Marie Stopes Grants Compliance Manager Job in Kenya

Marie Stopes Kenya (MSK) is a marketing-focused, results-oriented social business, which uses modern management and marketing techniques to provide family planning and reproductive healthcare. 

MSK is part of the global network that is Marie Stopes International (MSI). We develop efficient, effective and sustainable family planning programmes in Kenya. 

MSK subscribes to the MSI goal and mission that is; to prevent unwanted births and to ensure the individual’s right to Children by Choice not Chance.

Maries Stopes Kenya is seeking to fill the following position:

The Role:  Grants Compliance Manager
Reports To: Director, Financial Management
Liaises With:  Project Managers
Duty Station: Support Office, Nairobi

Purpose of the role

Ensure that all the project activities are carried out as per the terms and conditions set out in the contract.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor and ensure there is a consistent understanding and implementation of donor regulations and requirements of awards.
• Serve as principle point of important documents for all the projects, such as the contracts, reports submitted to the donor, communication with the donor.
• Facilitate and supervise the production of monthly project financial reports for monitoring of expenditure against the budgets.
• Involvement in proposal budget development, ensuring that sufficient costs are included in line with donor guidelines.
• Analysis of project transactions with project managers to ensure that these are aligned to budgets and identify actions required for potential over and under expenditure.
• Review of transactions to ensure these are incurred in line with the terms of the agreements.

Key Performance Areas

Compliance: 

Ensure compliance of grant agreements

Reporting :   

Monitoring of costs against approved budgets.
Ensure reports are submitted as per the agreements.

Budgeting : 

Ensure budgets for proposals include all relevant costs

Custody: 

Custodian of all key documents

Job Requirements

• University degree in Accounting or Finance
• CPA (K) or equivalent
• Four years’ grant management experience in an INGO

Key skills and qualities

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of management information systems, spreadsheets application and budgeting.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Analytical
• Attention to detail.
• A good grasp of donor financial reporting requirements

NB: Please clearly indicate the subject as ‘Grants Compliance Manager’

Applications quoting the position title with detailed CV with contact details of three referees (two of who should be immediate former supervisors) should be submitted to:

People and Development Dept
pd@mariestopes.or.ke
Marie Stopes Kenya
On or before 19th October, 2012

Marie Stopes Kenya is an equal opportunity Employer