Job title: Grants Volunteer
Location: Lusaka
Reports to: Grants Specialist
Under the general supervision of the Grants Specialist, the incumbent is responsible for supporting the implementation of effective and efficient grantmaking, including vertical (philanthropic) giving mechanisms.
Main duties
1. Reviews grant and matching requests from qualifying CBOs and CSOs to ensure that support is provided, and its objectives and roles and responsibilities of participants are well articulated
2. Support the monitoring of grants and philanthropic giving for legal, financial, and programme compliance, including but not limited to, ensuring that grant and ‘vertical giving’ requirements are correctly adhered to
3. Support the monitoring and documenting of the grant making workflow processes; designs templates and tools, and provides data to ensure full compliance with internal controls and legal requirements
4. Collaborates with the Finance Unit to generate reports required for management reporting, compliance and financial audits
5. Support the development of training materials and conduct training for CSOs, CBOs and community grant recipients to build their financial management, financial inclusion and literacy, entrepreneurship, participatory grant making, community-based loan systems, and accountability capacities
6. Supports the M&E function through data collection and regular reports as regards progress in community development activities and all aspects of (participatory) grant-making
7. Performs related tasks as the supervisor may deem necessary from time to time
Requirements
Education and Experience:
Minimum Bachelor’s degree or any relevant finance qualification and two (2) years of relevant experience in grant-making (NGO)
Skills and competencies:
- Must possess knowledge of financial principles related to grantmaking.
- Good ethics, integrity & accountability
- Good verbal and written communication skills and ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders
- A practical understanding of safeguarding principals
- Proficiency in at least one of the four local languages, Nyanja, Bemba, Tonga or Lozi
- Interest in ICT and willingness to work online regularly and for longer hours
- Attention to detail
- Good project management skills
- Good time and workload management
- A team player
- Experience with Microsoft Office products, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and other online project management tools.
