Job Title

Consultant, LN

Location

Nigeria - NG (Primary)

Office

Abuja

Category

Consultant

Date Needed By

11/4/2024

Program Description (Background)

The CORE Group Partners Project (CGPP), a USAID-funded polio eradication project, conducts community-based activities designed to strengthen supplemental polio immunization, routine polio immunization, and surveillance of acute flaccid paralysis, COVID-19, and priority zoonotic diseases in Nigeria. The project operates through the CGPP Secretariat model, which coordinates a group of international NGOs in each focal country. Activities are implemented by individual US-based private voluntary organizations (PVOs) and local partners and overseen at the country-level by national secretariats. The project operates through community volunteers who act as community mobilizers and promote childhood immunization, provide health education, and are active members of the community-based surveillance system. CGPP has pioneered several key polio eradication strategies including independent campaign monitoring, cross border collaboration, and the inclusion of civil society in polio eradication.
The Project Grant Analyst will be based in Abuja and be responsible for providing financial and grant management support to the project team, ensuring compliance with donor and organizational policies and procedures, and preparing and analyzing project budgets and reports. S/he will perform sub-recipient/partner risk assessment and capacity building visits.

Scope of Work (SOW)

• Support reviewing and processing contracts and amendments for partners including local partners, ensuring accuracy and completeness of documentation and alignment with donor and organizational requirements.
• Monitor and track grant expenditures, income, and balances, and alert the secretariat director and deputy director of any issues or discrepancies.
• Prepare and submit financial reports to donors and internal stakeholders, ensuring timeliness, accuracy, and compliance with donor and organizational standards.
• Assist the deputy director in developing and revising project budgets, forecasts, and cash flow projections, and provide financial analysis and recommendations.
• Ensure proper recording and allocation of project costs and maintain accurate and complete financial records and supporting documents.
• Liaise with project partners, on financial matters, and provide guidance and training on grant management best practices.
• Ensure financial monitoring, including site visits, to sub-recipients/awardees.
• Conduct financial audits and reviews of project activities and ensure implementation of audit recommendations and corrective actions.
• Identify and report any potential risks, issues, or challenges related to grant management and propose solutions and mitigation strategies.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of grant management systems, tools, and processes, and ensure adherence to internal controls and compliance standards.
• Support the preparation of project proposals, work plans, and reports, and provide inputs on financial and administrative aspects.

Qualifications and Skills

• A bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business administration with courses in accounting, or, or a qualification in accounting (CPA/ACCA or equivalent).

• A minimum of five years of experience in grant management, financial management, and sub-recipient management.
• Knowledge of donor rules and regulations, such as USAID, BMGF etc.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and experience with accounting and grant management software, such as Quick Books, SAP, etc.
• Excellent analytical, numerical, and problem-solving skills, and attention to detail.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills, and ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, and to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.

Required Languages – English and Hausa (desired)

Travel - Must be willing and able to travel up to 70% and stay in difficult environments.

Supervisory Responsibilities – None

Key Working Relationships:

Internal: Secretariat Director, Deputy Director, Secretariat staff, partners (CRS, Save the Children and IMC), local partners, CBOs, and Sydani Group.

External: USAID, BMGF, and SOLINA Health

Job Description

Not Applicable

Job Requirements

Please refer to the Scope of Work above to view this Individual Consultancy details and requirements.

Additional Technical or Language Requirements

As applicable to this position, an individual must promote and encourage a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the organization and maintain a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Staff are also responsible for preventing violations to our Code of Conduct and Ethics, which may involve Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption or Harassment. If you see, hear or are made aware of any violations to the Code of Conduct and Ethics or Safeguarding Policy, you have an obligation to report. If this is a supervisory position, one must set an example of ethical behavior through one’s own conduct and oversight of the work of others; ensure that those who report to you have sufficient knowledge and resources to follow the standards outlined in the Code of Conduct & Ethics; monitor compliance of the people you supervise; enforce the Code of Conduct & Ethics and International Medical Corps’ policies, including the Safeguarding Policy and the Protection from Harassment, Bullying and Sexual Misconduct in the Workplace Policy, consistently and fairly; support employees who in good faith raise questions or concerns.

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