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Pact seeks a Grants & Finance Director for an anticipated USAID OVC Umbrella Grants Management program in Nigeria.
Title: Grants & Finance Director
Requisition Number: 11-0030
Location: Abuja
Position Summary:
• Recruitment is contingent upon successful award of the project.
• The Grants Manager will be responsible for day-to-day management and administration of a grants program funded by USAID.
• He/she will work closely with G&C/HQ staff, finance managers, and program officers. The range of tasks will cover pre-award to close-out as outlined below.
Note: This position is for inclusion in an upcoming proposal submission and is contingent on award of funding.
Procurement under Grants:
• Prepare and/or review documentation (selection, choice of instrument) of purchase orders and contracts financed under grants.
• Verify obligated funding available for purchase orders and contracts.
• Verify completion and payment of final invoice.
Training and Other Technical Assistance:
• Contribute to the development and delivery of training in grants management in the field.
• Contribute to substantive discussions in the Grants Community of Practice.
Qualifications:
• Demonstrated solid knowledge of various donor regulations applicable to grants administration.
• Strong analytical skills to successfully perform financial reviews and other forms of quantitative analyses.
• Effective written and oral communications skills that are essential to building relationships with donors, host country counterparts, and partner organizations.
• Ability to exercise sound business judgment to wisely prioritize and successfully perform multiple and complex tasks.
• Highly organized and able to develop and streamline systems for efficient conduct of day-to-day tasks.
• Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheets and database skills.
• High proficiency in English; language skills will be subject to testing.
• Knowledge of local languages a plus.
• Ability and willingness to travel.
• Nigerian candidates encouraged.