Job Responsibilities: 

• Manage all the phases of the project’s sub-granting processes from award through close-out, including pre-award assessments, preparing sub-award agreements, and securing internal approvals, reviewing requests for disbursement of cash requests for accuracy and compliance with the sub-agreements and monitoring and evaluating sub-grantees performance.
• Determine capacity building needs for sub-grantees and work with various stakeholders (project leadership, programs, office of grants and contracts, finance, etc.) to design customized training packages, including post-training follow up and associated documentation.
• Develop and execute a targeted, risk-based, compliance review and monitoring plan for sub-grantees.
• Monitor sub-award periods and spending trends for sub-grantees and work with project teams to request and secure any modifications on a timely basis.
• Ensure that all required sub-grantees documentation is filed in the sub-awards management Information System (Salesforce) and ensure that copies of supporting documents for sub-grantees expenses are available for audit.
• Review monthly financial reports from the sub-grantees for compliance, accuracy, and completeness and make reimbursement requests.
• Support sub-grantees audit process and take action to resolve findings contained in audit reports, such as cost items questioned or unresolved.
• Prepare regular and ad hoc sub-awards management reports and analysis that are useful, efficient, and effective in supporting and informing decision making.
• Ensure that the sub-grantees adhere to the sub-award terms and conditions.
• Ensure effective channels of internal and external communications relating to sub-grants are established and respected.
• Ensure the timely administration of all sub-award closeouts

Key Competencies required:  

• Partnership
• Accountability
• Stewardship
• Integrity
• Communication   ​

Typical Background, Experience & Requirements: 

• A bachelors degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Management, Auditing, Economics, or related field plus a full CPA qualification. A masters degree will be an added advantage.
• A minimum of 3 years’ relevant experience in the NGO sector.
• Outstanding communication skills including interpersonal communications, problem solving, strong writing skills and fluency in English.
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills
• Detail oriented; high degree of accuracy and strong analytical skills.
• Ability to develop and implement training programs for multi-faceted audiences
• Ability to interpret funding regulations and develop implementing procedures.
• Experience in providing technical assistance to build organizational capacity of local organizations using tools such as organizational capacity assessments and Non-U.S. Organization Pre-Award Survey.
• In depth knowledge of United States Government grant and procurement regulations, systems, and procedures for managing complex grant programs with many partners and beneficiaries
• Advanced Knowledge of Excel, Word, Outlook, Business World, Salesforce, and other Microsoft Office products highly desirable.