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• Serve as the partner point of contact on
  grant management and compliance issues. 2. Assist with the preparation of
  standard grant agreements for partners and maintain individual partner
  files.
• The incumbent will ensure the maintenance
  of all files, records and documents relating to the project.
• Coordinate the development and
  implementation of grant management capacity building activities such as
  trainings at partner level.
• Regularly monitor all local partners’
  capacity in meeting grant reporting and compliance regulations, report the
  findings to the Finance and Compliance Director and initiate corrective
  measures.
• Supervise the monitoring of IPs and CSOs
  by Grants and Compliance Officers and review Monitoring Visit Reports.
• Offer support in the coordination of
  meetings/trainings related to grant reporting and compliance
• Regularly monitor the capacity of grants
  and compliance officers to monitor and comply with regulations and
  initiate steps to improve the same.

• Keenly review partners’ budgets and
  provide comments/recommend approval by Finance and Compliance Director.
• Regularly monitor partner budgets and
  expenses at least on a monthly basis and compare actual expenditure
  against cash forecast to ensure adequate cash holding partner level.
• Support the Finance and Compliance
  Director to build the capacity of Grants and Compliance Officers to
  support partners on budgeting

• Ensure that the Grants and Compliance
  Officers provide direct technical support in all aspects of finance for
  Partners.
• Identify partners’ training needs, and
  recommend to the Finance and Compliance Director training curriculum to
  address the needs.
• Regularly monitor and assess each
  partners’ ability to accurately record and post all financial transactions
  and provide feedback to Grants and Compliance Officers and partners.
• Advise on GAAP and basic accounting
  records to be maintained at partners.

• Conduct together with Grants and
  Compliance Officers partner financial management assessment using CRS
  Internal Control and Monitoring/ information gathering tools, as required.
• Regularly visit the partner to monitor the
  performance of Grants and Compliance Officers and partner and provide
  support.
• Support the Grants and Compliance Officers
  to report on implementation of Internal Controls Improvement Plan.

• Ensure that advances to partners are
  liquidated in a timely manner.
• Provide support in the review of
  liquidation reports and partner advances within the sub-grant budgets
  ensuring that all liquidations are processed according to grant and CRS
  guidelines
• Ensure that all project assets with
  partners are verified and reconciled on a regular basis.
• Maintain and track sub-recipient
  agreements and amendments, obligated amounts and update grant files.
• Consolidate quarterly cash forecasts from
  partners and submit to the Finance and Compliance Director.

• Lead, direct, mentor and coach Grants and
  compliance staff.
• Assist in setting annual finance and
  compliance targets and ensure that specific tasks are built in every
  compliance staff performance plan.
• Motivate, develop, coach and appraise
  subordinate staff in accordance with CRS Performance Management System
  (PMS) and Catholic Social Teachings (CST)
• Review and recommend updating of Grants
  and Compliance Officers’ job descriptions regularly.

• The ideal candidate for the Catholic
  Relief Services (CRS) Grants and Compliance Manager  job opportunity should hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance,
  Administration or Accounting, MBA preferred.
• A minimum of five years’ experience working with a large NGO, of which three
  years managing sub-grants especially USG.
• Excellent
  coordination skills and a demonstrated ability to multi-task.
• Strong
  personnel management, administrative and financial skills.
• Ability to review and analyze partner
  budgets.
• Strong
  diplomatic skills and proven ability to work in a multi-partner program.
• Proven
  experience in building, strengthening and sustaining management and
  financial capacity.
• Excellent
  English language oral and written communication skills.
• Proficiency
  in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Excellent
  interpersonal, oral and written communication and negotiation sills.
• Fluent
  written and spoken English.
• Extremely
  flexible, and have the ability to cope with stressful situations.
• Ability
  to maintain performance expectations and strong working relationships.
• Past
  experience with and enthusiasm for on the job training.
• Computer
  literacy skills i.e. Knowledge of Microsoft Office software (Word,
  Excel, utlook, and Internet) required.
• Desire
  to work effectively in a team, oriented environment.
• Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS
  Staff): Serves with Integrity, Models Stewardship, Cultivates
  Constructive Relationships, Promotes Learning

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