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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

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JOB PURPOSE

The position will provide financial support to projects as well as ensure effective utilization of donor funds allocated to the projects. It will also ensure compliance to the various donor rules and regulations thus mitigating risks arising as a result of non-compliance to donor requirements.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial Reporting

• Preparation of the Financial Reports for Donors and Management.
• Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual project performance reports.
• Preparation of any other Ad-hoc Financial Reports for management/partners.

Budgeting and Budget Monitoring

• Development of Proposal Budgets in liaison with the project teams and Senior Programme Accountant
• Preparing annual budgets in liaison with the project teams.
• Review of monthly income and expenditure statements with project teams to monitor the budget performances.
• Carry out periodic review and Reconciliations for Amref’s expenditure as well as SR’s disbursements, expenditures and Fund balances in liaison with the Grants team

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Administration, Finance, Commerce or relevant qualification
• Professional qualification – CPA (K), ACCA finalist or their equivalents
• ICT proficient, accounting and ERP software

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Three (3) years’ relevant experience
• Global Fund experience will be an added advantage

Closing date will be February 03, 2023