Grants and Contracts Officer Job – Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation -Uganda (Baylor-Uganda)

Job Title:   Grants and Contracts Officer (Fresher Jobs)

Organisation: Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation -Uganda (Baylor-Uganda)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Grants and Contracts Coordinator

About US:

Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation -Uganda (Baylor-Uganda) is an indigenous not-for-profit child health and development organisation affiliated to the Baylor College of Medicine International Paediatric AIDS Initiative (BIPAI), a Network of paediatric HIV/AIDS care and treatment Children’s Clinical Centres of Excellence and international program offices in 11 countries across Africa and Eastern Europe.

Job Summary: The Grants and Contracts Officer will develop and maintain a Grants management database to enable effective tracking of all grants on board, ensure effective Grants management at all stages – start up, implementation, and closure as per donor guidelines and within the stipulated timelines, and track Baylor Uganda’s recovery from the different Grant contribution.

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Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure up-to-date Baylor Uganda’s electronic registration for respective funders,
• Ensure Compliance with all donor requirements, and provide regular reports to senior management on Baylor Uganda’s compliance status,
• Ensure pre-award checks are done before any grant agreements or contracts are signed,
• Reviewing and ensuring that Project requests are in line with donor Guidelines and approved work plans,
• Prepare Routine budget monitoring against work plans reports,
• Support the development of budgets as part of acquisition/business Development,
• Make Expenditure analysis reports on a monthly and quarterly basis, tracking project unit costs,
• Make Budget against Actual reports to be reviewed by the line manager and shared with technical area leads/Budget holders,
• Prepare financial projections relating to grants/projects to advice on likely financial status in near future,
• Review partnership financial reports, and accountabilities for reasonableness and allowability.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Degree in business administration or finance, with exceptional spreadsheet construction skills.
• Professional accounting qualification (CPA/ACCA) is desired.
• Two years of experience in grants administration from a reputable organization.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested applicants should apply online at the link below.

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Note:

• Applications should include a cover letter, CV, daytime telephone contact, three traceable professional references and certified UNEB certificates as well as certified University Transcripts
• You must have at least a credit 6 in MATHEMATICS and ENGLISH at Ordinary Level (UCE).
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview. Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Deadline: 1^st January 2023