JOB SUMMARY
The Grants Intern will be working under the direct supervision of the Grants and Fundraising Coordinator and Grants Manager, largely supporting the Grants Manager and Senior Grants and Partnership officer.


She/He will be responsible for contributing to a large variety of Grants Unit activities listed in detail below.
The job requires extreme adaptability to different personality types, professional organization and initiative in independent problem solving.
The Somalia Country Office has designed the intern position to allow for increasing responsibility as the internship progresses.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Grant Management
Donor Reporting
Track and manage hard donor deadlines regularly and maintain communications with donors
Work with sector coordinators to receive progress updates on individual grants and projects
Review and edit monthly, quarterly, and annual reports on projects

Grant Tracking
Organize and maintain information on grants, sectors, programs, and individual projects
Keep documents up-to-date on country office portfolio, ending and beginning grants, etc

Sub-Grant Management
Familiarize oneself with the varying sub-grant partnerships across IRC Somalia programs and monitor the relationship for the duration of the grant, relaying issues to relevant staff when necessary
Work with Senior Grants & Partnership officer to liaise with sub-grant partner on sub-agreement issues for the duration of the sub-grant; i.e. financial reporting, funds disbursement, technical reporting, amendments to the sub-grant budget, and any issues with the partnership; support grant manager on such
Focus on capacity-building of partner and keep regular communication with the partner

Budget Tracking and Coordination
Support grant manager in Grant Opening, Closing, and Check-in meetings, bringing together all relevant staff, sometimes at Nairobi and field-levels, to go over financial, procurement, and reporting needs
Track budget vs. actual spending of grants monthly (country portfolio of around $9mil); coordinate with staff at field and Nairobi-level to resolve budgetary issues
Support in meetings as necessary to ensure necessary spending and adherence to donor agreement

Communications and Advocacy
Create other communications pieces as necessary as time allows; press releases or media advisories for events in the field, news articles on changes in programs or context (when newsworthy), or key programmatic achievements

GENERAL INFORMATION
Salary range Not specified
Additional information Not specified
Contract type Temporary
Job type Full Time
Location Nairobi
Area of work Project, program management
Seniority Intern or trainee
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Required education
Bachelor's degree

Required relevant work experience
none

Required skills
Grant and fund management
Budgeting, financial planning
Financial reporting
Cost center monitoring
Accounting
Required languages
English
(Spoken: fluent | Written: fluent)
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