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Job Title:     Grants Management Officer

Organisation: ChildFund
International

Duty Station: 
Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Programs
& Sponsorship Director

About US:

For over seventy
years globally, ChildFund International has been providing help to deprived,
excluded and vulnerable children to have the capacity to improve their lives
and opportunity to become young adults, parents and leaders who bring lasting
and positive change to their communities. We promote societies whose
individuals and institutions participate in valuing, protecting and advancing
the worth and rights of children.

Job Summary:  The Grants Management Officer supports the
execution of ChildFund International’s grant acquisition and management
strategy and serves as a country office resource providing guidance and
oversight on effective on scope, on time and on budget implementation of the
CO’s grants portfolio. The Grants Management Officer handles issues related to
the fiscal, administration and regulatory management of grants and contracts
from award receipt through closeout. The position works to strengthen the grant
execution capacity of the Co. The position works closely with the Global Grant
Management Team at 10 to provide post award services in managing grants and
contracts..

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Participates in award start-up meetings with donors and grant staff
  to gain full understanding of the criteria and requirements necessary to
  manage each award ang refines operational policies and procedures relevant
  for effective and efficient management of grants, contracts and sub-awards
  
• Monitors Country Office capability to execute grant/ contract
  activities, including timely execution of deliverables, authorizations,
  and payments, as well as management of advances to sub-awardees
• Monitors and assure the smooth and complete flow of financial
  records from the field to the main office for timely recording of grant
  expenses. Collaborates with the Finance Team in ensuring grant financial
  reports are generated in a timely manner and donor reports are
• prepared and submitted on time.
• Leads the Country Office in developing remedial action plans to
  correct deficiencies in the execution of grants and contracts portfolio.
• Provides technical assistance on organizational grant management
  standards and procedures and donor regulations for project planning and
  close-out phases of grant implementation.
• Responsible for ensuring proper organizational registration in an
  ERP system of all newly funded grants/ contracts at Country level
• Collaborates with the Assurance Team in preparation
• of grant reviews and post-review findings that implicate granes
  management and compliance
• Ensures the proper use of an ERP system to record grant activity
  from award to project close-out.
• Assist Project Implementation Teams organize Project close-out
  workshops .
• Strengthens the capacity of the CO to apply Project Management
  standards and skills

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal candidate for the ChildFund Grants Management Officer job
  placement should preferably hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics
  or a related field or equivalent relevant work experience.
• At least five to seven years of experience managing overseeing the
  full grant lifecycle of a funded grant, co-operative agreement or
  contract.
• Strong analytical skills including successfully performing financial
  reviews, determination of responsibility, and other forms of quantitative
  analysis.
• Demonstrated experience in managing budgets and cost projections.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and facilitating capacity
  building program/training coaching and/ or mentoring project staff in the
  basics of grant management.
• Demonstrated experience of donor rules and regulations, especially
  the USG regulatory environment
• Prior experience working in the development sector
• Demonstrated diplomacy in building relationships, working
  collaboratively within a growing organization, and within broader external
  coalitions
• Experience with US government (USAID, USDOS, USDOL) on implementing
  grants, Cooperative agreements and/or contracts strongly preferred.
• Certification from a reputable service provider in
• Project Management (PMP, PMD) is preferred
• Strong knowledge and skills of Word, Advanced Excel skills, Power
  Point, Visio, Project, and Adobe.
• Prior experience working with Salesforce and SharePoint is a plus.

How to Apply:

All interested
candidates should send their applications including detailed Curriculum Vitae,
academic and professional papers and names of three professional referees with
their Email/ daytime telephone contacts to: The Country Director, ChildFund
International, P.O. Box 3342, Kampala, Uganda Email: ugandahr@childfund.org OR
Hand deliver to ChildFund National Office located on Plot 71/72 Namirembe Road
P.O. Box 3341, Kampala. Uganda.

Deadline: 25^th September 2019

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