Representation of Amref at key stakeholder forums

Development of budget and work plan 

• Review and finalize sub recipients budgets and work plans, prepare contracts/agreements and follow up on compliance.

Report Review 

• Receive and review periodic grants reports for sub recipients, liquidate the eligible costs and take relevant action on the expenses rendered ineligible.
• Provide timely feedback to sub recipients on grants performance.
• Handle correspondences and matters in regard to grant management in consultation with the project team. 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce or its equivalent.
• Professional qualification in CPA (section 2) or its equivalent.

Experience

• Three (3) years of relevant experience in managing CSOs granting process, capacity building and mentoring, risk and compliance management for CSOs with diverse institutional structures.

Skills and Competences

• Mentoring and Coaching
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Analytical and attention to details
• Good organization, planning and coordination skills
• High integrity and honesty

Deadline for submission: 31st January 2023