Grants Specialist- Angola

Menongue, Angola

or

Luanda, Angola

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Our goal is to cultivate an inclusive work environment so that all our colleagues around the globe feel a sense of belonging, and that their unique contributions to our mission are valued. We know we’ll only achieve our Mission by hiring and engaging a diverse workforce that reflects the communities in which we work. In addition to the requirements in our postings, we recognize that people come with talent and experiences outside of a job. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and a culture of inclusion! Please apply – we’d love to hear from you. To quote myriad TNC staff members, “you’ll join for our mission, and you’ll stay for our people.”

Since establishing the Africa Program in 2007, The Nature Conservancy’s vision in Africa is to work towards fostering a sustainable future for people and nature, partnering with indigenous communities, governments and private sector across more than 22 million hectares on the continent. Our efforts are firmly rooted in people, leveraging scientific and technical expertise as we collaborate with key stakeholders to conserve and enhance Africa’s shared resources in the countries we operate. Together with our partners, we are witnessing critical milestones in integrated land and fisheries management, ocean and source water protection, energy development and sustainable food production, working together and strengthening our resolve in tackling global challenges such as climate change, habitat and biodiversity loss that stand to adversely impact the nearly 1.4 billion people that share Africa.

In Angola, The Nature Conservancy is working collaboratively in support of the country’s ambitious biodiversity conservation and climate mitigation agenda. TNC works across freshwater, ocean and terrestrial ecosystems to protect and sustainable manage critical habitats for species, ecosystems, and carbon stocks. TNC brings science and innovative tools and approaches to inform better decision-making, develops innovative financial mechanisms for long-term sustainability, cultivates strategic partnership and fosters the needs for inclusive, equitable conservation that benefits nature and people.

The Grants Specialist is directly responsible for the administration of all aspects of publicly funded awards from pre-award to award implementation and closeout. Their duties include review of funder solicitations, review of proposals and budgets, agreement and amendment negotiation, agreement set-up in the Conservancy’s finance system, review of agreement financial data for accuracy and compliance, and maintenance of agreement auditable files. They work closely with award managers to ensure that the terms and conditions of agreements are met and properly documented and communicates directly with the agency contracting officers. The Grants Specialist is also directly responsible for the due diligence and administrative aspects of grants out to grantee organizations. Additionally, they assist staff in their specialty area and respond to moderately complex employee/management questions and problems based on advanced knowledge of the subject area.

This position will also work closely with the Africa region grants team and the Grants Service Network. This role reports to the Lead Grants Specialist at the regional office. The position location is preferably based in Menongue or Luanda, Angola but other locations within TNC established Africa Region offices may be considered as well. No employment visas or assistance is being offered with this position except for the local labor employment requirements.

Are you looking for work you can believe in? At TNC we strive to embody a philosophy of Work that You Can Believe in where you can feel like you are making a difference every day. We’re looking for someone to join a diverse, multi-disciplinary team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the ongoing mission of conservation by advancing the work of our team!

The ideal candidate should have exceptional communication and collaboration skills and experience in public awards management. This position works closely with award managers and TNC attorneys to administer awards. They ensure programmatic commitments, financial standards and legal requirements are met and managed for compliance. They also reinforce consistency in the organization’s policies and procedures and provide support and training related to award administration. 

• Experience administering public awards.
• Multi-lingual skills and/or multi-cultural experience appreciated.
• Non-profit accounting experience preferred.
• Ability to manipulate, analyze and interpret data.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Experience monitoring for and ensuring compliance with organizational policy, applicable law and regulation, and finance/accounting/management best practice.
• Experience analyzing a regulatory framework and applying it to the situation at hand.
• Requires fluency in Portuguese and English language to support operations.
• Responsible for the USAID project financial management, preparation of financial reports, invoices and compliance with USAID rules and regulations.
• Supports and helps strengthen the management and administration of sub-awards made to partner organizations to ensure compliance with USAID rules and regulations.
• Ensures TNC policies and procedures, USAID guidelines and regulations, financial standards, and legal requirements are met and managed for compliance.
• Engages directly with USAID in country mission and representatives on financial reporting and compliance when required.
• Drafts outgoing sub-award agreements using standard templates.
• Reviews internal and partner financial reports and supports tracking of private sector leverage fund.
• Works closely with the USAID Chief of Party and other technical managers to ensure technical deliverables are tied to financial reports.
• Presents Budget Variance Analysis and project pipeline reports to the technical teams every quarter.
• Assists with quality control reviews,  approvals and documentation  presented for payment requests to ensure accuracy and full support in documentation for audit purposes.
• Provides leadership in integrating financial management to support conservation objectives.

We would like to provide some additional details about what this position does not involve. This position does not have fundraising or managerial responsibilities and does not supervise other staff. This position is not investigating funding opportunities, writing grants, or securing grant funds—however it does include reviewing proposals and ensuring they comply with the awarding agencies requirements and meet TNC policies and procedures.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field and 3 years related experience or equivalent combination.
• Experience with accounting/financial issues and analysis.
• Experience using accounting and financial reporting systems.
• Technical experience with spreadsheet programs, general ledger reports and financial management tools.
• Experience, coursework or other training with U.S. Federal Uniform Guidance, state and local regulations, multilateral and international regulations, and standard contract clauses, as applicable.

Since 1951, TNC has been doing work you can believe in. Through grassroots action, we have grown from a small non-profit into one of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world. Thanks to more than 1 million members, over 400 scientists, and the dedicated efforts of our diverse staff and partners, we impact conservation around the world! 

TNC offers competitive and comprehensive benefits packages tailored to the individual countries where we work. These may include health care benefits, retirement benefits, parental leave, paid time off, life insurance, and disability coverage as well as an employee assistance program and other life and well-being benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our on nature.org/careers. 

We’re proud to offer a flexible work environment that supports the health and well-being of the people we employ.

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The Nature Conservancy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our commitment to diversity includes the recognition that our conservation mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people of diverse backgrounds, beliefs and culture. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization that reflects our global character is a priority and we encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

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An attractive salary and benefits package is part of TNC’s value proposition to our employees. TNC strives to provide competitive pay and bases salaries on the geographic location of the role committing to being equitable across groups and providing hiring salary ranges when possible.

Since we support flexible and remote work for our employees, many positions have a flexible location within countries where we’re registered as a Non-government Organization and established as an employer. This may mean we’re unable to provide a hiring salary range in the posting for some of our positions. However, candidates invited to be part of our interview process will be provided their location specific range upon request.