Grants Officer - Creative Associates International



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The Grants Officer will report to the Lead Grants Manager and for 20% of his/her time s/he will report to the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Director, based in Abuja, Nigeria. The Grants officer will also provide support in all monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities.

Background:

Creative Associates International is a dynamic, fast-growing global development firm that specializes in education, economic growth, democratic institutions and stabilization. Based in Washington, D.C


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Creative has a field presence in more than 25 countries with a strong client portfolio that includes the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department, among others. Since its founding in 1977, Creative has earned a solid reputation among its clients and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike.

The Grants Officer will report to Lead Grants Manager based in Abuja, Nigeria.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Review sub-grantees’ liquidation and financial reports and provide summaries to the project’s Lead 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 the project’s Grants Manual;
  • Monitor grantee to ensure compliance with USAID regulations, Grants Manual and the content of sub-agreement;
  • Responsible for maintaining grant files and ensuring they stay up-to-date;
  • Support project audits, grantor’s audit, or monitoring visits;.
  • Responsible for entering and maintaining Trade Hub online System for the Management of Activities, Reporting and Tracking (SMART) for sub-grantees;
  • Support the Lead Grants Manager in enforcing and maintaining policies for grant processes;
  • Provide mentoring support to strengthen and improve sub-grantees’ management capacity for improved performance;
  • Administer petty cash operations, and provide accountability and reporting in full compliance with USAID and Creative standards;.
  • Assist Field office staff in cash disbursement of items paid in petty cash and submitting expense report periodically;
  • Ensure quality and streamlined data entry from grantees into Creative corporate web-based MEL platform MEDAL (Monitoring and Evaluation Database for Adaptive Learning);
  • Ensure that grantees submit reports within the agreed time schedule;
  • Conduct project site visits to collect quantitative and qualitative data; including site visits for secondary verification of data results; and
  • Perform other tasks as assigned


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Required Skills and Qualifications

  • High school diploma is required, Bachelor’s Degree or professional accounting/financial qualification is preferred;
  • Minimum two (2) years’ experience in grant management, including disbursements and reporting and four years of general experience.
  • Demonstrated experience in financial administration, budget and cost control management is essential;
  • Knowledge of USAID Rules and Regulations, previous experience working on USAID-funded projects is preferred;
  • Ability to analyze data and suggest areas of improvement
  • Excellent record-keeping, and documentation skills;
  • Have a good computer literacy;
  • Understanding of cost-share and/or leveraging preferred; and
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills.


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