Grants Officers at Health Initiatives for Safety and Stability in Africa (HIFASS)

Health Initiatives for Safety and Stability in Africa (HIFASS) is a Non-Government Organization (NGO) with its head office in Abuja. HIFASS has a mission of enhancing population health in Africa by collaborating with partners to promote public health. HIFASS does not discriminate on the basis of physical handicap, religion or state of origin. HIFASS, People to People Health Foundation Nigeria (PPHFN), Calabar Arch-Diocesan Action Committee on AIDS (CAACA) and Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki Succor and Development Services Initiative (SUCCDEV) are interested in hiring qualified and experienced individual to fill the position for her project, Local OVC Partners in Nigeria Region 3 (LOPIN 3) in Cross River.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Grants Officer

Location: Calabar

Job Descriptions

• Under the general supervision of the Director of Finance and Administration, this position provides fiscal and administrative management services for award.

Responsibilities
The manager's responsibilities encompass abroad range of activities:

• Responsible for the proper setup of awards in the financial system
• Coordinating the reporting process and preparing financial reports to donors, primarily at the close out of the award.
• The major responsibilities of this position is to supervise, maintain and actively manage the necessary post-award sub-grant systems in accordance with the relevant positions in the sub-award documents.

Specific Duties

• Provide programmatic and regulatory management of grants, including documentation of protection assurance, tracking due dates for activities, issuing grant agreements and tracking interim, annual and final grantee reports
• Evaluate and produce written responses to donor and HQ inquiries
• Review grant proposals for completeness
• Build and maintain relationships with the local partners and finance staff of the CBOs, FBOs and other local NGOs in the Consortium.
• Carry out inductions and staff trainings for finance procedures, donor requirements etc.
• Develop sub grant tools and build the capacity of sub-grantees finance officers on the usage.

Minimum Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance is required. An advanced degree in Business and/or professional certification (CPA; CMA) is preferred
• Minimums of 5 years of progressively responsible Accounting experience
• Computer proficiency in spreadsheets, database, word-processing and internet applications
• Ability to interpret and apply various policies and procedures independently
• Demonstrate administrative experience including the ability to coordinate, monitor and financially manage sponsor activities.

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience with sponsor grant and contract financial management in Global Health sector in particular USIAD and other USG entities
• Prior experience in a dynamic start-up environment
• Ability to interpret business policies procedures and explain the best practice to use to a diverse audience.

Application Closing Date
16th March, 2015.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Curriculum Vitae and cover letter in only one attachment (MS word document) to: [email protected] Please indicate the title of the post applied for as the subject of the mail

Note:

• Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview
• HIFASS will not cover any cost for invited shortlisted candidates