Specialist/Fund Specialist/Fund Officer in Chemonics Group UK Ltd./ PFRU 2

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PFRU-2 Recruitment - Candidate Application

Summary:  

 The Partnership Fund for a Resilient Ukraine – Phase 2 (PFRU2) is a multi-year, multi-donor programme managed by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in collaboration with the Government of Ukraine.

We are currently seeking several specialists.

Key Responsibilities

• Assists the Fund/Grants Director with project-initiated subcontracting and grants activities, ensuring compliance with Chemonics policies and procedures as well as the funds manual. Ensures that all contract-specified grants-related regulatory requirements are met in a satisfactory and professional manner.
• Ensures that activities and deliverables related to grants, subcontracts, and projects as applicable are achieved on schedule, in accordance with approved specifications and within the allocated budget.
• Prepares grant agreements and amendments, explains terms, conditions, roles, and responsibilities in compliance with Chemonics policies and procedures and FCDO rules and regulations.
• Assists Fund Director/Manager in the creation of financial and administrative procedures for grants and tracking project expenditures, including appropriate reporting and authorities.
• Conducts if applicable pre-award responsibility and financial review of potential partners to determine applicant management and technical capacity to administer grant and subcontract awards. In particular, participate in examining financial, accounting, and administrative procedures for control of funds and expenditures, including appropriate reporting and authorities. This will include a detailed value for money (economy, efficiency, cost-effectiveness and equity) assessment, in accordance with PFRU value for money policies.
• Ensures effective liaison between PFRU staff and grant recipients and sub-contractors, ensure that recipients are provided with suitable technical advice and assistance in the fields of management, including financial management, financial sustainability, and advocacy.
• Monitors compliance of all agreements governing the award of grants and projects and prepare necessary reports.
• Ensures the highest levels of honesty, integrity, openness and transparency in administering grants award processes and procedures.
• Ensures that grants and project-related files are maintained in a current and complete manner and are audit-ready at all times.
• Assists with training, technical assistance, and commodity needs of potential subcontractors and grantees and establish controls for expenditures and reporting on use of funds.
• Closely liaises with Fund/Grants Director to provide necessary assistance to technical staff on issues related to the refinement, data management, and monitoring of an administrative system to track the activities and performance of organizations who receive funding under the project.
• Ensures full compliance with FCDO regulations and Chemonics grant award policies related to fair and open competition in the award of local grants, and manage the issuance of solicitations for proposals.
• Ensures branding and marketing plans with subcontractors/grantees and environmental compliance is in accordance with PFRU communication and visibility policies. Ensures that grants and projects are closed out within required time frames.
• Provides support to client technical and financial reporting, including preparing budgets and narratives.
• Works with PFRU finance team, grantees, FCDO and Chemonics head office to continuously update and align project budgets with overall programme budget.
• Delivers additional operational, technical and administrative tasks, as requested by Fund/Grants Director or Deputy Team Leader of Operations.

 Required Skild Qualils anfications

• University degree in finance, accounting, economics, audit, entrepreneurship, business administration or equivalent field preferred. Education in other field with appropriate experience in finance / grants will also be accepted.
• Minimum of two years of experience in working in fund management / finance / operations / procurement / grants with international donor-funded projects. Experience working with FCDO as a donor is preferred.
• Familiarity with FCDO and/or UK government reporting is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience working with local organisations.
• Strong financial management skills including analytical and decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated ability in working independently and as part of a team both in-person and remotely.
• Strong organisational and work prioritisation skills.
• Excellent verbal and written and communication skills.
• Demonstrated versatility, and integrity.
• Proven experience developing new organizational systems and tools, with a strong command of Microsoft Office required.
• Ability to work in a professional manner with fellow staff members, visitors, and the public.
• Fluency in Ukrainian and English (both written and oral) is required. 

Location:

This position requires full-time work at the office in Kyiv. Remote work may be possible with managerial approval.

Application Details

Apply using the following link by April 30th. For roles requiring English language skills, English language CVs are preferred (but not required). We encourage to apply people with disabilities.   Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. No telephone inquiries, please. Chemonics will contact finalists.

PFRU-2 Recruitment - Candidate Application