The Ugandan Jobline

• The
  incumbent will be managing a regional portfolio of CSOs funded by CRS,
  building relationships and maintaining on-going communication with staff
  to support and ensure effective implementation of the sub award
• Participate
  in the RFA processes including checking for eligibility,
  maintaining applicant databases, conducting partner assessments and due
  diligence checks
• Responsible
  for reviewing narrative and financial reports; consulting with and
  ensuring input from relevant technical and financial staff
• In
  charge of monitoring projects to ensure progress against objectives
  and compliance with donor guidelines, including:
• Monitor cash flow and risks on sub awards, and advise implementing
  partners and CSOs where required
• Track expenditure disallowances, ensuring that lessons are
  learned and fed into operational training
• Review procurement decisions for sub awardees against donor
  requirements.
• Assisting sub awardees with ad-hoc queries on donor compliance
  issues
• Working
  with sub awardees and CRS management to find solutions to implementation
  challenges, where these impact on the ability to meet donor
  requirements
• Ensuring
  lessons learned from finalized projects are fed into the design of follow
  on or related proposals.
• Ensure
  that the Implementing Partners/CSOs books of accounts are well maintained
  and provide an audit trail.
• Provide
  timely feedback to the concerned parties after the review of the accounts
  received, and advise management on compliance issues,
• The
  incumbent will also regularly review and post all field data for the
  projects managed under your docket and advice on compliance issues and donor
  requirements.
• Keenly
  track all donor financial reports on their dates for submission and
  requirements and regularly remind the concerned staff about their
  obligations in reporting
• Review
  and analyze expenditures against project budgets
• Support
  sub awardees in close out processes
• Build
  capacity of the Implementing partners and CSOs
• Coach,
  train and provide technical support to partner organizations,
• Adopt
  and customize relevant training materials and resources.
• Technically
  support partnership identification and identify training needs of
  partner organizations
• Significantly
  contribute to improving finance management by sharing lessons learnt and
  identifying gaps or problems in current processes and proposing ideas for
  improvement
• Support
  both the CSOs and the implementing partner teams during budget
• Responsible
  for monitoring grantees financial performance and compliance of required
  program reporting, and communicating to the supervisor the results
  thereof.
• Actively
  monitor Implementing partner& CSO funds disbursements
  expenditure against approved budgets and transfers received
• Prepare
  monthly and quarterly reports to monitor expenditure against budgets for
  the partners; and disseminate this information to the supervisor
• Interpret
  Donor financial guidelines to project teams and partner
• Follow
  up on Control Improvement Plan and audit queries and the implementation of
  audit recommendations
• Carry
  out site visits to monitor audit implementations,
• Train
  and share experiences with project and partner teams in areas of
  weaknesses identified,
• Support
  the M&E Department in monitoring projects

• The ideal candidate for the USAID SOCY
  Grants and Compliance Officer job placement must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in
  Accountancy or Audit qualification
• A
  minimum of four years’ experience in accounting, finance, grants management
  or other directly relevant experience working with a large NGO,
  especially USG.
• Proven
  equivalent experience (e.g. from contract compliance management,
  preferred.
• Prior
  experience in formulating and implementing financial policies and
  procedures that strengthen grantees’ internal controls.
• Providing
  quality assurance of financial management contract compliance
• Significant
  experience of managing financial compliance requirements for
  contracts
• Sound
  coordination skills and a demonstrated ability to multi-task
• Excellent
  personnel management, administrative and financial skills.
• Demonstrated
  ability to analyze, interpret and communicate clear recommendations
  in English verbally and in writing to decision makers (financial and
  non-financial).
• Extremely
  flexible, and have the ability to work under pressure to meet tight
  deadlines, operate within budgets and to solve problems.
• Must
  be a self-starter, highly organized, and able to work well with
  colleagues at all levels in the organization.
• Ability
  to maintain performance expectations and strong working relationships in
  diverse cultural contexts, psychologically & physically extreme stressful
  environments
• Previous
  experience with and enthusiasm for on the job training.
• Computer
  literacy i.e. proficiency in Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel,
  Outlook, and Internet) is required.
• Desire
  to work independently and effectively in a team oriented environment.
• Agency-Wide Competences (for all CRS
  Staff): Serves with
  Integrity, Models
  Stewardship, Cultivates
  Constructive Relationships, Promotes
  Learning

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