eHealth Africa (eHA) Grant and Contracts Associate Job Vacancy

eHealth
Africa (eHA) designs and implements data-driven solutions and technologies to
improve health systems for and with local communities. eHA’s technology
works in low connectivity settings, and smartly uses data to drive
decision-making by local governments and partner agencies to get optimum
results.

We
are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:

Job
Title: Grant
and Contracts Associate
Location: Kano

Summary

The
Grants Associate will work with and be supervised by the Grants Officer.
The
Grants Associate role is to Interface with project staff to manage all
aspects of assigned grant portfolio throughout all stages of project
development, implementation, and closure.

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.
Manage
timelines and donor reporting requirements for individual grant activities
by maintaining internal trackers, such as the grant status and closing
trackers.
Develop
project proposals (narrative and budget) in collaboration with technical
officers in different thematic areas for internal Review.
Ensure
compliance with donor and organizational policies, procedures, and
regulations, throughout activity implementation.
Monitor
project, progress against the approved project implementation timeline;
identify delays and work closely with Program Unit to ensure projects stay
on track.
Coordinate
with staff in all departments to complete assigned tasks; engage in
regular coordination with Program and Finance units to quickly resolve
implementation issues.
Work
with project staff to ensure each project are meeting approved
implementation conditions and expectations.
Coordinate
with other units to ensure effective and efficient workflow throughout all
stages of active development, implementation, and closure.
Assist
by managing reporting for key performance indicators and milestones
deliverables for successful program implementation.
Perform
other tasks as assigned.

Education/Experience

Minimum
of B.Sc or HND in Accounting, Finance, Business administration, Statistics
or numerate discipline.
Minimum
2 years Cognate Experience in grants writing, grants accounting and
sub-award management.
Experience
in international development project management and donor funds
administration.
Experience
in assessing the responsibility and grant-worthiness of organizations
through financial statements, audits and other documentation presented in
a proposal or in support of an award.

Core
Competence:

Outstanding
interpersonal communication skills, including a proven ability to maintain
constructive relationships with colleagues and partners, both in-person
and virtually.
Advanced
computer skills, including Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office Suite
Proficiency working within specialized software utilized in the program.
Ability
to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure, using
whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability
to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability
to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized
situations.
English
is the spoken and written language. Fluency in Hausa is desirable.
Ability
to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and
maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability
to write routine reports and correspondence.

Work
Environment

The
work environment characteristics described here are representative of
those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of
this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The
noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can become
louder at times due to group discussions or activities.
eHealth
Africa is a tobacco-free environment.

Physical
Demands

The
physical demands described here are representative of those that must be
met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this
job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must
occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
While
performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to
talk and hear.
The
employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.
The
employee is frequently required to sit and use a computer and/or reach
with hands and arms.
Specific
vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision,
peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Above
all:

We
believe strongly in our mission and our core values and our teams are most
successful when they do also.
Impact
& Quality: We work on solving big problems. We believe in the power of
technology to make a transformational difference in health systems, and we
know that when we do high-quality work, we have the opportunity to change
lives in the communities we impact.
Growth
& Learning: We embrace curiosity. We pursue and promote continuous
learning, share our skills and knowledge, and actively work to make
ourselves and those around us better.
Ownership:
We work to become part of the fabric of the communities in which we work.
We value our seat at the table and invest in the places we call home.
Innovative
Problem-Solving: We maintain a worldview driven by possibilities, not
limitations. We build smart systems that will sustain beyond our tenures.
We challenge prevailing assumptions, respect the urgency of the
environments we operate in and take smart risks to search for the best
solution.
Passion:
We care intensely about what we do, and about whom we do it with. We
inspire others with our tenacity and commitment to our communities and
each other.
Honesty:
We are honest with our communities, our partners, our donors, and
ourselves. We communicate with candor, respect, and humility. We are quick
to admit our own mistakes, and work to correct them with openness &
expediency.