URC and the USAID funded Ghana Systems for Health Project is recruiting for the under-listed positions to be part of the project’s team.

•   Hours: Full-Time
•   Length of Contract:  1 year, renewable
•   Reports to: Senior Grants Manager
•   Location:  Tamale, Ho and Takoradi; One position in each location

Job Summary

Work closely with the Grants team in managing grants provided to facilities supported by Ghana Systems 4 Health. This includes maintaining a tracker of grantee expenditures and advances, reviewing grantees’ financial reports, building financial management capacity among grantees, ensure compliance with USAID rules and regulations, and orienting grantees on sub-grant requirements

Major Duties and Responsibilities

•   Work collaboratively with other members of the grants management team to develop and implement the S4H grants management systems.
•   Carry out the financial reviews and project audits processes of grantees to ensure donor compliance.
•   Follow up on accountabilities from sub grantees in a timely manner to necessitate processing of additional funding.
•   Work closely with the Finance team in developing plans/budgets for the financial needs of sub grantees.
•   Work collaboratively with the other grants management team members in overseeing sub-grant functions and coordinate preparation of grant agreements, monitoring of grant periods and close out of the sub-grant awards.
•   Work closely with other URC S4H staff members in developing and carrying out annual work plans.
•   Review liquidation reports from sub-grantees.
•   Prepare sub grantee reports to be submitted to Supervisor, S4H Finance & Admin Director and to the URC Headquarters.
•   Ensure budgetary controls of grantees and provide technical assistance to recipients, as required by the program.
•   Implements policies and procedures around the administration and monitoring of grants, and procedures designed to comply with donor regulations.
•   Work closely with the members of the grants management team to put in place a consistent- hard copy/electronic filing structure and system for financial information and contracts related to grants.
•   Provide mentoring and training to sub-grantees/ building financial management capacity of sub-grantees.
•   Work collaboratively with the Program Managers to meet program goals.
•   Ensure proper interpretation and application of donor procedures and regulations.
•   Provide support in tracking and reporting of financial performance of grants.
•   Work closely with Grants management team to establish tools to track supervision visits to partners and provide necessary updates to technical teams.
•   Other duties as assigned by the Senior Grants Manager, Finance & Admin Director, or Chief of Party

Qualification Required & Experience

•   BSc Admin., B.Com or Bed Accounting or related field is required.  Professional Accounting qualifications (ICA/ACCA) and registration with the relevant Accounting profession bodies is an added advantage.
•   A minimum of six (6) years’ work experience in Accounting Field is required.  Experience in projects financial management, auditing as well as experience with a USAID-funded project is an added advantage.
•   Communication, report writing and analytical skills as well as proficiency in the use of Excel is required.

Location: Tamale, Ho and Takoradi

How To Apply For The Job

For immediate consideration, please email your CV and Cover Letter, addressed to:-

HR & Admin. Officer,
USAID Systems for Health Project,
PMB CT 134,
Accra -Ghana

Or to:

nafful@systemsforhealth.urc-chs.com indicating “Grants Compliance Officer” in the subject line.

Please take note of the following:

•   Only candidates who are eligible to work in Ghana for an indefinite period without a need for sponsorship will be considered for this position.
•   Accommodation:  USAID Systems for Health Project is not responsible for the accommodation of successful candidates in any of the locations.
•   Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. No phone calls please. Thank you very much for your interest.

Closing Date: 24 February, 2016