Somalia Nutrition Consortium Grants Manager jobs in at Save the Children

Job Title Grants Manager
Organization  Save the Children
City Nairobi
Country Kenya
Closing date: 22 Oct 2013

Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.

We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.6 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.


The role
The incumbent is responsible for ensuring efficient and effective management of the Somalia Nutrition Consortium, e.g. grants and contracts and other funding agreements for meeting donor reporting requirements).

S/he will closely liaise with other Nutrition Consortium partner orga nisations thus ensuring donor’s compliance and accountability of funds within all members of the Consortium.

S/he will also ensure financial and Grants managerial capacity building of sub-granted implementing partner organizations, as well as monitoring and evaluating the sub-grantee managerial performance.

Qualifications and experience
• BA or specialty certificate in business administration or discipline relevant to accounting and/or financial management
• Analytical skills – the ability to analyse complex financial data and design and produce effective management information
• Experience of computerised accounts packages, Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Experience of budgeting, budget management and understanding of financial systems and procedures.
• Minimum of three years’ experience in managing grants, contracts and/or sub-grant agreements for an NGO with a variety of funding s ources
• Previous experience with various donors USAID, ECHO, UNHCR, UNICEF, AUSAID, DFID and SCI member organizations and in-depth knowledge of the compliance requirements for major donors
• Demonstrable track-record in the creation and dissemination of high quality proposal budgets and revisions
• Experience in working with local partners as sub-grantees and building the capacity of partners and local staff
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to operate as part of a team in a multi-cultural, values driven work environment
• Demonstrated experience in strategic and operational planning processes
• Demonstrated competency in developing and manipulating spreadsheets and Web-based databases
• Ability to manage a complex and diverse workload and to work to tight deadlines
• Understanding of financial systems and procedures.

This role will be offered as a 24 months fixed term contract.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role.

How to apply:
Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to:
spettersson.93547.3830@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com