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• The Agreements Officer will regularly review
  of the concept notes and supporting documentation to ensure completeness,
  consistency and adherence to the intervention fund terms;
• Draft of the MoUs and Intervention Agreements
  which we have with our partners.
• Keenly review project budgets and advise the
  Deputy Team Leader and Team Leader accordingly;
• The incumbent will also review the Fiduciary
  Risk Assessment Reports to identify key risky areas;
• Ensure that relevant special conditions are
  included in the Intervention Agreement;
• Render support in the production of all
  documents and tools needed for the Intervention Agreement;
• Help in drafting Intervention Agreements;
• Support the development and implementation of
  the due diligence, monitoring and evaluation procedures of the Programme;
• Support the team in making sure that progress
  reports (technical and financial) are submitted on time;
• Keenly review, analyse and assess the
  Intervention Partner’s performance against KPIs as per intervention
  agreement;
• Review Intervention Partner’s financial
  reports and request any additional supporting documentation;
• Follow up on feedback sent to the
  Intervention Partner to ensure issues raised have been addressed;
• Coordinate project expenditure verification
  and audit;
• Prepare of the intervention funding
  allocation, disbursements, and forecast schedules as required;
• Keenly track all financial disbursements to
  intervention partners;
• Regularly review site visit reports and
  following up on action points.
• Focus on continual improvement in the
  intervention fund management processes ensuring at all times that the
  intervention management function is operating efficiently and effectively;
• Ensure that the Interventions Manual is up to
  date regarding intervention fund management policies and procedures.

• The applicant for the DFID NU-TEC Project
  Agreements Officer job opportunity should hold a Bachelor’s degree with a
  specialisation in management, finance/accounting or other relevant field;
• At least two to three years previous
  experience in accounting and financial management;
• Broad working knowledge of public sector loan
  processes including accounting and financial reporting;
• At least two years of work experience in a
  developing country or similar environment (East Africa experience strongly
  preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to interpret complex
  intervention funding requirements, submissions and budget projections;
• Strong financial acumen;
• Experience of working with DFID or other
  International Development organisations would be an asset.
• Good negotiation and debating skills;
• Excellent analytical skills;
• Good team leadership, management and
  interpersonal skills;
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
  and to manage competing priorities;
• Outstanding team player and willingness to
  learn and support learning of others.
• Ability to work with international teams;
• Ability to operate in complex situations.
• English language skills. Swahili is desired.

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