Grants Officer

North East Regional Initiative (NERI) - An International Development Organization, is seeking applications from qualified Nigerian nationals for the position below:

Job Title: Grants Officer
Location: Yobe
Position Start Date: Immediately
Position Summary 

• The Grants Officer is responsible for supporting a distinct portfolio of program activities.
• This includes developing grant ideas in collaboration with Program Development Office, supporting and monitoring grant implementation, closing grants and maintaining all required electronic and paper files.
• S/he will closely coordinate with Program Development Officers to ensure that projects are developed and implemented in a manner that advances project goals and current strategy objectives. This position will be based in Yobe.

Reporting & Supervision: 

• The Grants Officer reports technically and administratively to the Grants Manager in Abuja.

Primary Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: 

• Manage all aspects of assigned grant portfolio throughout all stages of project development, implementation and closure.
• Manage associated timelines and donor reporting requirements for individual grant activities.
• Maintain internal trackers, such as the grant status and closing trackers.
• Engage in overall political analysis, impact assessment, and participate in strategy development to advance the project goals.
• Review and contribute to the Final Evaluation Reports and prepare project documents for closing.
• Coordinate with staff in all departments to complete assigned tasks; engage in regular coordination with Program, Procurement and Finance units to quickly resolve implementation issues.
• Travel to project sites for follow up/support on activity implementation, as needed.
• Perform other tasks, as assigned.
• Prepare project proposals in grant database incorporating project objectives, activities, deliverables, monitoring and evaluation plan, media plan, budget and timeline.
• Ensure compliance with donor and organizational policies, procedures and regulations, throughout activity implementation. Ensure thorough, audit-compliant documentation.
• Monitor project progress against the approved project implementation timeline; identify delays and work closely with Program Development Office to ensure projects stay on track.
• Monitor grant portfolio pipeline of financial commitments and disbursements.
• Serve as a key point of contact for information on related project issues, coordination with partner organizations and sociopolitical and development trends.
• Develop project ideas in coordination with Program Development Office.
• Manage strategy objectives/action plan for assigned grant portfolio per the approved work plan.
• Draft project ideas with estimated budgets and present them in internal Grant Review Committee meetings.
• Track overall project development and identify trends to document ‘success stories’ and ‘lessons learned’.

Qualifications 

• University degree in Public Administration, Economics, Finance, Business Management or a related field is required.
• Ability to work under pressure and efficiently handle multiple tasks
• Ability to work under own initiative or as a part of 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
• Five years’ experience in grants management is required.
• Prior experience with internationally-funded projects is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing and negotiating budgets, reviewing financial reports, preparing for and monitoring audits of grantees, and file management.
• Proficiency at using Microsoft office software: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc. is required.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit the following documents to email before the closing date above:

• A current resume or curriculum vitae (CV) listing all job responsibilities;
• A cover letter;

Note 

• Please reference the job title and location on the subject line, your cover letter and resume/CV.
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted