Work Location : South Sudan - Juba | Type of Post : Unaccompanied |
Other Possible Location : | Funding : APPROVED |
Expected Travel : up to 30% | Type of Contract : |
Language Requirement : English | Application Deadline : |
Employee Duration : Full-Time |
JOB SUMMARY:
The Head of Grants and Finance ( HGF) is responsible for supporting CARE SSDN’s (CARE South Sudan) financial health and viability by ensuring good financial planning and management as well as overall compliance with CARE, donor and government rules and regulations at the Country Office level. The Head of Grants and is responsible for the day to day financial operations at the Country Office level; implementing CARE International’s financial systems to provide effective support to the Country Office. He/she plans, directs, and is responsible for providing quality financial services to all projects, units and staff in the CO.
With increase in funding being channeled through Partners, the Head of Grants & Finance Manager (HGF) position is to lead, manage and direct overall Agreement & Partner Agreement Management function of CARE South Sudan working very closely with the Deputy Country Director- Programs , Award Management Solutions (AMS), CARE South Sudan Partnership, Grants and finance teams , ensuring compliance with CARE and donor requirements. S/he is responsible for compliance with the CARE International (CI) partner funding agreement policy : mutual assessment of partners (e.g. Due Diligence Assessment); contracting; mutual financial and compliance monitoring; compliance with donor agreement terms and conditions, and CARE's relevant policies including CARE USA's Agreement Management Policy.
The Head of Grants and Finance reports to the Country Director, works closely Senior Management to ensure that partnership is developed between finance, programs and administration.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Team Leadership and Functional Management
Strategic Agreement Management and Planning - Policies, Procedures & Systems
Partners monitoring and capacity building
* Support the development and implementation of strategies for bridging the partner capacity gaps that are identified during partner assessments and project implementation.
* Propose Capacity Strengthening plans designed to meet the partnership capacity strengthening goals with required budget/resources.
* Ensure capacity improvements plans are prepared and executed by the relevant grants staff in the country operations and results are documented and filed.
* Jointly facilitate and coordinate the provision of training and capacity building activities to local partners in line with CARE and donor policy.
* Assess training and development needs of partners and conduct capacity strengthening, as necessary.
* Assess and strengthen CARE staff capacity to work effectively with partners in accordance with CARE policies and donor requirements.
Budgeting and Forecasting
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