Grants Assistant job at International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Vacancy title:
Grants Assistant

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Non-profits, Foundations & Philanthropists ]

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International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Deadline of this Job:
01 August 2022  

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, July 18, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Key Responsibilities
• Support the Grants Coordinator and Grants Manager with the maintenance all paper and electronic grant files including the IRC’s electronic grants management platform, OTIS.
• Maintain up-to-date grants trackers and calendars, including internal and donor reporting deadlines, budget vs. actual meetings, and Project Cycle Meetings.
• Support document signing by SMT, troubleshooting department queries, and supporting other tasks as required.
• Raise compliance issues proactively with the Grants Coordinator and Grants Manager.
• Coordinate the report review process by receiving, consolidating, reviewing, and submitting the donor reports to Technical Coordinators (TCs), and Grants Manager.
• Support the Grants Coordinator in tracking funding opportunities, including calls for funding, progress of proposals, submission deadlines, financing available.
• Coordinate the preparation of timely and quality programme and donor reports on project activities in compliance with internal IRC requirements and any relevant external donor requirements.
• Support the Programme Managers in preparing and reviewing spending plans and work plans as per the grants calendar.
• Assist the Programme Managers in tracking the budgets expenditures and commitments in line with the approved spending plans and the work plan.
• Support the Grants Manager to organize and facilitate the Project Cycle Meetings (PCM) and follow up on action points/comments.
• Support the Grants Manager to organize and facilitate monthly BvA review meetings and circulate minutes.
• Support the Programmes team and communication fellow in documenting and sharing case studies/ success stories internally through Darubini, Fact sheets etc.
• Any other duties as assigned by the Grants Manager

Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences/International development/Communication/Finance.
• Experience in project and grants management in the NGO sector.
• Good analytical and report writing skills.
• Familiarity with donor compliance rules and grant management.
• Report writing skills, attention to detail and organization skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, cultural and diplomatic skills; Friendly and constructive approach in managing work relations and addressing challenges.
• Fluent in English; both written and verbal.
• Ability to carry out responsibilities independently with minimal technical support

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8


Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

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Job Info
Job Category: NGO - Non Government Organisations jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 01 August 2022
Duty Station: Nairobi
Posted: 18-07-2022
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 18-07-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 18-07-2065
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