Sub Awards Manager-Nairobi(Maternity Cover) At Mercy Corps

Program / Department Summary
The Mercy Corps Finance Department is responsible for all financial functions including accounting, payments and banking, payroll, budgeting, financial reporting, grant and sub awards financial management and compliance. The Mercy Corps Finance Department ensures compliance with donor regulations as well as Mercy Corps' internal policies and procedures. In its role as a support to the Program Department, the Finance Department provides timely reports and assistance to the Country Director and the Program team to ensure that financial resources are used efficiently and effectively.
General Position Summary
The Sub Awards Manager works under the guidance and supervision of the Senior Sub Awards and Compliance Manager, working closely alongside the program leads, Managers, Party, Finance and Grants staff specific to respective programs without substantive grants team, Consortium members and the Mercy Corps Finance team in Kenya. Sub Awards Manager will be based in Nairobi with significant travel to the field.
Essential Job Responsibilities
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
Work with the Partnership and Capacity Building Manager in identification, due diligence, and assessment of Local Implementing Partners in Mercy Corps operational counties, including preparation of partner agreements as per donor guidelines and requirements.
Support in the development and implementation of organizational capacity assessment tools geared towards the determination of LIP functional and programmatic capacities.
Support the development and delivery of a joint capacity strengthening plan for sub awarded LIPs on financial, administrative, grants management and donor requirements for effective compliance and accountability.
Lead accountability and compliance support for LIPs including development and implementation of regularized monitoring to ensure compliance with donor expectations and requirements.
Ensure all LIP documentation, including financial reports is uploaded into donor/project/programme specific shared folders for documentation and action.

AWARD MANAGEMENT
Conduct pre-monitoring of grant applicants to evaluate financial and administrative systems, as needed.
Monitor all approved grants and ensure timely financial reporting is completed.
Consult program coordinators as needed for enhanced monitoring and evaluation exercises according to Mercy Corps' best practices and compliance requirements.
Support in the development of Mercy Corps' resource tools for building capacity of local NGOs and CBOs.
Identify linkages between projects from different sectors and different geographic areas.
Ensure close communication with sub-grantees implementing projects.
Identify potential problems during implementation of projects by the sub-grantees and make recommendations.
Prepare progress reports on sub-grantees.
Conduct financial and administrative training for sub-grantees.
Conduct periodic audits of sub-grantees.
Following audits and subsequent discussions with the Implementation Manager and Finance and Compliance Director recommend financial and administrative training activities for sub-grantees.
Ensure that grant activities comply with Mercy Corps and partner internal policies and procedures, as well as Donor rules and regulations.
Participate in the development and implementation of the program's annual work plans.
Ensure that field staff are familiar with grants management procedures.
Ensure that sub grantee details are updated in Navigator.
Any other duties as may be assigned.

COMPLIANCE
Ensure that the program is executed in alignment with the prime award agreement and the applicable the donor regulations, staying abreast of changes in regulatory environment related to Mercy Corps/donor/grant compliance; update Program procedures as necessary.
Identify and communicate compliance risks associated with program implementation. Work with program teams ensure that program activities are designed to be compliant, while facilitating the achievement of the program objectives.
Review the Program procurement and program transactions, contracts and other documents for compliance requirements and ensure these requirements are met.
Prepare prior approval, waiver and other compliance requests to the donor. Assist subrecipients, as needed with subrecipient compliance requests to Mercy Corps.
Prepare and maintain internal and donor compliance-related reports.
Provide leadership and direction with regard to any grant or contract functions needed for the program's success and to provide input on program functions.
Ensure the compliance tracker is up to date and reviewed with the relevant departments on a monthly basis.

SAFEGUARDING
Actively learns about safeguarding and integrates it into their work, including safeguarding risks and mitigations related to their area of work
Practices the values of Mercy Corps including respecting the dignity and well-being of participants and fellow team members
Encourages openness and communication in their team; encourages team members to submit reports if they have any concerns using reporting mechanisms e.g., Integrity Hotline and other options

SECURITY
Ensure compliance with MCs security procedures and policies, financial reporting and management systems that ensure the safety and security of MC financial resources including cash assets and records.
Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to Mercy Corps and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission.

ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING
As part of our commitment to organizational learning and in support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities they serve, we expect all team members to commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit Mercy Corps as well as themselves.

ACCOUNTABILITY TO BENEFICIARIES
Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically
to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.

Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC's policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues.

Supervisory Responsibility
Finance and Grants Officers as may be assigned.
Accountability
Reports Directly To:Senior Sub Awards and Compliance Manager
Works Directly With:Chief of Party, Deputy Chief of Party, Finance and Sub grants team members, MC Kenya Finance team, other program teams and technical support from Mercy Corps office in Portland, Oregon and Edinburgh, Netherlands.
Knowledge and Experience
A bachelor's degree in business administration, Finance, Economics, CPA(K) or relevant field with at least 4 years work experience in Finance and Grants Management.
Previous work experience with an NGO in community development is an added advantage.
Experience in report writing, grants management & technological skills.
Demonstrated knowledge of donor financial and management systems, regulations and reporting requirements. Evidence of ability to be creative and flexible within those requirements.
Analytical capabilities with accounting procedures and processes for structuring projects.
Experience with monitoring, evaluation designing and implementing projects and effective workflow processes and procedures
Knowledge of Sphere standards and other training in humanitarian response preferred.
Ability to communicate technical, budgetary and program details to staff, grantees and applicants.