Grant and Risk Manager at Crown Agents

To support the increased scope of year 2 CHAMPS activity, Crown Agents seeks to engage the services of two (2) Grant and Risk Managers, to be based in each of the offices of the implementing partners, University of Calabar, Cross River, and the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi. Both Grant and Risk Managers will report to the Team lead based in the Abuja office of Crown Agents, Nigeria. Some of the duties of the role will include: 

• Administer Implementing Partners (IPs) floats, retirements, and balances, ensuring proper records are maintained and balances are agreed with partners periodically (while ensuring overdue retirements are flagged to the CANL Finance Manager).
• Supporting the IPs in the preparation Preparing and monitoring of budgets
• Maintain Plan of Action from the initial financial risk assessment which details the Fiscal Agent work CA is undertaking.
• Work with the implementing partner to undertake the periodic risk assessment.
• Establishing good governance and ensuring strong financial management practices, including robust internal and financial controls and risk management, and ensuring funds are fully accounted for and spent in a manner consistent with the terms and conditions of CHAMPS grant at each IP site.
• Ensuring audit is completed before re-imbursing IPs monthly invoices.
• Develop, maintain, and regularly update the programme risk management strategy, in coordination with the Programme Manager.

Main requirements:

• At least 5 years of experience in Grant and Risk management in private sector/ international organizations
• Minimum of a Degree in Accounting, Finance, Risk Management, or a related field from a recognized institution.
• Experience working and collaborating with diverse sets of stakeholders, NGOs, government officials, donor representatives, local and international staff
• Accountability and ownership of tasks and results
• Excellent people management
• Confirmed experience working on large-scale project health programmes in challenging contexts, ideally in Nigeria
• Experience in capacity building of implementing partners
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, set priorities, and work independently.