Grants & Compliance Officer at Georgetown University Center for Global Health Practice and Impact (CGHPI)

Slots: Bauchi (3), Jigawa (2) and Kano (5)

Job Overview

• The grant and compliance Officer works with the grant and compliance Manager. The grant and compliance officer manages the contract process between the organization and sub-recipients/contractors. 
• The officer interprets all contracts and agreements to ensure compliance with USAID policies within legal and statutory requirements and prepares monthly summary reports tracking monthly revenue and expenditure on all grants and contracts and supports the design and maintenance of a strong internal control system.

 Responsibilities

• Under the leadership of the Grant Compliance Manager, the GCOSG&C Officer will be responsible for finance compliance support to allocated GGHN local partners and related sub-agreements.
• Report Sub-Agreement commitments to be recorded in the GGHN 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 GGHN management. The officer also assists with training on compliance, conducts financial reviews and follow-up of recommendations, identifies training needs, and develops site-specific curriculum to address the needs.
• Serve as the 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, make 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 GGHN 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

• B.Sc 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.