Grant and Resource Coordination Officer

• Coordinate administration and follow-up of grant and co-investment agreements with core implementing partners (e.g., ACSA, PELUM Uganda, NREP, CREEC, NOGAMU, NARO, USEA).
• Provide hands-on guidance to partners on disbursement conditions, reporting timelines, and documentation standards.
• Verify completeness of supporting documentation and review partner disbursement requests before routing to Finance.
• Maintain a live database of grant agreements, co-investment commitments, disbursements, and pending compliance obligations.

• Collaborate with leadership, pathway leads, and the MEL team to review resource utilisation against LEARN, LINK, and LEVERAGE objectives.
• Track partner co-investment commitments and contributions to ensure leverage targets are documented and met.
• Translate implementation trends, variances, and risks into actionable insights for adaptive management and course correction.

• Monitor partner budget execution, variances, and payment readiness on a monthly basis.
• Support partner due diligence, onboarding, and the follow-up of audit recommendations.
• Allocate approximately 20% of time to support the Country Finance Department with cross-cutting finance initiatives (e.g., month-end close, corporate audit preparation).

• Facilitate peer exchange sessions and practical training for partners on effective fund utilisation, adaptive resourcing, and financial reporting.
• Support district authorities and government-linked actors in aligning activity planning, attendance records, and accountability standards with SNV procedures.

• Contribute accurate resource-utilisation inputs for monthly reviews, quarterly reports, and donor deliverables.
• Participate in regular field travels (at least 20% allocation for continuous field visits across the 15 targeted districts).

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. (A professional accounting qualification such as CPA, ACCA, or CIMA is an advantage).
• Experience: At least 5 years of relevant experience in grant or financial management within donor-funded development programmes, including sub-grant monitoring.
• Sector Knowledge: Experience working within multi-partner consortia applying adaptive management approaches.
• Core Competencies:
  • Strong analytical skills to interpret financial data against programmatic and systems change objectives.
  • Proficiency in financial management systems and advanced spreadsheet tools (Microsoft Excel).
  • Collaborative facilitation, high integrity, and excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.