Grants Officers at Pact Nigeria

Pact Nigeria, located in Abuja, is the Nigerian Country office of Pact, which is an independent International non-profit Organization headquartered in Washington, DC, USA. Pact's vision is a world where those who are poor and marginalized exercise their voice, build their own solutions, and take ownership over their future. Its mission is to enable systemic solutions that allow those who are poor and marginalized to earn a dignified living, be healthy, and take part in the benefits that nature provides. Pact accomplishes this by strengthening local capacity, forging effective governance systems, and transforming markets into a force for development."

We are seeking qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Grants Officer

Location: Gombe

Roles and Responsibilities

• Assist to administer the full cycle of grants management activities beginning from pre-award assessments, monitoring/compliance visits and close-out procedures.
• Assist the Grant Manager to develop grant award and award modification documents; develop negotiated memorandum of grant awards.
• Respond to issues that arise during sub-grants, contract and associate award implementation.
• Assist in the awarding and administering of sub-contract(s) and consultant agreements necessary to support the associate award program objectives.
• Assist in general administration of sub grants and subcontracts, which includes but is not limited to: financial reporting, issuing award modifications, oversight of compliance with terms and conditions and resolution of disputes, and resolving audit findings.
• Respond to inquiries regarding compliance with terms and conditions.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of B.Sc or HND in Accounting, Finance, Business administration or Economics with ACA/ACCA/CPA Professional Accounting qualifications.
• Minimum on 3 years Cognate Experience in grants accounting and sub award management.
• Experience with accounting standards/practices of international organization a strong plus.
• Experience in international development project management and donor funds administration.
• Experience assessing the responsibility and grant-worthiness of organizations through financial statements , audits and other documentation presented in a proposal or in support of an award.

Application Closing Date
22nd July, 2016.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their resume/CV and cover letter on their suitability to: [email protected].

Note

• All CV’s/resume/applications MUST be in either word format or PDF.
• Applicants MUST indicate the position applied for on the SUBJECT of the mail.
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Shortlisted applicants will be sent the detailed job descriptions.