Grants and Compliance Officer at Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development, review, and finalisation of grant agreements, sub-awards, and contract modifications.
• Maintain an up-to-date grants database, contract tracker, and documentation system.
• Monitor grant deliverables, reporting timelines, and compliance obligations.
• Ensure timely preparation and submission of high-quality donor reports (financial and narrative) in collaboration with programme and finance teams.
• Track grant budgets, spending patterns, and variances, flagging issues promptly
• Support review of grant activities to ensure adherence to donor regulations, internal policies, and statutory requirements.
• Support in conducting regular compliance reviews of financial and programme documentation.
• Support internal control systems to reduce risks related to procurement, finance, and programme implementation.
• Identify compliance gaps and recommend corrective actions.
• Assist in developing, updating, and enforcing organisational policies and procedures.
• Support due diligence assessments of potential partners and document findings.
• Support in training partners on donor rules, reporting requirements, and financial compliance standards.
• Review partner financial reports, supporting documents, and deliverables for accuracy and compliance.
• Support internal and external audits by preparing required documents and facilitating communication.
• Support in conducting training for staff and partners on donor compliance, grant management, and internal policies

About You

• The ideal candidate will demonstrate proven experience managing donor-funded programmes with analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to think strategically, exercise sound judgement, and develop innovative solutions to grant management and compliance challenges.
• You will be able to proactively identify potential risks, communicate issues effectively, and recommend practical, forward-thinking solutions that strengthen compliance and programme performance.
• Experience in grants and compliance management within an international organization and community-based organisations (CBOs), providing technical support to strengthen internal controls, organisational policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and compliance capacity. Experience managing funding from major donors such as the Mastercard Foundation (MCF), European Commission (including ECHO, GFFO, SIDA, SV), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), and the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) will be an advantage.