Grants Finance Manager

Grants Finance Manager

Human Development Innovation Fund (HDIF)

Dar es Salaam

Palladium develops and delivers solutions that create positive impact for communities, businesses, societies and economies. We transform lives and create enduring value by working with governments, corporations and non-profit organisations. Palladium is built on the idea that progress will be supported by four key pillars:

· International Development

· Strategy Execution Consulting

· Impact Investment

· Training and Events

We create positive impact through more than 100 current projects with more than 2000 employees operating in over 90 countries.

HDIF is a GBP 30 million, 5-year challenge fund designed to encourage innovation and support the scale up of promising approaches in the education, health and water and sanitation sectors, to achieve improvements in the quality and value for money of basic services.

Primary Responsibilities

· Responsible to the Deputy Team Leader/Senior Investment Manager for coordination and support to the fund management function;

· Review of the concept notes and supporting documentation to ensure completeness, consistency and adherence to the grant terms;

· Review the Fiduciary Risk Assessment Reports to identify key risky areas and provide commensurate inputs to the recommendations to the Independent Grants Committee (IGC);

· Review, analyze and assess grantees performance against KPIs as per grant agreement;

· Review grantees financial reports and request any additional supporting documentation;

· Preparation of the grant allocation, disbursements, and forecast schedules as required;

· Focusing on continual improvement in the grant management processes ensuring at all times that the grant management function is operating efficiently and effectively.

Essential Education and Experience Required

· University qualification in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or similar fields, preferably at postgraduate level;

· Professional qualification in accountancy;

· At least 5 years experience working in similar functions;

· Experience of working with relevant organisations and programmes, including Government, Civil Society Organisations and Development Partners and management of donors funded programmes;

· Experience of working on donor-funded programmes or with an international private foundation managing grantees.

Key Competencies

· Negotiation and debating skills;

· Strong analytical skills;

· Good team leadership, management and interpersonal skills;

· Ability to work effectively under pressure and to manage competing priorities;

· Outstanding team player and willingness to learn and support learning of others;

· Fluency in written and oral communication skills in English and Kiswahili is essential.

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HOW TO APPLY:

Please submit your application via the Palladium Careers page:

www.thepalladiumgroup.com/work/jobs