Creative Associates International (Creative) is a dynamic, fast-growing global development firm that specializes in education, economic growth, democratic institutions and stabilization. Creative has been in Nigeria since 2004, and is currently accepting applications from senior and mid-level candidates for long-term positions for an anticipated agriculture value chain and competitiveness development program in Nigeria.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Grants Manager
Requisition Number: 16-0422
Location: Northern Nigeria
Project Duration: 5 years
Position Summary
- Creative Associates seeks a Grants Manager for an anticipated Good Governance USAID-funded project in Nigeria. The Grants Manager will serve as the principal point of contact and Manager for Grant Administration.
- S/he will be responsible to ensure effective and efficient management of grants administration and to ensure flexible, innovative, and rapid-response mechanisms are designed to target key zones within Nigeria.
- S/he will also ensure that the Grant Management and administration function is always in compliance with Creative and USAID’s policies and procedures; and will work towards capacity building of the recipients as well as the other staff members in the area of grants management.
Reporting & Supervision:
- The Grants Manager reports to the Deputy Chief of Party. The Grants Manager supervises Grant Officers and Grants Specialists.
Primary Responsibilities
- Provides oversight and management of grants staff and grants program;
- Organizes and coordinates organizational staffing structure and workflow of grants staff activities and administration;
- Responsible for ensuring quality control and the integrity of the data in Creative’s online grants database and ensures that the data in the system is always up-to-date;
- Responsible for ensuring compliance with Creative’s grants policies as detailed in the Field Manual and the projects Grants Manual;
- Coordinate closely with program staff to ensure timely administration and monitoring of grant agreements;
- Coordinate with finance, procurement, and program staff to facilitate grantee kick-off meeting, monitoring and closeout of grant activities;
- Provide guidance and interpretation for program staff as well as grantees of Creative’s grants policies and procedures and USG regulation;
- Manage the grants and direct implementation pipeline;
- Ensure that grant master files are always up-to-date and ready for audit;
- Lead the grants management team to serve as a central point of grant activity coordination and facilitation;
- Provide support to technical units on grants compliance and the online grants database;
- Provide training in grants compliance to project staff; and
- Other tasks as needed
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Minimum of five (5) years professional experience (including at least two year of supervisory experience) working in complex and challenging field operational contexts;
- Bachelors' degree or professional accounting/financial qualification is required;
- Experience managing teams,
- Minimum two years financial administration experience;
- Competent in computers and using financial software;
- Understanding of budget and cost control management;
- Excellent written and spoken English;
- USAID program experience desirable;
- Grants program experience preferred;
- Ability to work under pressure and efficiently handle multiple tasks; and
- Ability to work under own initiative or as a part of a team.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online