Grant Coordinator NGO Job Kshs. 150,000 pm

An International NGO seeks applications from qualified persons who can manage, provide support to and build capacity of the grants unit staff and/or programme Team.
Islamic Relief is an international NGO, established in 1984 in the UK, Seeking to promote sustainable Economic and social development by working with local communities through relief and development activities. We aim to help the needy regardless of Race, Religion, Color and Gender.
Islamic relief is currently running Programmes in several sectors that include Health & Nutrition, Water & Sanitation, Livelihoods Support and Child Welfare. IR also implements seasonal Food Security Programmes including the Ramadan Food Distribution and Qurbani.

Grant Coordinator
Gross salary (Kshs. 150,000 pm)
Qualification
Degree in international Relation or social science field with over 5 years previous experience in ECHO, EC, USAID and UN Funded Projects.

Key Responsibilities
•Oversight and coordination of the IRK’s grant portfolio;
•Manage, provide support to and build capacity of the grants unit staff and/or programme Team;
•Organize and facilitate grants review meetings and budget versus actual review meetings i.e. Monthly, Quarterly,
•Semi-Annual, Annually etc;
•Facilitate development and review of Grant Strategies-in line with IRK’s Strategic plan
•Review and advise on partnership agreements;
•Monitor and facilitate compliance of programs with donor and IRK’s commitments and requirements and raise issues affecting external/internal compliance to HP;
•Lead on Quality Grants proposal development coordination;
•Donor representation in coordination with HP;
•Support to HP in strategic analysis for funding opportunities;
•Build grant management capacity of field staff with training in compliance, report writing, proposal development and other topics relevant to donor compliance;
•Review agreements and provide recommendations and concerns to the SMT;
•Coordinate modifications to any agreements (grants, contracts, or partnership MoUs).
•Maintains Master files on Grant and Monitors paperwork connected with grant-funded programs/projects

Knowledge, Skills & Personal Attributes
•Knowledge of, European (ECHO, SNV, SIDA), DFID and UN ( UNICEF, WFP, OCHA, UNDP) donor regulations, procedures and requirements;
•Proven ability to facilitate the development of winning proposals to public and private sector donors;
•Excellent written English skills and familiarity with budgeting using MS Excel;
•Excellent computer skills and competency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
•Excellent organizational skills and ability to determine priorities and meet multiple deadlines;
•Detail-oriented with good multi-tasking abilities and communication skills, both oral and written;
•Able to work well both within a team and independently, in a challenging and fast-moving multicultural environment

If you think you meet the above mentioned criteria, please send your CV with 3 references to info@islamic-relief.or.ke or ir2012hr@gmail.com. For postal submissions, please address it to:

The HR Coordinator,
P.O Box 417- 00202,
Nairobi, Kenya.

IR Kenya should receive your CV within 7 days of this advertisement.
Candidates who had applied earlier should not apply again.
Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Any forms of canvassing will lead to automatic Disqualification