In this role and reporting to the Director, Grants and Program Finance, you will support the program and grants team to develop and maintain a coordinated approach towards financial reporting to donors and compliance in procurement and contract management for the AIMS Secretariat and all AIMS centres. You will work towards attaining value for money, developing sustainable relationships and performance management of suppliers, you will be responsible for budget monitoring, donor financial reports and maintaining an up to date contracts and agreement data base for the network. With respect to procurement, you will be involved in soliciting and monitoring a variety of contracts including consulting and professional services, construction, and other services to meet AIMS centre needs.
As the Manager, Grants Administration, you will work with program and grants team to develop the department’s annual budgets and monitor spending to ensure compliance with approved budget. You will also monitor cash flow in collaboration with finance department and ensure effective mapping and prioritization of payment, maintain internal budgets and ensure appropriate allocation of support costs to active programs, in coordination with program managers, you will perform pipeline analysis, including review of accruals and commitments of the current portfolio to ensure programs operate within allocated budgets and according to the contractual terms, respond to internal and external audit requests.