Summary
Date Posted: Monday, March 14, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Overview
The Regional Award Management Officer provides support to the regional Award Management team in the planning, securing and managing of both development and humanitarian awards, through all stages of the Award Cycle (inception to close out). The position involves supporting award information management and compliance with SCI systems and processes. This is a highly collaborative role, working daily with stakeholders throughout Save the Children across the world, to facilitate a culture of strong operational and program quality.
As a key member of the East and Southern Africa Regional (ESARO) Operations team, the Award Officer will work closely with the Head of Regional Award Management and Strategic Portfolio to ensure that the members and the Country Offices in the ESARO have strong Award Management - planning, securing and managing their funding portfolios and sub-grants effectively - in line with the SCI Quality Framework and donor requirements. ¬
The Officer supports and helps manage regional learning & capacity building initiatives; provides compelling data-based insights and analysis to senior leadership as needed; and provides support to users of the online global Award Management System. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the Officer will be expected to work flexibly outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly. The Officer may be called upon to deploy for a humanitarian response at short notice.

In order to be successful, you will bring/have:
Essential
• A minimum 3 years of experience in award/finance or a similar functional area within an NGO.
• Demonstrated interest in career in donor-funded project management with International NGOs, particularly those addressing human/children's rights and those applying partnership approaches.
• Exposure to developing proposals (narrative and financial), negotiating agreements and managing compliance of major institutional donors in the development sector (e.g., USAID, EC, ECHO, UNICEF, DFAT, etc.) including knowledge of grant documents & compliance issues.
• Demonstrable experience in grant/contract management and financial management
• Computer literacy, particularly in Microsoft Office Suite and excellent documentation skills are a must.
• Ability to establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team.
• Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Highly developed interpersonal and English communication skills including influencing and negotiation
• Commitment to goals and values of Save the Children.
• Excellent time management and planning capacity
• Experience working with implementing partners and managing sub awards/grants.

Desired
• Experience in financial accounting and accounting systems (i.e., Agresso).
• Experience with Save the Children Award Management System (AMS).
• Experience working in across departments and in business processes.
Contract duration: 1year(renewable)
Location: Regional Office-Nairobi


Education Requirement: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Job application procedure
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