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Grants Officer Job at Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP)
Job Title: Grants Officer
Organization: Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP)
Reports to: Finance & Operations Manager
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About MJAP:
Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP) is a program under Makerere University School
of Medicine and is implemented as a collaborative partnership between Mulago
and Mbarara University Teaching hospitals. Established in November 2004 with
funding from the Presidential Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and
technical assistance from Centers for Disease Control (CDC), MJAP has provided
quality HIV testing, care and treatment at Mulago and Mbarara Teaching
Hospitals and their catchment areas. MJAP received a five year Grant under the
Presidential Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief II (PEPFAR II) to continue
providing the excellent services they have been offering.
of Medicine and is implemented as a collaborative partnership between Mulago
and Mbarara University Teaching hospitals. Established in November 2004 with
funding from the Presidential Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and
technical assistance from Centers for Disease Control (CDC), MJAP has provided
quality HIV testing, care and treatment at Mulago and Mbarara Teaching
Hospitals and their catchment areas. MJAP received a five year Grant under the
Presidential Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief II (PEPFAR II) to continue
providing the excellent services they have been offering.
Job Summary: The Grants Officer will manage sub grants and support partners to
ensure compliance to donor rules and regulations & MJAP’s financial
management obligations.
ensure compliance to donor rules and regulations & MJAP’s financial
management obligations.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Reviewing and monitoring
of sub grants work to ensure that funds are effectively and efficiently
utilized in compliance with donor rules and regulations while heeding to
MJAP’s financial management regulations. - Develop Memoranda of
Understandings (MoUs) between sub partners and MJAP. - Monitor sub partner
financial activities to ensure compliance with MoU terms and conditions. - Work closely with program
managers to review sub partner budgets in line with their technical work
plans - Monitor sub grantees by
visiting activity sites to assess performance and identify areas of weakness
that require action on the grantee’s part or that require external
technical assistance and follow up conclusively. - Mentor, coach and provide
capacity building to sub partner staff - Assist sub-guarantees to
requisition funds, track expenses and prepare financial reports. - Review sub partner
accountabilities before submission to the accountant. - Participate in Program
Implementation team meetings - Work closely with
proposal development team to develop budgets / cost applications for new
program proposals. - Prepare reports for
grants related activities as necessary and any other information as
required by the supervisor. - Liaise with the M&E
Coordinator as well as the sub partner technical contact to ensure
disbursement of funds based on adequate technical reporting
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
Skills and Experience:
- The candidate should
possess a finance-related degree i.e. B.Com or BBA or its equivalent from
a well recognized University/institution. - Experience in handling
donor funds preferably CDC or USAID and knowledge of their financial
regulations - Experience with
performance based granting is strongly preferred - Experience in grants
management and financial operations
systems is essential - At least four years
working experience in Accounting work preferably in an NGO with Sub
partners - Principles of Accounting
and Auditing - Knowledge of national
taxation policies and regulations - Good Interpersonal and
communication skills. - Computer skills with
hands on experience using various Accounting packages and Microsoft
Windows - Attention to detail.
- High levels of integrity.
- Ability to meet tight
deadlines.
How to Apply:
All interested candidates who meet the above mentioned
requirements should submit their applications together with detailed curriculum
vitae, copies of their academic documents, day time contact telephone numbers,
names and contact details of three professional referencesto the:
requirements should submit their applications together with detailed curriculum
vitae, copies of their academic documents, day time contact telephone numbers,
names and contact details of three professional referencesto the:
Human Resource Manager Mulago-Mbarara Teaching
Hospitals’ Joint AIDS Program (MJAP) P.O Box 7072 KAMPALA, Uganda Plot 4B
Kololo Hill Drive
Hospitals’ Joint AIDS Program (MJAP) P.O Box 7072 KAMPALA, Uganda Plot 4B
Kololo Hill Drive
Online applications can be sent to hr@mjap.or.ug
Deadline: 2nd
October, 2013
October, 2013
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