Grants Management Officer Job at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH)

Grants Management Officer  
Dar es Salaam
Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH)
Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) is a National Referral Hospital, Research Center and University teaching Hospital .

Muhimbili National Hospital in collaboration with Emory University has received a Grant from Abbott Fund Tanzania for implementation of activities under the Emory Muhimbili Partnership for Health Administration Strengthening and Integration of Services(EMPHASIS).

To effectively implement its 5 years Corporate Strategic Plan the Hospital has planned to strengthen its Resources Mobilization base and therefore wishes to recruit Grant Management Officer for 1 year contract (renewable upon mutual agreement and availability of fund).

POSITION SUMMARY

The Grants Management Officer will be a critical member of the TRCU team, reporting to the Head of Teaching, Research and Consultancy Unit. The Grants Management Officer works across all internally or externally funded programs, including collaborating with finance and IT to ensure effective and efficient grant implementation processes. The overall responsibility is to effectively manage a portfolio of grants and provide support to grant holders in order to facilitate the delivery of quality projects on time and on budget.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Monitor grants for legal, financial, and program compliance including but not limited to ensuring that grant requirements are correctly documented in the grant files and database.
Review reports and monitor progress of projects to verify that grant holders are implementing grants to address agreed objectives in a timely manner and in-keeping with good practice;
Work closely with colleagues to coach and support grant holders in the management of their activities, funding and partnership;
Maintain regular communication with grant holders to ensure compliance to the funding organizations other Foundation professionals through Peak
Monitor and document the grant making workflow processes, forms, templates, reports and data to assure full compliance with internal controls and legal requirements.
Generate reports and data analysis of the activities by different programs
Work with finance department to ensure all payments to grant holders are executed in a timely fashion
To facilitate the finance departments to generate reports required for compliance and financial statement audits by donors.
Assist in developing narratives and financial report templates for grant holders.
Improve the way staff report progress on their grant activities by providing support and tools for reporting
Participate in scheduled meetings for reporting grants progress including provision of work-related updates.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Holder of bachelor degree in one of the following fields; statistics, Epidemiology or Public Health.
Minimum of 2 years working experience as a grant management officer in NGO or Research institution

MODE OF APPLICATION

A signed application letter with certified copies of academic certificates and up-to-date Curriculum Vitae (CV) with three referees with reliable contacts, postal address, e-mail, and mobile numbers should be addressed to

Executive Director,
Muhimbili National Hospital,
P.O. Box 65000,
Dar Es Salaam

Via the following email address: Email: hrt@mnh.or.tz