Grants Coordinator Job Placement – CARE International
Job Title: Grants Coordinator
Organisation: CARE International
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Grants & Contracts Manager
About US:
CARE International is a leading global development and humanitarian organization. In 2014, CARE worked in 90 countries around the world, supporting 880 poverty-fighting development and humanitarian aid projects, reaching more than 72 million people. CARE International in Uganda (CARE) works with others to make a sustainable improvement in the lives of the very poor, with a focus on women and girls. Our current program focusses on women and girls’ economic rights, particularly financial inclusion and governance of natural resources women and girls depend upon, and on their sexual and reproductive health rights, including a life free of violence. Our programming is guided by our core values of excellence, accountability, respect, integrity and transparency.
Job Summary: The Grants Coordinator will ensure the programme’ s appropriate grant management, both the donor contract management and compliance (ensuring donor rules are applied and respected, donor reports are prepared and submitted timely and with the needed accuracy, other donor requirements are met, etc) and the sub grants management and oversight, as per CARE relevant policies. The staff will work with respective CARE units both in CARE Uganda Regional Management Unit (RMU) as well as CARE USA headquarters and other CARE International Member (CMPs). The incumbent will support assigned initiatives to run an efficient budget management and guide the programme staff and finance on donor requirements / guidelines and rules of managing donor grants. The specific tasks will include;- Sub grantee management, Sub-grantee compliance and risk management, Support project and Program Managers with grants financial management including audit requirements.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the CARE International Grants Coordinator job placement must hold a bachelors’ degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or BCOM and/ or Professional Accounting qualification like CPA, CIMA, and ACCA Level 1
- At least three years’ experience from financial management of development projects or at a middle or senior management level in accounting, auditing and grant management.
- Prior exposure and experience working in a partnership approach and supporting civil society
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
- Good computer skills (email, word processing, spreadsheets, financial management systems)
- Highly motivated to maintain a regular dialogue with CARE’s partner organizations
- Skills in team work, facilitation and training
- Working knowledge of INGO operations and sub-grantee management is an added advantage.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their applicationletters together with detailed CVs/ resumes giving daytime telephone contacts and names and addresses of three professional referees to ugarecruitment@care.org
Deadline: 30th April 2017