Junior Grant Associate

KPMG is a leading provider of professional services, which include audit, tax and advisory. KPMG’s International Development Advisory Services (IDAS) unit is based in Nairobi, Kenya and has adopted a pan-African approach to development work, employing full-time experienced development experts within the KPMG Africa team at our headquarters in Nairobi, together with a network of champions across the twenty countries of KPMG in sub-Saharan Africa.

The IDAS unit focuses on understanding clients’ organisations and operations, and supporting them in delivering their development programmes. 

The core of our work is in advisory and audit assignments for donors, for example providing grant management services, supporting the development and operationalisation of private sector development and governance enhancement programmes, and supporting the development and performance of donor and civil society organisations. 

We also provide audit and assurance services for many donor and civil society organizations.

Due to continued growth, IDAS is looking to recruit grants management staff at various levels to work mainly in the East Africa region but also in other African countries in which IDAS operates in. 

We are looking for professionals to be based in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Somaliland and Somalia.

Junior Grant Associates (Ref: IDAS/2013/03-JGA)
 

Key roles and responsibilities
 

Junior Grant Associate

• Be a key team member of the grants management team on assignments for various donors.
• Support the team leader and/or the grant and fund manager in the grants management cycle from inception/set-up, implementation and grant close-out, including:
• Support preparation of grant management policies and procedures; Conduct fiduciary risk assessments, due diligence assessments and capacity assessments of fund applicants;
• Undertake pre-contract support: review of proposal budgets and contractual documentation.
• Provide input into grant memorandum for presentation to Programme Steering Committee; Provide contracting support: input into preparation of grant agreements;
• Grant monitoring: Track disbursements, review and analysis of grantee reports, feedback and follow- up. Input into disbursement decisions, monitoring visits and general correspondence with grantees and other stakeholders;
• Procurement support and processing; and
• Involvement in internal financial processes and donor reporting for grant programmes.

Nationals of IDAS countries mentioned above are highly encouraged to apply.
 

If your career aspirations match this exciting opportunity, please forward your curriculum vitae giving details of your qualifications and experience quoting the job codes listed per job indicating the country on or before Thursday 28 February 2013 to dasrecruit@kpmg.co.ke.