Mozambique: Grants Officer

The Position

AKF(Moz) is seeking a Grants Officer, working as a member of its Health team and in collaboration with the organisation’s Grants Management Unit, responsible for day-to-day grants and contract management for the SPARC project, and support in grant compliance. Under the direct supervision of the Project Manager, this position works closely with programme objectives are being met in a timely manner and in accordance with donor compliance requirements timely and with standard high quality by all, as well as work with the finance team to ensure transparency, accountability and efficient use of financial resources. The Grants Officer will be responsible for project reporting, in close collaboration with the M&E team.

The Grants Officer will be based in Pemba and will report directly to the SPARC Project Manager. He/she will have the active support of AKF(Moz)’s senior Health programme managers as well as the Grants Management Unit, in carrying out their day-to-day work.

Tasks and Responsibilities

Specific responsibilities of the Grants Officer will include:

· Responsible for the effective grant management of the SPARC project in close collaboration with programme, operations and finance teams to ensure all programme and reporting milestones are met;

· Develop an understanding of donor policies, regulations, procedures, and compliance requirements and support the project team to comply with donor requirements

· Proactively identify grant compliance risks throughout the portfolio and advise programmes, operations, finance and senior management on necessary corrective actions and next steps;

· Liaise and coordinate with donors to coordinate project deliverables including programme implementation plan, annual work planning and semi-annual reporting;

· Liaise with programme, operations and finance staff to conduct quarterly grants review, to ensure programme implementation and spending are in line with the annual work plan;

· Collaborate with the M&E team to identify progress against the targets and contribute to lesson learning and knowledge sharing through the development of reports and communication material;

· Support the programme team to identify compliance concerns and contribute to the solution by suggesting programmatic adaptations and supporting the approval of changes;

· Undertake regular field monitoring visits to assess progress and identify compliance issues and/or other implementation issues, provide solutions and implement modifications as required;

· Collaborate with the Communications team to develop content reports, briefs and events

· Other tasks assigned by line manager.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

The successful candidate is expected to have:

• An undergraduate degree in international development, public health or a related field (graduate degree preferable);

• A minimum of three (3) years of reporting, documentation, managing budgets, making programme forecasts, and programme development experience in the NGO field;

• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Portuguese, including for reports, grant-writing, research and presentations;

• Excellent interpersonal skills, and an ability to communicate effectively and build durable relationships with people of varied professional and cultural backgrounds;

• Excellent time management skills, ability to prioritise tasks effectively with the ingenuity to take initiative and apply well-informed judgement to situations;

• Adept with standard technical and computer tools including Microsoft Office.

Please forward your CV and cover letter in English to hr.akfmoz@akdn.org. Mozambican nationals and particularly women are encouraged to apply.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.