Grants Officer at HIFASS

Job Description

• Under the general supervision of the Director of Finance and Administration, this position provides fiscal and administrative management services for award.

Responsibilities
The manager's responsibilities encompass abroad range of activities:

• Responsible for the proper setup of awards in the financial system
• Coordinating the reporting process and preparing financial reports to donors, primarily at the close out of the award.
• The major responsibilities of this position is to supervise, maintain and actively manage the necessary post-award sub-grant systems in accordance with the relevant positions in the sub-award documents.

Specific Duties

• Provide programmatic and regulatory management of grants, including documentation of protection assurance, tracking due dates for activities, issuing grant agreements and tracking interim, annual and final grantee reports
• Evaluate and produce written responses to donor and HQ inquiries
• Review grant proposals for completeness
• Build and maintain relationships with the local partners and finance staff of the CBOs, FBOs and other local NGOs in the Consortium.
• Carry out inductions and staff trainings for finance procedures, donor requirements etc.
• Develop sub grant tools and build the capacity of sub-grantees finance officers on the usage.

Minimum Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance is required. An advanced degree in Business and/or professional certification (CPA; CMA) is preferred
• Minimums of 5 years of progressively responsible Accounting experience
• Computer proficiency in spreadsheets, database, word-processing and internet applications
• Ability to interpret and apply various policies and procedures independently
• Demonstrate administrative experience including the ability to coordinate, monitor and financially manage sponsor activities.

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience with sponsor grant and contract financial management in Global Health sector in particular USIAD and other USG entities
• Prior experience in a dynamic start-up environment
• Ability to interpret business policies procedures and explain the best practice to use to a diverse audience.