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• Under the supervision of the Senior Grants
  Manager, coordinate the grant making process from solicitation to
  contracting;
• Supporting the Grants Manager in managing the
  grant process covering relevant technical reviews, negotiating specific
  terms and conditions and carrying out rigorous pre award assessment with
  an emphasis on high performance and verifiable results ;
• Providing guidance to Regional Grants
  Officers for ensuring  efficient
  disbursement of grant proceeds based on performance results;
• Working closely with technical partners to
  ensure that effective monitoring and evaluation is carried out regularly;
• Assisting the grants manager in preparing
  quarterly reports;
• Providing capacity building assistance too
  sub grantees in collaboration with the Grants Manager, and technical
  partners to ensure organisation and technical growth of the sub grantees;
• Ensuring timely and proper close out of
  grants;
• Ensuring that all grant documentation is
  maintained according to Deloitte standards and USAID policies to the
  extent that they can be fully audited with limited or no findings;
• Analyzing, verifying and reviewing proposal
  budgets to ensure donor compliance;
• Ensuring proper documentation of all
  correspondence with sub grantees, especially contractual, programmatic and
  financial changes on all budgets and contracts modifications;
• Providing regular guidance and support to
  other team members by assisting them to develop their capacity to deliver
  to the highest standards;
• Identifying appropriate training
  opportunities for other grants staff to build their skills in identified
  areas for continued learning and growth;
• Actively contributing to the performance
  management activities for grants officers including planning, monitoring,
  coaching and performance appraisals;
• Ensure the Regional Grant Officers have a
  common understanding of the goals and objectives of the Program as well as
  their roles;
• Advising the Regional Grants Officers in
  developing their work plans on quarterly basis;
• Ensure Grant Officers understand and
  implement USAID rules and regulations at all times;
• Preparing other grant reports that may be
  required by USAID and the RHITES board;
• Proving inputs in designing, maintaining and
  updating the grant tracking database as well as ensuring consistency and
  accuracy of information; and,
• Performing any other related duties as
  assigned by the supervisor from time to time.

• The applicant for the USAID Project Senior
  Grants Officer career opportunity should possess a Bachelor’s Degree in
  Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public
  Health/Administration, Sociology, Social Sciences or related field;
• Relevant Post Graduate qualifications will be
  an added advantage;
• A minimum of four years’ experience in
  project/grant management, preferably in the health, social or financial
  sector;
• Proven interpersonal and negotiation skills;
• Excellent analytical, financial management
  and evaluation skills;
• Good problem solving skills;
• Good report writing skills;
• Computer literacy skills;
• Adaptability and flexibility in working in a
  complex/dynamic environment;
• A team player with excellent planning and
  organisational skills; and
• Working knowledge of USAID rules and
  regulations.

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