Reports to: Grant and Compliance Manager
SUPERVISES: N/A
LOCATION: Addis Ababa Central Office
I. JOB SUMMARY:
Amref Health Africa in Ethiopia is seeking a Grants and Compliance Officer to provide grants and compliance support for its USAID funded Integrated Youth Activity (IYA) in Ethiopia. As part of the IYA team, the main responsibility of this position is to oversee grants and compliance management, cost share tracking, and monitoring sub-grantees and contractors grant performance. The Grants and Compliance Officer works collaboratively with team members to ensure compliance with various donors including donor’s rules and regulation and Amref Ethiopia internal policies and procedures. This includes reviewing expenditures, purchase request, financial reports, ensuring timely disbursements and review of partner performance vs. allocated budget and work plan targets.
Working under the direction of the Grant and Compliance Manager, the Grants and Compliance Officer will collaborate very closely with the Program Director, Finance Manager and other key staff under the project, and other relevant senior program team members who may seek support or input on grants and compliance issues.
The post holder should be forward looking, self-driven, operating under minimum supervision, and critical thinker in the team. Furthermore, considering the various changes around adaptive management and any expected systemic changes, the post holder should be agile to cope up with those changes. The Grant and Compliance Manager should be committed to train/coach relevant staff members and consortium partners on grants management and compliance matters. The position is based in the Addis Ababa country office with travel to project areas as necessary.
II. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Grants management
Compliance management