Job Title: Grants Officer (3 Job Careers)
Organisation: University
Research Co., LLC (URC)
Research Co., LLC (URC)
Project Name: USAID Regional
Health Integration to Enhance Health Services in East Central Uganda Project
(USAID/Uganda RHITES-EC) Project
Health Integration to Enhance Health Services in East Central Uganda Project
(USAID/Uganda RHITES-EC) Project
Duty Station: Jinja, Uganda
Reports to: Grants Manager
About US:
University Research Co., LLC (URC) is a global company dedicated to
improving the quality of health care, social services, and health education
worldwide. With a non-profit affiliate, the Center for Human Services (CHS),
URC manages projects in over 45 countries, including the United States.
improving the quality of health care, social services, and health education
worldwide. With a non-profit affiliate, the Center for Human Services (CHS),
URC manages projects in over 45 countries, including the United States.
About USAID RHITES-EC Project:
University Research Co., LLC (URC) is implementing the USAID Regional
Health Integration to Enhance Health Services in East Central Uganda Project
(USAID/Uganda RHITES-EC) whose aim is to support the implementation of a
comprehensive integrated investment in regional
health, nutritional assistance and HIV/AIDS programs. The five-year
project targets 11 districts in East Central Uganda with an estimated total
population of 4.1 million through a district-based integrated package of
quality health, nutrition, HIV / AIDS and childe development services.
Health Integration to Enhance Health Services in East Central Uganda Project
(USAID/Uganda RHITES-EC) whose aim is to support the implementation of a
comprehensive integrated investment in regional
health, nutritional assistance and HIV/AIDS programs. The five-year
project targets 11 districts in East Central Uganda with an estimated total
population of 4.1 million through a district-based integrated package of
quality health, nutrition, HIV / AIDS and childe development services.
Job Summary: The Grants
Officer will work closely with the Grants team to manage grants provided to
health units supported by the project. This includes the accurate maintenance
of a tracking record of grantee expenditures and advances, reviewing grantees’
financial reports, building financial management capacity among grantees,
ensure compliance with USAID rules and regulations, and orienting grantees on
sub-grant requirements.
Officer will work closely with the Grants team to manage grants provided to
health units supported by the project. This includes the accurate maintenance
of a tracking record of grantee expenditures and advances, reviewing grantees’
financial reports, building financial management capacity among grantees,
ensure compliance with USAID rules and regulations, and orienting grantees on
sub-grant requirements.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
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Work collaboratively with other members of the
grants management team to develop and implement grants management systems.
Work collaboratively with other members of the
grants management team to develop and implement grants management systems.
·
Conduct financial reviews and project audits
processes of grantees to ensure compliance with donor requirements
Conduct financial reviews and project audits
processes of grantees to ensure compliance with donor requirements
·
Follow up on accountabilities from sub-grantees
in a timely manner to necessitate processing of additional funding.
Follow up on accountabilities from sub-grantees
in a timely manner to necessitate processing of additional funding.
·
Work closely with the Finance team in developing
plans/budgets for the financial needs of sub grantees.
Work closely with the Finance team in developing
plans/budgets for the financial needs of sub grantees.
·
Work collaboratively with the other grants
management team members in overseeing sub-grant functions and coordinate
preparation of grant agreements, monitoring of grant periods and close out of
the sub-grant awards.
Work collaboratively with the other grants
management team members in overseeing sub-grant functions and coordinate
preparation of grant agreements, monitoring of grant periods and close out of
the sub-grant awards.
·
Work closely with other URC SUSTAIN staff
members in developing and carrying out annual work plans.
Work closely with other URC SUSTAIN staff
members in developing and carrying out annual work plans.
·
Keenly review liquidation reports from
sub-grantees.
Keenly review liquidation reports from
sub-grantees.
·
Prepare sub- grantee reports and submitted them
the Grants Manager, Finance & Admin Director and to the URC Headquarters.
Prepare sub- grantee reports and submitted them
the Grants Manager, Finance & Admin Director and to the URC Headquarters.
·
Ensure budgetary controls of grantees and
provide technical assistance to recipients, as required by the program.
Ensure budgetary controls of grantees and
provide technical assistance to recipients, as required by the program.
·
Implement policies and procedures around the
administration and monitoring of grants, and procedures designed to comply with
donor regulations.
Implement policies and procedures around the
administration and monitoring of grants, and procedures designed to comply with
donor regulations.
·
Work closely with the members of the grants
management team to put in place a consistent- hard copy / electronic filing
structure and system for financial information and contracts related to grants.
Work closely with the members of the grants
management team to put in place a consistent- hard copy / electronic filing
structure and system for financial information and contracts related to grants.
·
Provide mentoring and training to sub-grantees/
building financial management capacity of sub-grantees.
Provide mentoring and training to sub-grantees/
building financial management capacity of sub-grantees.
·
Work closely with the Program Managers to meet
program goals.
Work closely with the Program Managers to meet
program goals.
·
Ensure proper interpretation and application of
donor procedures and regulations.
Ensure proper interpretation and application of
donor procedures and regulations.
·
Provide support in tracking and reporting of
financial performance of grants.
Provide support in tracking and reporting of
financial performance of grants.
·
Work closely with Grants management team to
establish tools to track supervision visits to partners and provide necessary
updates to technical teams.
Work closely with Grants management team to
establish tools to track supervision visits to partners and provide necessary
updates to technical teams.
·
Perform any other duties as assigned
Perform any other duties as assigned
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
·
The applicants for the USAID RHITES-EC Grants
Officer job placement must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Accounting,
Management, or other relevant field.
The applicants for the USAID RHITES-EC Grants
Officer job placement must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Accounting,
Management, or other relevant field.
·
Professional accounting qualifications i.e.
Level 2 ACCA or CPA
Professional accounting qualifications i.e.
Level 2 ACCA or CPA
·
A minimum of five years’ experience in the
grants management for CSO’s and CBO’s and or large donor-funded development
programs (USAID desirable).
A minimum of five years’ experience in the
grants management for CSO’s and CBO’s and or large donor-funded development
programs (USAID desirable).
·
Comprehensive knowledge of US Government cost
accounting and procurement procedures.
Comprehensive knowledge of US Government cost
accounting and procurement procedures.
·
Excellent writing, computer, management and
organizational skills.
Excellent writing, computer, management and
organizational skills.
·
Ability to independently plan and execute
complex tasks while addressing daily management details and remaining organized
and focused on long-term deadlines and strategy.
Ability to independently plan and execute
complex tasks while addressing daily management details and remaining organized
and focused on long-term deadlines and strategy.
Please note: Only candidates who are eligible to work in Uganda
for an indefinite period without a need for sponsorship will be considered for
this position.
for an indefinite period without a need for sponsorship will be considered for
this position.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates who wish to join the
USAID RHITES EC Project should send an updated CV/Résumé, cover letter and
completed USAID Form 1420 Contractor Employee Biographical Data Sheet, download here
and send to: to [email protected]
USAID RHITES EC Project should send an updated CV/Résumé, cover letter and
completed USAID Form 1420 Contractor Employee Biographical Data Sheet, download here
and send to: to [email protected]
Deadline: 21st
October, 2016
October, 2016
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