SENIOR FUNDS ASSOCIATE

Mayfair Plaza, Inside Mara Foundation 2nd Floor

Old Bagamoyo Rd,

Phone Number: +255 687751168,+255 7155002165/6

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Email: jobstz@cvpeopleafrica.com

SENIOR FUNDS ASSOCIATE

International Organization, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Successful candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree, preferably a post graduate degree in a relevant field and 5 years grants or funds management work experience. Demonstrated experience and overall management experience and success in grants or funds management, which includes compliance, capacity building, reporting and overall management skills.
Reporting Structure
Reporting To	Deputy Team Leader
Supervision Of	Support Staff
Interacts With	Finance Manager, Technical Expert and Monitoring & Evaluation Expert
Job Description	Prepare grant, purchase order, subcontract, and independent contractor agreement documents(selection memos, negotiation memos, grant agreements, modification, closeouts and relatedcorrespondences) Manage all the administrative and financial aspects of awards to awardees Undertake and/or conclude audits and financial reviews and give appropriate recommendations toawardees on areas that need improvement in their systems and procedures Gather and facilitate data, scheduling and timely submission of all forms and reports relevant to Deputy Team Leader. Together with the Deputy Team Leader undertake the routine field checking of the work ofenumerators during surveys ensure quality of field data, accuracy and completeness. Ensure that Fund recipients are involved to the fullest extent possible in undertaking M&Eactivities. To this extent S/he will be required to organise and train staff in M&E during internal surveys. Direct and train fund recipients to carry out survey assignments, in accordance with agreed-onprocedures and standards Review financial reports from awardees to ensure financial compliance against agreements Review payment requests from awardees to ensure the amounts requested are reasonable andwithin approved budgets and/or based on reaching milestones and/or interim deliverables. Review all deliverables to ensure agreement compliance and provide feedback to awardees asappropriate, such as ensuring technical approval of the deliverable has been obtained in writing. Conduct monthly reconciliations with Finance Manager to ensure funds and financial records areup to date Support the coordination, organization and facilitation (as necessary) of grants managementtraining for grantees to provide guidance on grants management, which may include financialmanagement, monitoring and evaluation, and technical delivery.
Candidate Specification
Experience	5 years
Education Level	Post Graduate
Qualifications	grants or funds management work experience
Software	Industry Related
Equipment	Industry Related
Knowledge Of	Food Market
Skills To	Capacity Building , Funds/Grant Management
Ability To	work under pressure and meeting tight deadlines, to travel local and regional offices
Personality
Other	Experience in donor funds, e.g DFID will be added advantage
Organisation
Industry	International Organization
Culture	Multicultural
Gender Profile	Mixed
Age Profile	Between 35 and 45 years of age
Terms And Conditions
Employment	Permanent
Location	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Remuneration	Negotiable

TO APPLY

Kindly visit our website www.cvpeopleafrica.com and apply for the job or send CV to jobstz@cvpeopleafrica.com. Deadline to receive applications will be 21/02/2014.

Level of effort and Reporting

The estimated level of effort for this position is 4-4.5 years. This is a long term assignment based in Dar with domestic and regional travel.

Qualifications

Successful candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree, preferably a post graduate degree in a relevant fieldand 5 years grants or funds management work experience. Demonstrated experience and success ingrants or funds management, which includes compliance, capacity building, reporting, and overall

Management skills.