Deputy Grants Manager at Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Catholic Relief Services is the official agency of the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops for relief and development assistance overseas.

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an international nongovernmental organization supporting relief and development work in over 99 countries around the world. CRS programs assist persons on the basis of need, regardless of creed, ethnicity or nationality. CRS works through local church and non-church partners to implement its programs. Therefore, strengthening and building the capacity of these partner organizations is fundamental to our approach in every country in which CRS operates. CRS re-established its presence In Nigeria in 2000 and currently focuses on agriculture, governance, peace building, health systems and institutional strengthening programs.

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) will like to request application from suitably qualified candidates to fill position for the implementation of Its SMILE OVC project. The positions will be based in Benue State and will require about 30% travel within Nigeria

Job Title: Deputy Grants Manager
Ref No: Band D-2

Location: Benue State

Job Description

• The Deputy Grants Manager will work closing with the Grants manager to undertake the following duties.
• Sub-Recipients Financial Assessment:
• Sub-Recipients Financial Monitoring;
• Sub-Recipient Financial Support;
• Preparation of Relevant Donor Reports;
• Support the Program Management Team on need basis.
• General Grants Management and Budgeting;

Kay Competencies

• Minimum of Six (6) years relevant experience, preferably with an international Organization.
• Associate Member of the Institute Of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), ACCA
• Master’s Degree in Administration or Finance, Organizational Development, Management or other relevant field.
• Thorough knowledge of best practices in capacity strengthening with prior experience of integrating this with programming.
• Adequate knowledge of USAID policies and procedures.

Application Closing Date
5pm, Wednesday, 22nd of May, 2013.

How to Apply:
Interested applicants should download the CR5 application form using this link
https://www.dropbox.com/s/l06q5xifhyfusa3/CRS-%20Application%20Form.doc , and send with a detailed CV as attached MS Word documents to NG_Jobs@global.crs.org  (HG underscore jobs@global.crs.org). Applicants must explicitly state the position applied for in the application form and in the subject of their email.

Only applications sent in the required format will be considered. Candidates should please adhere to the instructions explicitly stated.