eHealth Africa Job Vacancy November 3 2015: Grant Officer needed

eHealth Africa is focused on improving healthcare by creating effective ways to implement reliable health information management systems. We have developed eHealth and mHealth solutions that can be rapidly deployed to manage patient information, streamline clinical procedures, and provide data and analysis on health program outcomes.


Job Title:  Grant Officer
Job Location: Lagos

Job Summary:
The Grant Officer provides quality and proper stewardship of grants by managing the financial resources of donors and U.S. federal government. S/he coordinates the administrative and financial aspects of grants, federal awards, and cooperative agreements by reviewing budget completeness, and coordinates post award actions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned.
Functions as primary point of contact for in-country eHA central office on grant-related issues
Handles the day-to-day business management grant management (non-programmatic) aspects of grants.

Develops, implements systems, and monitoring procedures to ensure proper stewardship of funds on pre-awards, award, post-awards, and close-out.
Communicates regularly with internal finance department, donor, or CDC Public Health Advisors
Conducts procurement plan as needed as required to be reviewed and/or approved by donor on funds request.
Monitors new funding opportunities, assist in business plan development where applicable. Works with the relevant stakeholder to ensure delivery of high quality funding submissions, reflecting outcomes focused programs.
Keeps the relevant staff informed about upcoming deadline an deliverable, thereby ensuring smooth completion of work responsibility throughout the life of award processes.
Maintains current username and passwords on grant application systems and grant management software.
Provides regular reports on the work-in-progress to the Grants Management Director
Documents financial management and budget procedures, regular review and update Grant Management Standard Operating Procedures and relevant documents governing awards as needed.
Adheres to internal and donor policy requirements on awards and financial management.

Qualifications: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required to successfully perform this job.

Education/Experience
University degree in public health, science, business, finance, public administration, or a related field.
At least 3 years of progressively responsible work experience at national and international levels in administration and project management in the public health field. NGO experience is desired.
Possess good knowledge of planning and strategizing financial and budgeting issues.Experience with basic financial management skills including developing and monitoring budgets and financial reporting.
Possesses excellent interpersonal skills, organizational skills and pays great attention to detail.
Action oriented and resilient in a fast-paced environment. Ability to manage a complex and varied work load and work under pressure.
Ability to work with multi-disciplinary officials or groups
Strong skills in written and oral communications, Excellent presentation skills
Background or proven experience in project management, financial management and budget monitoring. Familiar with grant management procedures and donors relations.

How to Apply
Interested applicants who meet the above requirements, should send their CV with names of 3 professional referees, one must be the current/latest supervisor and cover letter to Emmanuella Unuode, emmanuella.unuode@ehealthnigeria.org with the subject of the email as Grant Officer.

Applications will be reviewed as they come and only short listed candidates will be contacted.

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