Grants Management Officer Job in Kenya

Grants Management Officer

Key Responsibilities

• Under the supervision of the
  Chief Investment and Resources Officer, the Grants Management Officer will
  undertake the following functions:


• Manage the organization’s grant
  reporting portfolio, which includes financial and programmatic reporting
  in compliance with donor requirements.


• Manage the report writing
  process, including timely collection and organization of all reporting
  materials and requirements from different departments, and providing
  editorial reviews and content creation as needed.


• Support in reviewing grant
  contracts and agreements and communicate agreement terms to executive
  leadership, finance, and program teams effectively, ensuring adherence to
  all requirements.


• Manage reporting timelines and
  deadlines and monitor existing grants reporting for compliance with grant
  agreements.


• Work closely with the Finance
  team to monitor grant budgets and spending to ensure grant compliance,
  ensure grant funds are not over/under spent, and resolve any
  discrepancies.


• Coordinate efforts to ensure
  timely submission of financial reports.


• Maintain and update
  organizational grant reporting schedules and manage all Letters of
  Agreement (LOAs) within the RefuSHE document sharing platform; ensure all
  team members are aware of upcoming deadlines.


• Assist with providing grant
  related documentation for the annual financial audit as required.


• Update and maintain grant related
  information within Salesforce.


• Support in proposal development
  activities as needed to foundation, corporate, and government funders,
  including, but not limited to: preparation of proposal data/content (with
  the M&E team); development of proposal budget (with the Finance team),
  proof-reading and editing, proposal submission, and follow-up.


• Support in researching and
  writing letters of inquiry to prospective funders and partners.
  
  
  


• Support communications and
  business development staff to collect experiences and success stories from
  beneficiaries in a sensitive manner.


• Maintain a comprehensive record
  of all grants reports.


• Perform any other lawful duties
  that may be assigned to you by your supervisor.

Personal attributes

• Active listening, negotiation,
  and presentation skills.


• Ability to build and manage
  interpersonal relationships effectively at all levels of the organization.


• A high degree of attention to
  detail.


• Excellent planning and
  organizational skills.


• Ability to multitask and meet
  strict deadlines.


• Ability to remain flexible in a
  dynamic environment and work well in a team across time zones.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required;
  Master’s degree in relevant field preferred.


• Excellent command of English and
  Kiswahili.


• A minimum of 3 years of experience
  managing grants and/or contracts in social change, global development, or
  a related field.


• Demonstrated technical grant
  management background, including a deep knowledge of and experience with
  grant reporting, preferably to US government agencies.


• Excellent writing, editing, and
  proofreading skills, including a strong ability to turn data and numbers
  into concise and compelling narratives.


• Experience with grants management
  and reporting compliance and understanding of budgets.


• Quick-learner with an advanced
  comfort level with technology; experience with Salesforce and other
  software packages for prospect-related research preferred

How to Apply

Qualified and interested consultants should
email the following documentation to hr@refushe.org with the subject line
Instructional Design by close of business on 10th April 2023:

• Technical and financial proposal
  including a proposed work plan;


• Organizational profile (if
  relevant);


• Examples of previous
  work/portfolio (a web link is acceptable);


• CVs in English of all proposed
  consultants