Job Summary
Job Description/Requirements
Job Title: Sub-Awardee Specialist (Nigeria)
Reports to: Senior finance specialist
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
About TechnoServe:
Everyone deserves the opportunity to build a better future. This simple idea has been at the heart of work around the world for over 50 years. TechnoServe is a pioneer in leveraging the power of businesses and markets to create sustainable pathways out of poverty.
The low-income communities in which we work are full of enterprising people. Their small-scale farms and businesses are the keys to economic development. But they face many challenges: low literacy, lack of access to jobs and markets, unpredictable political dynamics, and, increasingly, the effects of climate change. For many women and young people, the challenges are even more daunting. Working with TechnoServe staff, people around the world are lifting themselves out of poverty. The results are amazing...when incomes increase and living conditions for families get better, they can access health care and education previously out of reach. Communities and even whole countries are better off.
Job Summary:
Reporting to the Senior Finance Specialist with a dotted reporting line to the Grants and Contracts Manager, the Sub Awards Specialist is responsible for working with a portfolio of TechnoServe Nigeria's project sub-recipients to ensure that TechnoServe’s implementation strategy and Donor funds are deployed and utilized according to the intended purpose; providing thorough and diligent oversight. A critical aspect of this position involves working closely with the project team and project manager to ensure accurate activities, financial, and impact reporting, and procedural compliance on awards and sub-awards.Particularly the position works with partners to ensure they meet the accountability requirements of their contracts and generally manage their finances effectively, which involves appropriate partner staff capacity development. This position forms the link between the project and finance team. The position holder will also actively support project procurement and administration activities for the FuFaN project as well.
Primary Functions & Responsibilities:
Project Inception Phase
Project Implementation Phase
Budgeting
Basic Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Required Languages: Fluency in English and Hausa or Fulani (written and spoken)
Travel: Local Travels
Supervisory Responsibilities – None
Closing Statements:
This position is contingent upon full confirmation of the award. We encourage all qualified individuals who share TechnoServe's vision of improving the lives of others through proven business solutions to apply.
With our commitment to diversity, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and and do not discriminate based on gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, HIV/AIDS status, protected veteran status, disability, and all other protected classes.
We are also proud of our commitment to protecting staff, partners, and beneficiaries from abuse and exploitation and thoroughly vet all final candidates through rigorous background and reference checks.
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