Grants Manager - Nigeria Job at RTI International

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Job Title: Grants Manager

Location: Bauchi, Nigeria  

Employer: RTI International

RTI International is implementing a five year USAID funded Leadership, Advocacy, Empowerment, and Development (LEAD) project in Nigeria, a project aimed at improving governance and service delivery at the local government level.

Job Description: The Grants Manager will manage a large grants program for Local Governance Project.

Responsibilities:

•   Development of the grants management program with input and oversight of the Chief of Party, Deputy Chief Party, and the RTI Office of Contracts.

•   Oversees grants management process & subcontracts local organizations, including grant proposal trade review and approval process.

•   Maintains financial management files for grants ensures audit trail for all necessary grant documentation.

•   Ensures timely financial disbursements, compliance grants financial management policies, monitors all expenses, and provides regular updates on grant status.

•   Provides technical assistance as required to build ca of local partners&grantees.

•   Reviews technical and financial proposals from NGOs/CBOs, including negotiating annual budgets, reviews grantee financial expenditure reports for account and adherence to the SOW and budget.

Requirements:

•   Experience in an International non-profit organization

•   least 10 years of relevant work experience in finance grants management

•   Degree in Accounting or Finance, CPA or equiv designation with senior level financial experience. Advance degree at the Masters level will be considered a plus

•   Strong government accounting experience as we experience with USAID, DFID or other donor a regulations highly preferred.

•   Strong candidates will exhibit excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, ability to work under different circumstances with limited resources, and ability to productive relationships with local CSO counterpart training institutions.

This position is open to residents of Nigeria only.

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