Grants Associate
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African Climate FoundationClimate change grants
Remote working will be considered for candidates based in Nigeria, Senegal, Kenya and South Africa.ContractMiddle
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Job Details
- Languages
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English are essential. Proficiency in French would be a strong advantage.
- Experience
- Minimum 3 years proven experience working in Grants Administration.
- Required Skills
- SharePointMicrosoft Office
Requirements
- Have a minimum of 3 years of proven experience in grants administration.
- Have experience working with nonprofit organizations or in donor-funded environments.
- Be fully computer literate, including Microsoft Office, with advanced Excel proficiency.
- Have experience working collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
- Be able to organize multiple tasks and manage deadlines.
- Have excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- French proficiency is an advantage.
- Donor and grant-making software experience, such as GivingData, is advantageous.
- Demonstrate accuracy, attention to detail, integrity, discretion, and professionalism.
- Applicants must have the legal right to work in the country where they are based.
Responsibilities
- Support and improve grant application processes and cycles, and record proposal review meeting decisions.
- Invite approved applicants to submit full applications, assist with online submissions, and import applications into the grants management system.
- Review applications for required documents and due diligence, and follow up on comments or missing information.
- Coordinate progress report reviews, internal approvals, deliverables, payments, agreement amendments, and grant close-outs.
- Track reporting schedules, due dates, no-cost extensions, and compliance requirements for active grants and consultancies.
- Process and track approved grant, consultancy, service provider, and sponsorship payments, and share payment confirmations with partners.
- Maintain complete grant files and accurate records across GivingData, SharePoint, and Teams.
- Provide GivingData super-user support, recommend system improvements, and coordinate user onboarding, training, and access.
- Support annual audit preparation and provide information to auditors.
- Coordinate grantee correspondence and provide portfolio status updates at weekly grant progress meetings.
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