MSH Nigeria NGO Job Vacancy for Recruitment for Grants Assistant

Management Sciences for Health (MSH) Nigeria is recruiting for the position of Grants Assistant.

Job Position

Grants Assistant

Grade:        6   

Job ID:      11-3993

The role of the Grants Assistant is to collaborate with the Grants Manager in order to manage and coordinate MSH Nigeria’s complex grants portfolio lending to a variety of Non-governmental organizations, faith based organizations, and community based organizations in order to strengthen health systems and improve health service delivery throughout Nigeria.

The Grants Assistant is required to work closely with the Grants Manager to establish and follow a transparent process, and develop tools to implement the process, thus assuring that sound grant practices are applied at every stage of the grant process from guidelines to closeout. The Grants Assistant must be available to travel up to 50% of the time, including the Niger Delta Region.

Job Responsibilities

• Assisting the Grants Manager in setting up and administering a grants management system MSH Nigeria
• Helping to issue grants to NGOs, FBOs, and CBOs ensuring that all necessary guidelines and regulations are followed
• Providing accounting support to the Country Operations Management Unit as directed by the Grants Manager
• Helping the Grants Manager establish a grants application evaluation of grants recipients to guarantee the best use of project funds
• Managing grants at all phases and ensuring compliance with donor and MSH regulations as directed by the Grants Manager
• Monitoring and supporting grant recipients’ financial and operations systems with the Grants Manager thus ensuring best practices are being implemented in the institutions or organizations
• Other tasks as requested by supervisor 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, finance, business management or related fields.
• At least 3 years of relevant working experience with an international non-governmental organization.
• Experience with PEPFAR and USAID funded projects would be an added advantage. 
• Fluency in the English language 
• Strong organizational and financial management skills 
• Ability to work well in a collaborative manner, including robust communications capabilities 
• Proficient use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Quick Books.
• Past experience with grants management software preferred.

How To Apply

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