Finance and Grants Officer at Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi)

Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi) is an indigenous non-governmental organization that promotes socio-economic development by supporting a broad range of global health interventions, education, and economic initiatives in Nigeria. AHNi is an organization with robust interest in advancing the collective goals of the people and communities served. AHNi currently has its headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance and Grants Officer

Location: Kaduna

Description

• Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi) is proposing to implement an 18-month GAVI-supported Routine Immunization (RI) and Primary Health Care (PHC) Integration Project in 11 priority Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Kaduna State.
• The project aims to strengthen equitable access to quality RI and integrated PHC services, particularly for underserved and vulnerable populations, through community-driven and health systems strengthening approaches.
• The intervention will be implemented in collaboration with Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) and other stakeholders to improve immunization coverage, reduce the number of zero-dose and under-immunized children, strengthen community engagement and accountability, enhance health workforce capacity, improve data-driven decision-making, and support efficient supply chain systems for sustainable service delivery.
• The project aligns with national and state priorities on PHC revitalization, immunization equity, and health system strengthening, with the overall goal of improving maternal, newborn, child health, and immunization outcomes in Kaduna State.
• To strengthen our operations and interventions in the country, we are seeking qualified candidates to fill the position of Finance and Grants Officer

Responsibilities

• The Finance and Grants Officer will be responsible for providing end-to-end financial and grants management support for the GAVI-supported project by overseeing budget development and monitoring, tracking expenditures against approved plans, analyzing spending trends and variances, supporting cash flow forecasting, and ensuring accurate processing of payments, advances, and reimbursements. It also includes ensuring full compliance with GAVI donor requirements, AHNi policies, contractual obligations, procurement standards, and statutory regulations through effective grant tracking, audit-ready documentation, and close monitoring of work plans, grant conditions, and expenditure thresholds.
• The position further supports timely financial reporting, reconciliation, record-keeping, and document archiving, while strengthening internal controls, mitigating financial risks, promoting accountability, and contributing to audits and compliance reviews.
• In addition, the role provides financial oversight for procurement and logistics processes, supports asset and inventory management, collaborates closely with program and technical teams to align financial implementation with project activities, offers guidance on allowable costs and budget use, facilitates financial planning for field activities and campaigns, builds staff and partner capacity on financial procedures and donor compliance, and represents the finance function in coordination with banks, vendors, auditors, government stakeholders, implementing partners, and donor representatives.                                                                 

Minimum Recruitment Standard

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or related field.
• ACA, ACCA, ICAN, ANAN, or other professional accounting certification is highly desirable.
• Master’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related discipline is an added advantage.
• Must have 5–7 years progressive experience in finance and grants management within donor-funded projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing grants funded by GAVI, Global Fund, DoS, UNICEF, WHO, or similar international donors.
• Strong understanding of donor compliance regulations, financial reporting standards, and grants administration.
• Experience in budget monitoring, financial analysis, audit preparation, and risk management.
• Proficiency in accounting software, ERP systems, Microsoft Excel, and financial reporting tools.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and report-writing skills.
• Familiarity with public health or development sector financing is strongly preferred.
• Experience working in Kaduna State or Northern Nigeria operational context is an added advantage.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward a suitability statement (application) and resume (CV) as a single MS Word document to: AHNi-FandAJobs@ahnigeria.org.ng using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Note

• Applications will be received and reviewed on a rolling basis
• Only applications sent electronically (i.e., by e-mail) with the job title and location clearly indicated as the subject of the mail will be considered and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
• AHNi is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• Disclaimer: AHNi does not charge Candidates a fee for a test or interview