Who we are looking for:
The Grants Management Consultant, will support the
grants management of inSupply’s grants and contracts, working collaboratively
with other key finance and operation team members to achieve a successful and
efficient implementation of project activities for the Kenya and Tanzania
country offices. The primary responsibility of consultancy is to support end to
end grants management and reporting processes under the direction of the RFOM.
Further the role will ensure terms and conditions of grants are met, properly
documented, and in line with inSupply Health grants management policies and
respective donor regulations.
Responsibilities:
Grant and Contract Management
- Prepare budgets for active proposals during period
- Review grant award agreements and contracts and
coordinate through grant award signing and start-up
- Track grant and contracts deliverables and timelines,
sending regular reminders to project teams to ensure that they are on
track to complete and alerting the team of possible challenges and need to
communicate with donor/client.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports
to clients and donors for active projects during period, ensuring accuracy
and compliance with inSupply and donor policies and procedures
- Prepare budget tracking and forecasting for grants and
subgrants, providing budget updates to project activity managers and
management team. Identify risks of over and underspending and work with
project teams to address spending issues
- Support annual project workplan budgeting process for
inSupply, working with activity managers to budget out annual grant budget
- Working with RFOM, ensure the finalization of the
inSupply grants management manual and rollout of manual to inSupply staff
- Participate in the development and maintenance of the
project’s Grants Management Database on Microsoft
- Business Central and to track status of subaward
reports,deliverables and payments.
- In coordination with Finance team, conduct internal
review of financial files ensuring that all documentation is in place
Subaward management
- Lead review of subaward budgets, develop sub agreements
and and ensure all pre-award requirements are met prior to issuing of
agreement
- Conduct regular monitoring of subaward activities, hold
meetings to review deliverables and financial reports, and document
ongoing challenges and agreed upon solutions
- Coordinate with the project team progress of ongoing
organizational capacity building and strengthening activity for partners
under BMGF funded grant, ensuring that milestones completed on time
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting or other
relevant field
- Certified Public Accountant ( CPA)
- 6-9 years of professional experience, with at least
eight (6) years of progressively increased experience in grants management
for a non profit organization.
- Substantial experience with Microsoft Business
Central,Excel, and google workspace
- Experience in establishing effective partnerships with
grant recipients;
- Experience managing USAID, Gates Foundation, or other
donor-funded projects
- Experience managing grants with public sector entities
preferred;
- Excellent team-work and team-building skills;
- Strong, proactive and clear communicator both verbally
and in writing;
- Good interpersonal skills; ability to work in a
multicultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for
diversity
- Critical thinker with exceptional problem-solving
skills, exceptionally motivated, and organized
- High level of demonstrated accuracy and key attention to
detail
- Commitment to highest levels of integrity,
accountability and transparency
How To Apply