Career Opportunities at Boma Projects

Duties and Responsibilities

General

• Support the manager in coordinating all other partner’s requirements especially the audit and reviews.
• Handle correspondence and matters concerning grant management in consultation with the Project Manager and Grants Manager
• Co-ordinate the project’s grants accounting, reporting, compliance and risk management
• Review and finalize sub grants budgets, prepare contracts/agreements, facilitate funds disbursement and follow up on compliance.
• Manage sub grants agreements by ensuring compliance with the terms, rules, regulations, legal and regulatory requirements governing the award.
• Developing action plans on all findings and working with partners to initiate the recommendations and close up.

Grant Management and Reporting

• Support in monitoring of sub awardee budgets, expenditure tracking, timely reporting and implementation of risk mitigating measures.
• Ensure timely, accurate reporting from partners to allow consolidation and submission of the program and finance report within the set timelines. Assist in the preparation of progress update reports as per donor requirements and BOMA policies.
• Provide feedback to all Sub recipients on grants performance.
• Work closely with Grants Manager to ensure accurate and timely disbursement and liquidation of sub-award expenses. Ensure a comprehensive review of partner budgets.
• Maintain an updated grants matrix for each sub awardee that informs regular decision making as well as used as a reference tool when reviewing partner cash requests.

Training

• Provide on-site mentorship to sub recipients and capacity development to them to plan, implement, monitor and report on grants awarded.

Experience and Qualifications

• A University Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or a relevant field, or a combination of experience and education working in this sector.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPAK), Certified Financia Analyst (CFA) or ACCA or any other relevant certification.
• Proven working experience of at least 5 years in managing sub-grants and donor funding in NGOs with knowledge of project cycle management.
• Experience supporting large donor funded project is an advantage.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle the pressure.
• Cultural sensitivity

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Duties & Responsibilities:

Technical Assistance:

• Provide training, technical support and guidance to GENCAD and other partners as needed in adopting, adapting, planning, implementing and monitoring performance of BOMA’s REAP for Government.
• Provide support through training, hands-on technical assistance and regular communication to BOMA’s partners as requested and necessary.
• Share program strategies, training materials, and other documents as needed to ensure high quality delivery of Kuza Jamii activities by the partners.
• Review and provide technical input on internal and external reports and other documents as needed to ensure high quality and timely reporting.
• Support GENCAD in the recruitment of local staff to be Field Officers and Mentors to deliver the project activities.

Quality Assurance:

• Ensure the quality of program implemented by the partner and adheres to BOMA’s standards and guiding principles.
• Ensure consistent timely progress towards targets and overall project objectives in the Kuza Jamii project.
• Ensure monitoring and quality control mechanisms are in place and report any deviation from project timelines and quality standards.
• Ensure processes are in place for the continual documentation of lessons learned and the feedback mechanisms that support continual improvements of programming with partners.

Program Development:

• Work with GENCAD and other partners to develop timely work plans.
• Contribute to the professional development of partner field staff by providing training, mentoring, and other guidance.
• Develop or revise training materials as required.
• Work closely with BOMA colleagues to ensure partners have access additional technical resources as needed based on identified areas for improvement.

Partnership Management:

• Ensure that the objectives and activities of the partner implementation reflect the strategic objectives of the Kuza Jamii project.
• Represent BOMA in meetings, conferences, or other engagements with current and potential partners as requested, including NGOs, international agencies, donors, and governments.

Compliance and Logistics:

• Collaborate with the County Cluster Office Admins on ensuring proper compliance with BOMA policies and procedures.
• In Liaison with the county staff, and with support from operations staff, oversee procurements, deliveries, and other logistical coordination in Mandera
• Support other program activities in Mandera based on requests by the Portfolio Director- REAP for Government

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Development, Economics, Business, Community Development, Project Management or a related field required from a recognized institution. Master’s degree in a relevant field desired.
• A minimum of 3 Years of experience for Degree holders and relevant experience (in a similar role in ASAL Areas).
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate field activities.
• Prior experience in coordination and remote management, including coordination of teams of staff working in remote field locations with intermittent or limited connectivity.
• Proven competency/experience in data collection and basic analysis.
• Strong project management skills including the ability to anticipate demand and manage multiple tasks and projects while meeting tight deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication and negotiation skills, in English, Swahili, and one of the languages spoken in Mandera.
• Knowledge of   poverty graduation approaches, livelihoods, women’s empowerment programs and experience in working in Northern Kenya highly desirable.
• Excellent computer skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, internet, remote conferencing applications. Experience using Salesforce a plus.
• Good report writing skills
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.