Grants & Reporting Officer Job in Kenya

Grants & Reporting
Officer

Reporting to: Head of
Grants and Impact,

Industry: Non-Profit
Organization,

Location: Isiolo,

Gross Salary:
Competitive,

Our client is a non-profit
organization looking to hire a high-caliber, self-driven, and dedicated Grants
& Reporting Officer with a commitment to excellence, he will be responsible
for grant administration and reporting, maintaining an updated active grants
database from post-award to closeout, providing timely and accurate data and
information to support the design and development of grant proposals, and
incorporating M&E data in both donor reports and grant applications in a
timely fashion.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Ensure
standard policies and due diligence materials are in place and up to date.

Support
Donor Audits and social findings for action, in conjunction with the Grants and
Impact Manager and Chief Finance Officer.

Ensure
compliance with donor regulatory compliance requirements per Grant & Grant
Organization.

Support
the development of proposal bids for institutional funders, and take the lead
on some dedicated bids, as assigned.

Support
in the development of departmental, project, and organization work plans and
budgets.

Review
contract documents, create grant summary sheet; facilitate start-up workshops
for implementing to socialize all compliance requirements, advising finance
team on restrictions.

Co-ordinate,
collates, and provides technical and financial reports (in donor-required
formats) on institutional grant funds to ensure reporting compliance with
respective funder rules and regulations.

Coordinate
grant close-out activities including final reporting, asset inventory, and
records storage.

Support
the finance team to clarify project/grant allocations and understand donor
analysis and project expenditure status reports.

Manage
contractual relationships with sub-awardees to ensure smooth implementation and
effective coordination.

Coordinate
grant close-out activities of sub-awardees including final reporting, asset
inventory, and record storage.

Qualifications:

Hold
a university degree in a relevant field, a post-graduate degree is an added
advantage.

A
minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience working with NGOs in
Africa and grants management.

Be
knowledgeable of the project management cycle, monitoring, and evaluation.

Understand
Sales force as a CRM tool for donations and fundraising.

Have
solid financial management, budgeting skills, communication, and presentation
skills.

Understand
donor regulations and the ability to analyze and interpret information.

Be
highly organized and able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously in a
fast-paced dynamic environment.

Espouse
the ability to work effectively with a culturally diverse team.

Have
advanced computer literacy (especially knowledge of MS Office 365 including One
Drive and SharePoint, analysis in Excel spreadsheets, CRM systems particularly
Sales force, etc).

How to apply

If you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary
qualification and experience; please send your CV only quoting the job title on
the email subject (Grants & Reporting Officer – Conservancy) to vacancies@corporatestaffing.co.ke
on or before the 7th September 2023.