Home to more than 160 million people, Nigeria has the largest population and the second largest economy in Africa, and has a major influence on the continent’s political agenda. However, Nigeria has a history of political instability, corruption and mismanagement of public resources, and has recently seen religious and ethnic conflict. As a result, more than half of Nigeria’s population still live in poverty. Despite four peaceful transitions of power since a return to civilian rule in 1999, Nigeria’s politics continue to be characterised by patronage, ineffective opposition, low voter turnout and voting along ethnic and religious lines. Most of Nigeria’s wealth is held by a tiny economic and political elite and many people feel powerless to challenge the current system
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
- Location: Borno
- Job Field: Finance / Accounting / Audit
About the role
The Grants and Compliance Officer plays an integral role in effective grants and contracts management. The role will support the country funding manager through conducting and supporting daily financial, operations, and program compliance of Christian Aid. This will comprise setting up compliance monitoring systems; producing compliance reports; reviewing and evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of operations, reliability of financial reporting, compliance with applicable laws, and the safeguarding of assets. He/she will report back on internal assessments to ensure that financial control, financial guidelines, and other control procedures are in place and are being properly implemented and managed, build the capacity of staff and partners on compliance; be responsible for risk management; and ensure compliance with Christian Aid and donor requirements.
About you
- You must have a minimum undergraduate Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Studies, Auditing, or related field.
- You must have experience in managing grants/contracts from institutional donors (ECHO, DFID, Global Fund, UN).
- You must have experience in setting up and managing donor compliance monitoring systems, financial management of grantees, including grantee budgets and audits, grants disbursement, and appropriate deployment of grants.
- You must have strong financial skills encompassing proposal budgeting, income tracking, budget monitoring, and financial reporting.
- You must be able to provide clear guidance on donor policies and procedures to other staff. Understanding of partnership approaches to international development and experience of working in a global team and distance support is desirable for the role. You must have networking and alliance-building skills.
Closing date:13 May 2023
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to Christian Aid on jobs.christianaid.org.uk to apply
