Grants Officer

Nigeria Education Crisis Response Project a USAID funded project aimed at supporting Adamawa, Bauch, Gombe, and Yobe states to expand access to quality, relevant non-formal education and alternative education opportunities for internally displaced persons (IDP) children as well as out-of- school children in host communities, aged 6 to 17 at target locations.

We are seeking application from qualified Nigerian Nationals to fill the vacant position of:

Job Title:  Grants Officer

Location: Yobe Office Damaturu 
Project Duration: 2 years
Position Start Date: immediately
Reporting: Report to the Grants Manager

Position Summary

• The Grants Officer will be responsible for oversight of all grants activities, including ensuring efficient and proper controls for USAID grant compliance and reporting; coordinating trainings and grants administration with NGOs grantees; and review and submission of financial reports as required for each grant.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Reviews sub-grentees liquidation and financial reports and provide summaries to the project’s Grants Manager on a monthly basis.
• Implement procedures and templates to be used for formulating, negotiating, executing, monitoring, and closing grants according to USAID regulations and ECR project’s Grants Manual.
• Regular monitor grantee to ensure compliance with USAID regulations, Grants Manual and the content of sub-agreement.
• Responsible for maintaining grant files and ensuring that are always up-to-date
• Supports project audits, grantor’s audit, or monitoring visits.
• Responsible for entering and maintaining the Creative’s Integrated Management Database System (IDMS) for Yobe state sub-grantees
• Provides mentoring support to strengthen and improve sub-grantees’ management capacity for improved performance

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Sciences.
• 2-4 years’ experience in grants management, including disbursements and reporting.
• Knowledgeable about USAID Rules and Regulations, previous experience working on USAID funded projects is preferred.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send in a current resume or curriculum vitae (CV) listing all job responsibilities AND a cover letter, to Email Applicants should indicate the Job Position as the subject of their email

Note: Females as well as Indigenes from Bauchi and other North East states are encouraged to apply.