Grants Assistant at North East Regional Initiative (NERI)
Employment Nigeria
30-Aug-2017
ABUJA ,
NGO
POSITION : Grants Assistant
Responsibilities
- Responsible for supporting the activities of the Grants Officer in the geographic area to which s/he is assigned.
- Assisting with developing grant ideas, monitoring grant implementation, closing grants and maintaining all related electronic and paper files. Travel to field is anticipated.
- Assist Grants Officer(s) with preparing project proposals through system database, incorporating project activities, deliverables, monitoring and evaluation plan, media plan within specific timelines.
- Assist Grants Officer(s) with completion of required documentation, such as grant agreements, grant milestone or vendor payments, and grant closing requirements.
- Help identify/document success/impact stories for reporting and documentation in the database.
- Coordinate with staff in all offices in order to complete assigned tasks; engage in regular coordination with Procurement unit on implementation issues
- Support program team of assigned grant portfolio by supporting activity events, including overseeing day-to-day logistics, payment, and travel as required.
- Provide maintenance of grant files.
- Travel to field offices for follow up/support on activity implementation, as needed.
- Assist with management of all aspects of assigned grant portfolio throughout all stages of project development, implementation and closure; update associated trackers, such as the grant status and closing trackers.
- Input data entry into the grants tracking database.
- Assist with the review of grant ideas to ensure they match program objectives, include all relevant information, comply with grant identification process, etc.
- Contribute to budgeting and procurement estimates for grant implementation and verify information is documented and procedures are followed.
- Perform other tasks, as assigned.
Qualifications
- Ability to work under short deadlines and efficiently handle multiple tasks.
- Attention to detail and the ability to function well in a team.
- Experience of working in a conflict environment is a plus.
- Fluency in oral and written English is required.
- Fluency in one or more of the local state languages in the North Eastern part of Nigeria is required.
- University Degree in Public Administration, Economics, Finance, Business Management or a related field is required.
- 2 years’ experience in grants management with international donor programs is required.
- Experience in negotiating budgets, reviewing financial reports, file management is required.
- Prior experience with internationally-funded projects is highly desirable.
- Proficiency at using Microsoft office software: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc. is required.
How To Apply
Candidates should submit their CV and cover to: nigeria_recruitment@neri-nigeria.com
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