Grants & Reporting at Corporate Staffing

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure standard policies and due diligence materials are in place and up to date.
• Support Donor Audits and social findings for action, in conjunction with the Grants and Impact Manager and Chief Finance Officer.
• Ensure compliance with donor regulatory compliance requirements per Grant & Grant Organization.
• Support the development of proposal bids for institutional funders, and take the lead on some dedicated bids, as assigned.
• Support in the development of departmental, project, and organization work plans and budgets.
• Review contract documents, create grant summary sheet; facilitate start-up workshops for implementing to socialize all compliance requirements, advising finance team on restrictions.
• Co-ordinate, collates, and provides technical and financial reports (in donor-required formats) on institutional grant funds to ensure reporting compliance with respective funder rules and regulations.
• Coordinate grant close-out activities including final reporting, asset inventory, and records storage.
• Support the finance team to clarify project/grant allocations and understand donor analysis and project expenditure status reports.
• Manage contractual relationships with sub-awardees to ensure smooth implementation and effective coordination.
• Coordinate grant close-out activities of sub-awardees including final reporting, asset inventory, and record storage.

Qualifications:

• Hold a university degree in a relevant field, a post-graduate degree is an added advantage.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience working with NGOs in Africa and grants management.
• Be knowledgeable of the project management cycle, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Understand Sales force as a CRM tool for donations and fundraising.
• Have solid financial management, budgeting skills, communication, and presentation skills.
• Understand donor regulations and the ability to analyze and interpret information.
• Be highly organized and able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
• Espouse the ability to work effectively with a culturally diverse team.
• Have advanced computer literacy (especially knowledge of MS Office 365 including One Drive and SharePoint, analysis in Excel spreadsheets, CRM systems particularly Sales force, etc).

Deadline 7th September 2023.