Finance and Grants Manager USAID Grant Jobs – RTI International (RTI)
Job Title: Finance and Grants Manager
Organization: RTI International (RTI)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Chief of Party
About US:
RTI International is one of the world’s leading research institutes, dedicated to improving the human condition by turning knowledge into practice. Our staff of more than 3,700 provides research and technical services to governments and businesses in more than 75 countries in the areas of health and pharmaceuticals, education and training, surveys and statistics, advanced technology, international development, economic and social policy, energy and the environment, and laboratory testing and chemical analysis.
About USAID Project:
USAID’s Act to End Neglected Tropical Diseases East is a five-year program led by RTI International (RTI). The program supports national governments to reach NTD control and elimination goals through proven, cost- effective public health interventions and also provides critical support to countries in their journey to self-reliance, helping them to create sustainable programming for NTD control within robust and resilient health systems.
Job Summary: The Finance and Grants Manager will work closely with COP, technical staff, and RTI regional and home office staff to ensure project resources are effectively and efficiently used in order to achieve project objectives and results. The position supervises the Finance Assistant, Procurement Specialist, and Grants Specialist and ensures financial and operational information is provided to project leadership, regional and home office staff, and technical staff for timely decision making. The Finance & Grants Manager must ensure that project implementation is done in an environment of strong controls and that the project complies with RTI and USAID rules and regulations. S/He will ensure appropriate systems and procedures (cash management, vendor payments, budgeting and forecasting, procurement, property management, grants management and other related financial and operational tasks) are in place to ensure that the project operates efficiently, using resources effectively and within the budget of the project.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Accounting and Treasury
- Budget Management
- Procurement and Logistics management
- Grants management.
- Team Leadership
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate must hold a Master’s degree and nine years of experience or Bachelor’s Degree and 12 years of experience in Business Administration/Financial Management or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Must have completed CPA, ACCA.
- Experience working with USAID.
How to Apply:
If you would like to take up this dynamic position, please send an updated CV including three work related referees together with a cover letter (as one document ONLY) to the Human Resources Officer by email to: aatim@rti.org; Email should not exceed 2MB. Applicants must include the “Finance & Grants Manager” as the subject line of their email.
Deadline: Wednesday, 22nd October 2019.
NB: Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Please get the detailed Job description of the above position from aatim@rti.org.
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