Grant / Fund Management positions in East Africa and wider IDAS
Africa countries
KPMG is a leading provider of professional services, which
include audit, tax and advisory. KPMG’s International Development Advisory
Services (IDAS) unit is based in Nairobi, Kenya and has adopted a pan-African
approach to development work, employing full-time experienced development
experts within the KPMG Africa team at our headquarters in Nairobi, together
with a network of champions across the twenty countries of KPMG in sub-Saharan
Africa.
The IDAS unit focuses on understanding clients’ organisations and operations, and supporting them in delivering their development programmes.
The core of our work is in advisory and audit assignments for
donors, for example providing grant management services, supporting the
development and operationalisation of private sector development and governance
enhancement programmes, and supporting the development and performance of donor
and civil society organisations.
Due to continued growth, IDAS is looking to recruit grants management staff at various levels to work mainly in the East Africa region but also in other African countries in which IDAS operates in.
We are looking for professionals to be based in Kenya, Uganda,
Tanzania, Rwanda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Somaliland
and Somalia.
Grants / Funds Manager
Ref: IDAS /2013/01-GM
Key roles and responsibilities
- Support the allocated
programme team leaders by managing fund and grant management assignments
for various donor programmes from inception, implementation to closure;
- Lead and manage
fund management teams including grants, finance, procurement and
administration staff;
- Liaise
effectively with programme and technical teams and manage input from
technical experts on wider programme management assignments;
- Establish and
maintain effective working relationships with donors and clients and
representation in key programme meetings; Identify opportunities and
develop competitive high quality proposals for programme and grant
management opportunities;
- Develop new
approaches and continuous innovation in grant management processes and
systems including conducting review of other fund and grant management
programmes;
- Develop and
deliver relevant internal training programmes; and Contribute to other
relevant internal initiatives relating to IDAS.
Qualifications and experience
- Bachelors degree
from a reputable university; Either of the following professional
qualifications: CPA or ACCA or equivalent;
- Masters degree
in social sciences or development related field will be an added
advantage, but not essential;
- 5 to 8 years
work experience in a reputable professional services firm and/or
international NGO (of which a minimum of 3 years audit/assurance training
is preferred);
- Strong
experience of project and programme management; Additional qualifications
including CISA, CIA, CFA, IMIS and recognised programme management
methodologies and training will be an added advantage; and
- Experience of
working with donors and civil society organisations at a management level.
Skills and attributes
- Have a robust
knowledge of the key components of the project management cycle, ideally
including strategic planning and monitoring & evaluation;
- Understands
risks and related relevant controls primarily in the financial and procurement
cycles; Competency in cash-flow, budgeting, income and expenditure
analysis and reporting;
- Strong
communications skills - liaising with clients, management and staff, in
person, by phone or in writing;
- Excellent
proposal-writing and presentation skills;
- Ability to
organise and prioritise workload to meet deadlines and resolve conflicting
demands;
- Ability to work
as a member of a team sharing knowledge and providing guidance and
technical advice where necessary;
- Well developed
problem solving abilities and strong analytical skills;
- Willingness to
travel; Social confidence and be able to create a strong presence with
clients and the KPMG team.
Senior Grant Associate (Ref: IDAS/2013/02-SGA)
& Junior Grant Associates (Ref: IDAS/2013/03-JGA)
Key roles and responsibilities
Junior Grant Associate
- Be a key team
member of the grants management team on assignments for various donors.
- Support the team
leader and/or the grant and fund manager in the grants management cycle
from inception/set-up, implementation and grant close-out, including:
- Support
preparation of grant management policies and procedures; Conduct fiduciary
risk assessments, due diligence assessments and capacity assessments of
fund applicants;
- Undertake
pre-contract support: review of proposal budgets and contractual
documentation.
- Provide input
into grant memorandum for presentation to Programme Steering Committee;
Provide contracting support: input into preparation of grant agreements;
- Grant
monitoring: Track disbursements, review and analysis of grantee reports,
feedback and follow- up. Input into disbursement decisions, monitoring
visits and general correspondence with grantees and other stakeholders;
- Procurement
support and processing; and
- Involvement in
internal financial processes and donor reporting for grant programmes.
Senior Grant Associate
- Undertake all of
the above at a higher level and in addition;
- Supervise and
manage a team of junior associates;
- Provide training
and coaching to junior associates;
- Support the team
leader and/or the grant and fund manager in operational team management
and regular grant management meetings; and
- Liaise with
donors, grantees and stakeholders.
Qualifications and experience
- Bachelors degree
from a reputable university;
- Either of the
following professional qualifications: CPA or ACCA or equivalent;
- For Junior Grant
Associate, a minimum of 2 years work experience in a reputable
professional services firm, ideally in grant management, audit/assurance;
- For Senior Grant
Associate, a minimum of 4 years work experience in a reputable
professional services firm, ideally in grant management, audit assurance.
Two of these four years must be in fund/grant management in a professional
services firm or an international NGO;
- Additional
qualifications including CISA, CIA, CFA, IMIS and recognised programme
management methodologies and training will be an added advantage; and
- Experience of
working with donors and civil society organisations will be an added
advantage.
Skills and attributes
- Energetic,
dynamic and innovative individuals;
- Good
interpersonal skill and ability to work as a member of a team;
- Strong
communications skills - liaising with clients, management and staff, in
person, via phone or in writing; and
- Well developed
problem solving abilities and strong analytical skills.
We expect the candidates for the Senior Grants Associate
position to demonstrate a higher level of some
of the above skills and attributes.
of the above skills and attributes.
We offer
- Opportunity to
work with a diverse and exciting regional portfolio of programmes;
- Continuous
learning and development;
- Exposure to
multi-disciplinary client service teams;
- Local and
regional travel;
- Unrivalled space
to grow and be innovative.
Nationals of IDAS countries mentioned above are highly
encouraged to apply.
If your career aspirations match this exciting opportunity, please
forward your curriculum vitae giving details of your qualifications and
experience quoting the job codes listed per job indicating the country on or
before Thursday 28 February 2013 to dasrecruit@kpmg.co.ke
