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Grant Coordinator at GrowthAfrica
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Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
Posted 9 days ago (15 Sep 2026) Deadline: 25 Sep 2026 Updated 7 days ago
Job Description
The Grant Coordinator oversees the end‑to‑end administration of entrepreneur grants across Kenya, Ghana, Uganda and Rwanda. Key duties include conducting beneficiary and supplier due diligence, strengthening fiduciary controls, maintaining accurate grant records, and supporting donor reporting and audits. The position requires a bachelor’s degree and five to eight years of experience in grant management, programme finance or compliance. Strong analytical, risk‑management and financial reporting skills are essential.
Qualifications & Requirements
- • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
- • 5–8 years of experience in grants management, programme finance, compliance or fiduciary risk management
- • Strong understanding of grant administration, compliance, risk management and financial controls
Required Skills
Responsibilities
- • Conduct or coordinate beneficiary and supplier due diligence
- • Strengthen fiduciary controls, compliance, and anti‑fraud measures
- • Maintain accurate grant records and reporting systems
- • Identify and escalate risks, irregularities, and non‑compliance
- • Support donor reporting, audits, and financial oversight
- • Develop tools and procedures to improve grant administration
- • Coordinate the full grant lifecycle, from eligibility screening to final reconciliation
- • Manage grant disbursements, milestone tracking, and supporting documentation