Grants Manager Job Opportunity – Rakai Health Sciences Program (RHSP)
Job Title: Grants Manager
Organisation: Rakai Health Sciences Program (RHSP)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Head of Finance and Grants
About US:
Rakai Health Sciences Program is a collaborative Bio-medical research and service delivery organization. It strives to improve the quality of life of the local population through a combination of community based research, curative services and prevention strategies in the District of Rakai, South Western Uganda. It is based at the Uganda Virus Research Institute – Entebbe and Kalisizo in Rakai District.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- The jobholder will manage PEPFAR downloaded funds and balances in the PMS
- Ensure proper preparation and timely filing of CDC monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
- Determine appropriate financial reporting needs according to the Notices of Award, plus other financial reporting guidelines and coordinating them with the finance section.
- Ensure that all agreements, financial and administrative records for all grants are well maintained and updated.
- Prepare and submit donor progress reports on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis as per Notices of Award.
- Generate donor budgets in liaison with donor agencies together with the Research Office
- Ensure IDC is properly and timely recovered across grants
- Prepare responses for donor desk reviews
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Grants Manager job placement should preferably hold a professional accountancy qualification
- Possession of a Master’s degree in Business management
- At least three years’ experience in a finance management position.
- Computer literacy i.e. working knowledge of MS-Navision
- Creative problem solving and analytical skills,
- High degree of integrity
- Excellent interpersonal skills
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested applicants should send their applicationletter, valid academic documents and detailed resume (CV) with three recognizable referees to:
The Human Resource Manager,
Rakai Health Sciences Program,
P.O. Box 279, Kalisizo, Rakai, Uganda
OR
Send by E-mail to: jobs@rhsp.org
Deadline: 28th April 2017