Grant Officer at The Center for Clinical Care and Clinical Research

Job Overview

• The grant and compliance Officer work with the grant and compliance Manager in his/her duties. The grant and compliance officer prepares, negotiates, and manages the contract process between the organization and sub- recipients / contractors. 
• S/He interpret all contracts and agreements to ensure compliance with USAID policies and within legal and statutory requirements. 
• S/He prepare monthly summary reports tracking monthly revenue and expenditure on all grants and contracts and support the design and maintenance of a strong internal control system. S/He does other tasks as requested by supervisor.

Work Interactions and Conditions:

• The GO will report to the Grant Manager and will work closely with other grant/ finance/ program team members

Responsibilities

• Under the leadership of the Director of Finance & Operations, the Grant Officer will be responsible for finance compliance support to allocated CCCRN local partners and related sub-agreements.
• Report Sub-Agreement commitments to be recorded in CCCRN accounting system.
• Review and process the issuance of project advances in accordance with GGHN and Donor Policies and Procedures.
• Reviews, drafts cooperative agreements, donor terms and amendments for Grant Compliance
• S/he interprets USG regulations to local partners and CCCRN management. The officer also assists with trainings on compliance, conducts financial reviews and follow-up of recommendations, and identifies training needs, and develops site-specific curriculum to address the needs.
• Serve as principal point of contact on compliance issues with partners and program managers/officers
• Provide senior level technical support to the CBOs/local partners to finalize their annual budgets, conduct a review of budgets against project targets, budget notes and justification, making recommendations and follow-up implementation.
• Monitor monthly reports for liquidation, update budget analysis and advise the Finance & Account Director and Grant and Compliance Manager accordingly
• Monitor allocated partner agreements and budgets and ensure compliance with Compliance Manuals and donor guidelines.  
• Conducts in CCCRN Internal Control and Monitoring/ pre-award assessments as required.
• Ensure that partners keep supporting documents for all financial transactions, keep ledgers for Fixed Assets, Purchase Requisitions, Cash Receipts and Disbursements.
• Hands - on knowledge of tax laws and FINANCE ACT 2021. 
• Other duties assigned by supervisors 

Requirements and Qualifications

• B.Sc. / HND in Accounting, ICAN/ACCA Certification
• At least 4 years post NYSC grants management experience in an NGO
• Proficiency in the use of QuickBooks accounting Software
• Ability to work both in a team and independently and ability to transfer knowledge through formal and informal training. 
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills, required.
• Excellent analytical and information seeking skills, with good decision-making skills. 
• Should be willing and able to travel widely within the country
• Excellent English language oral and written communication skills.  
• Proficiency in MS Office suite

Abilities:

• Ability to interact effectively and collaboratively with a broad range of senior and mid-level public and private sector counterparts, donors, and other key stakeholders 
• Good interpersonal relationships
• A good team player
• Fluency In English and local language

Skills:

• Excellent demonstrable writing and diplomacy skills with experience presenting technical issues to stakeholders, 
• Proficient use of Microsoft office for documenting and reporting
• Proficient use of data management and analytic tools, QB accounting software
• Highly numerical, multitasking