Grants Officer

Job Description

Job title:                                       Grants Officer

Primary manager:                       Senior Finance and Administration Manager  

Job Grade:                                   5

Location:                                     Arusha, Manyara, Singida,  Kagera and Tabora

Job Summary

Grants Officer in the provision of contract and sub-contract support to EGPAF Tanzania’s program and ensures compliance with the terms and conditions of the Foundation’s awards, applicable EGPAF and US Federal Government audit, cost and administrative principles and regulations

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Compliance review, monitoring and support

• Participate in developing compliance review plans with project grant coordinator and ensure they are properly implemented.
• Facilitation and execution of compliance review at least twice a year for each partner as per Grants under contract management plan.
• Facilitation and execution of risk assessment on annually basis to and pre award assessment to new partners.
• Advise the technical leader on any potential risk within the respective portfolio.
• Tracking and ensuring all outstanding compliance findings are addressed and resolved in a timely manner as per grant under contract management plan.
• To provide updated property register of all assets and inventories within the portfolio to technical leader during the compliance review visit.
• Advice technical leader on the audit requirement for all sub grantee under the respective portfolio on annually basis as per donor rules and regulations by filling out audit questionnaire.
• To ensure sustainable technical relationship between EGPAF and the Grants under contract recipient.
• Monitor Grants under contract recipient performance to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of Grants.
• Provides on-going assistance to Grants under contract recipients to administer their agreements compliant with all terms and conditions.
• Manages the Grants under contract close out process.

Documentation and Communication

• Tracking and documenting all relevant and necessarily information using the documentation guideline.
• To always keep files updated in both as a hard copies and electronically in the country sharing drivers and in the organization portal.
• The Grant officer will be responsible to proactively and professionally communicate with colleague and partners on the information ready to be shared.
• To facilitate documentation of the Grants under contract in hands of the recipients under the respective portfolio
• To communicate and document any conversation and/or written information to a supervisor, colleagues, and partners.
• To provide a weekly updates and plan as per monitoring and support tracker.

Cash Flow Management

• To facilitate that all Grants under contract recipients in the portfolio has cash in hand to implement activities all the time of the project life
• Submit all cash requests for each Grants under contract recipients on a monthly basis and in a timely manner as per SOP.
• To monitor Grants under contract recipient’s expenses on monthly basis by providing financial analysis and BVA on monthly basis on every 10th the month.
• Advise the technical leader on the cash flow risk within the portfolio.
• To track all wire transfer made to the Grants under contract recipients and collect all receipts and file accordingly.
• To realistically and accurately facilitate projection of the cash for Grants under contract recipient under your portfolio on quarterly basis as per SOP.

Contract

• Ensure each Grants under contract recipient has an active contract at all times by monitoring and tracking all modification requirement
• Ensure Grants under contract recipient adhere to contractual and donor regulations at all times through capacity facilitation plan.
• Facilitate in Pre-Award assessment process and ensures organizations have the capacity to appropriately manage a Grants under contract.
• To provide a technical justification of selection and cost analysis of the proposed Grants under contract.
• Works closely with contractual, financial and technical staff and provides guidance as necessary on Grants under contract requirements.
• To advise on the need for modification of any Grants under contract on your portfolio
• Addresses problems or concerns with management of Grants under contract in a timely and effective manner.
• Advise on the proper funding mechanism of the respective portfolio

Capacity Facilitation

• To facilitate technical assistance in trainings on USG, Grants under contract, EGPAF, and donor regulations and financial management to recipients including, but not limited to - Startup Training, Initial Training, Orientation of Grants under contract recipients, Renewal Workshops, and Annual Trainings.
• Providing technical assistance to GUC recipient key personnel on the daily administrative and financial procedures.
• To proactively build your portfolio capacity by provide onsite training on need basis.
• To at least orient and learn critically at least two key policies of A&C and share with your colleagues
• To continually learn new development in the project management and Grants under contract management.

Other Duties 

• To work as a team player with the colleagues and demonstrate positive altitude and readiness to offer support upon need.
• To continually advise on tools, SO, Checklist, policies and ideas to support continuous learning and improvement.
• To plan and report all quarterly activities with the project office plan with the administrative supervisor.
• To provide support to other Grant officers, supervisors and other colleagues as advised by supervisor.

Qualifications

To be successful, you will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or other related field required. 
• Minimum of three years’ experience in US Govenment funded grants/contracts administration and management.
• Project management experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Prior experience in business management or financial administration federally-funded programs.
• Data management experience
• Prior experience with international non-profit organizations preferred.
• Excellent communications skills (oral and written), including editing and proofreading.
• Proficient computer/software skills, including command of Word and Excel.
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to work independently, assess priorities and manage a variety of activities with attention to detail.
• Ability to interact professionally with staff, applicants, and sub recipients.
• Willingness to travel in Tanzania and throughout the region.

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Additional Information

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) is on a mission to create a world where no mother, child, or family is devastated by HIV and AIDS, and we are making an impact. We are a proven leader in the global fight to end HIV and AIDS, and an advocate for every child to live a full and healthy life into adulthood. For more than 30 years, EGPAF has been a leader in meeting urgent needs in pediatric HIV and AIDS in the world’s most affected regions. We carry out our values of passion, innovation, teamwork, leadership, integrity, excellence and equity every day, while maximizing our impact in the communities we serve. Join us on our fight for an AIDS-free generation!

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) began supporting HIV and AIDS programming in Tanzania in 2003 and established a country office in 2004. Ever since, in close collaboration and partnership with the Ministry of Health Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children and Presidents Office Regional Administration and Local Government, EGPAF expanded scope to supporting quality comprehensive and integrated HIV, GBV, TB and Family planning services in the supported regions. Recently EGPAF in collaboration with Aidsfonds, PATA and UNICEF introduced the partnership in Tanzania as one of the countries to implement the ViiV Pediatric Breakthrough Partnership.

As a global, multinational and multicultural organization, EGPAF believes that diversity in the workplace enriches our work and enhances our impact and effectiveness. We believe that employees have the right to work in a climate of mutual respect and integrity that promotes dignity and respect for all, and that enables them to reach their full potential. The Foundation is committed to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEI&B).

EGPAF is an equal opportunity employer and affords equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment regardless of race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to country law requirements, EGPAF complies with US laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the Foundation has facilities.

The Foundation does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process. If you are asked to pay a fee at any stage of recruitment, please contact [email protected]

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment, regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws. In addition to country law requirements, we comply with U.S. laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which we have facilities.

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