Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Senior Grants Specialist

JOB TITLE: Sr. Grants Specialist
JOB FAMILY: Finance & Accounting
JOB NUMBER: 700039
SALARY GRADE: 7
EXEMPT STATUS: Salaried
DATE: March 2015
SUMMARY
The Sr. Grants Specialist provides highly specialized finance/accounting-related services to the Nature Conservancy’s Africa Region.  Preference for position to sit in Nairobi, Kenya; Arusha, Tanzania; or Lusaka, Zambia.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
The Sr. Grants Specialist provides highly specialized services in: financial analysis and reporting; accounting; and public and private grants administration for the Africa Region. S/he has a high level of knowledge and experience in international public funders such as USAID and multilaterals (i.e. GEF, World Bank, etc.). S/he administers and maintains finance/accounting activities in accordance with public funder guidelines and regulations and TNC policies and procedures and best practices in financial/organizational management. The Sr. Grants Specialist provides assistance to all levels of personnel in his/her specialty area. S/he responds to complex employee/management questions and problems based on advanced knowledge of the subject area.
RESPONSIBILITIES & SCOPE
  • Works toward meeting the strategic priorities of the program by developing and coordinating tactics for approved plans and completing day-to-day tasks.
  • Responsible for coordinating and managing assigned public awards made to TNC and subawards and private grants made by TNC to regional partners.
  • Ensures programmatic commitments, TNC policies and procedures, public funder guidelines and regulations, financial standards and legal requirements are met and managed for compliance.
  • Reinforces consistency in the organization’s policies and procedures and provides support related to public award administration.
  • May participate in complex negotiations.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field and 4 years’ related experience or equivalent combination.
  • Experience with relational databases.
  • Technical experience with grants award accounting issues.
  • Experience, coursework or other training with applicable U.S. Federal government circulars (OMB Circulars A-110, A-122 and A-133), state and local regulations, and standard contract clauses.
  • Experience using accounting and financial reporting systems.
  • Experience with government regulations related to grants and contracts
PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
  • Master’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field preferred.
  • Excellent analytical and quantitative skills.
  • Non-profit accounting experience preferred.
  • Experience in manipulating, analyzing and interpreting data.  Advanced expertise in Microsoft Excel.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Knowledge of current trends in specific field.
  • May require fluency in a foreign language to support global operations.
ORGANIZATIONAL COMPETENCIES
Accountability for Outcomes: Pushes for excellence.  Establishes challenging goals for self and others to drive performance in support of the Conservancy’s mission. Is aligned with the organization’s mission/ values.  Takes action to address performance problems in a timely and appropriate manner.
Builds Organizational Capability: Builds or adapts organizational structures to accomplish the mission and to improve performance.  This includes reorganizing organizational systems, structures, processes, procedures, communication channels or reporting relationships.  With the Conservancy’s strategic filter in mind, determines who can contribute, gets the right people involved, and builds bench strength for the future.
Collaboration & Teamwork: Works with others across organizational boundaries. Makes decisions, sets priorities, and allocates resources to help the organization as a whole achieve results.
Communications: Effectively expresses messages verbally and in writing.  Actively listens to others.  Fosters open exchange of issues.  Is timely with information.
Courage & Decisiveness: Makes decisions and stands by them.  Makes timely decisions even under pressure and when lacking complete information. Has the courage to modify decisions and admit why and how they were wrong.
Flexibility & Innovation: Flexible to changing circumstances. Takes innovative approaches towards work.  Takes calculated risks and makes dependable decisions in the fact of uncertainty.
Influences for Results: Achieves results by persuading, convincing, or influencing others. Adapts approach to the individual or group and knows how and when to use complex influence strategies. Uses success stories and passion for the mission to generate enthusiasm and support.
Open to Learning: Versatile learner and committed to self-improvement.  Employs strengths effectively.  Willingly shares knowledge with others.  Seeks coaching on areas needing improvement.  Adjusts behavior/performance as needed.  Views mistakes as learning opportunities.
Organizational Awareness: Understands the basics of our business.  Knows how local job relates to the big picture & contributes to the overall strategy.  Knows how/why things work inside TNC.  Easily moves through internal networks and channels for success.
This description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required for this job.
To apply for this job email your details to rzyeele@TNC.ORG
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