Senior Contracts and Grants Officer
Description
Position Responsibilities include:
a) Sub Awards & Contracts:
• Managing all sub award work processes, including reviewing and some negotiation of proposed instruments, developing and implementing procedures to ensure compliance and providing support to staff to ensure that C&G tools align with program/FHI360 needs.
• Maintaining good working relationship with Consultants, and Contract/Technical personnel from the implementing agencies.
• Coordinating the development and modification of all subcontracts and recipient agreements to ensure that adequate records and audit trails are maintained.
• Primarily responsible for all Contracts and Grants documentation management.
• Facilitating the expedited review of sub agreement and subcontracting implementation activities and other contractual arrangements.
• Ensuring associate partners comply with terms and condition of their respective awards.
• Providing guidance and identifying training needs to ensure FHI360 C&G functions are consistent and compliant across the global organization.
• Reviewing the Sub award monitoring tool in SAT
b) Consultancy Agreements
• Lodging in and reviewing all consultant requests for completeness and accuracy.
• Coordinating the development of consultants SOW, contracts and modifications
• Reviewing consultant’s invoices and timesheets
• Updating the consultancy database with new agreements, actual days worked and payments made to consultants
Position Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS/LLB) with 5-7 years of relevant experience; OR a Master’s degree with 3-5 years of relevant experience. The relevant experience entails grants administration and/or compliance (government grant experience required; federal grant experience desired).
• Experience with federal OMB (Office of Management and Budget) circulars.
• Working knowledge of USAID, CDC, DFID, GFATM and other donor contract and grant requirements; hence non-profit organization experience is an added advantage.
• Ability to interpret funding regulations and develop implementing procedures.
• Strong project management and time management skills; highly organized and detail oriented
• Ability to set and revise contracts and award agreements
• Demonstrated analytical and persuasive writing skills experience as well as superior editing skills, including ability to convey complex information in a clear manner to a diverse audience.
• Experience with Sub Award Tracking system (SAT) a plus
• Ability to work independently with initiative to manage high volume work flow
• Relevant software skills to include spreadsheet and data base software.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
Apply for this job
How to apply: Send your Application, Curriculum Vitae (CV)/Resume, Photocopies of Certificates and Names and Addresses of three (3) referees to:
E mail: tz_recruitment@fhi360.org /OR mail by post to
Human Resources Department,
FHI360 P.O.
Box 78082,
Dar es Salaam.
Closing Date: September 30, 2017
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
FHI 360 is an Equal Opportunity Employer