Fresher Grants Officer Jobs – Rakai Health Sciences Program (RHSP)

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Job Title:  Grants Officer (Fresher Jobs) 

Organisation: Rakai Health Sciences Program (RHSP)

Duty Station: Kalisizo, Uganda

 

About US:

Rakai Health Sciences Program (RHSP) is a collaborative bio-medical research and service delivery organization. RHSP strives to improve the quality of life of the local population through a combination of community-based research, curative services, and prevention strategies in the districts of South-central Uganda.

 

Job Summary:  The Grants Officer will provide support to the Grants office in managing third parties, budgeting and managing donor compliance.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Effective management of RHSP third parties (i.e. Sub grantees / Districts /PnFPs /CBOs /CSOs) for statutory and donor compliance.
  • Ensure that all agreements and records, for third parties are well-maintained and updated.
  • Support the capacity building of third parties in proper grants reporting.
  • Conduct field monitoring visits to the third parties together with the Regional CBO programs officer and accountants, internal auditor, QC team.
  • Participate in third party pre-award assessment activities.
  • Review third party Budgets
  • Submit budgets and funds requisitions for third parties in the share-point system.
  • Produce third party monthly and quarterly reports in close collaboration with the
  • Regional CBO Programs Officer and Finance personnel
  • Update the third-party tracker.
  • Prepare monthly pipeline analysis report.
  • Participate in quarterly financial reporting for CDC.
  • Prepare documents for funding downloads.
  • Liaise with Forgarty trainees in share point and focal person for RHSP.
  • Budget for forgarty trainees in share point and follow up their payments.
  • Ensure that all grant files are properly updated with the current award documents, budgets, scope of work, payments etc.
  • Support the budgeting process for grants.
  • Update the grants portfolio tracker.


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Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance / Accounting from reputable University.
  • Full professional qualification ACCA, CPA.
  • Evidence of excellent quantitative skills e.g. good grades in a mathematical field at O and A level.
  • Managing grants or finances for Donor funds for at least two years.
  • Proficiency in using and Administration of Navision accounting software.
  • Knowledge of MS Excel, Word and other common financial software programs
  • Strong Leadership skills and ability to work independently or with minimal supervision.

 

How to Apply:

All interested candidates possessing the above attributes can send their; applications including a cover letter, updated CV with 3 referees, and copies of academic qualifications/certificates (One document), addressed to the HR Manager to jobs@rhsp.org Kindly indicate the job title in the subject line of the email. Only online applications will be considered.

 

Deadline: 31st March 2023 by 5:00pm.

 

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Any form of lobbying and canvassing will lead to disqualification.

 

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