Reporting to: Head of Grants and Impact,
Industry: Non-Profit Organization,
Location: Isiolo,
Gross Salary: Competitive,
Our client is a non-profit organization looking to hire a high-caliber, self-driven, and dedicated Grants & Reporting Officer with a commitment to excellence, he will be responsible for grant administration and reporting, maintaining an updated active grants database from post-award to closeout, providing timely and accurate data and information to support the design and development of grant proposals, and incorporating M&E data in both donor reports and grant applications in a timely fashion.
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).
How to Apply
If you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualification and experience; please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Grants & Reporting Officer – Conservancy) to vacancies@corporatestaffing.co.ke on or before the 7th September 2023.
