{"id":2757,"date":"2025-11-20T18:02:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T18:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/tanzania\/job\/finance-grants-assistant-at-iucn\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T15:03:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T15:03:34","slug":"finance-grants-assistant-at-iucn","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/tanzania\/?post_type=job_listing&p=2757","title":{"rendered":"Finance Grants Assistant at IUCN"},"content":{"rendered":"

BACKGROUND:
\nIUCN Tanzania currently runs a diverse portfolio of projects worth USD 23M spread across 9 different regions in mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar. The projects are designed to implement system-wide and multi-sectoral actions for nature, climate, people and the economy. The projects are classified into broad thematic areas, and they include:
\nForest and landscape restoration \u2013 The Restoration Initiative (TRI) and FLR hub
\nResilient watershed and wetlands management \u2013 Katuma River, Ruvuma River, Ruvu basin, Lake Tanganyika, and Mara basin
\nSustainable management of agro-biodiversity landscapes \u2013 SUSTAIN Pro, SUSTAIN Eco, RESOLVE NbS, and Resilient Soybeans for Empowerment in Tanzania (RESET).
\nCoastal and Ocean resilience \u2013 Bahari Yetu, Bahari Mali, and Plastics Free Islands
\nBiodiversity and conservation areas management \u2013 Local community conservation, Podong initiative, and STAR.
\nThe Finance Grants Assistant will be based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with frequent travel to the project sites.
\nJOB DESCRIPTION
\nSPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
\nUnder the guidance of Senior Grants Officer, the Finance Grants Assistant will be responsible in Assisting Finance\/Grants Team in drafting, overseeing, and monitoring the entire grant management process and ensure proper implementation and compliance with donors\u2019 requirements of all grants. This will be done in compliance with IUCN and respective donor financial rules, particularly solicitations, due diligence, pre-award assessments, monitoring, disbursements, reporting, and risk compliance.
\nMAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
\nGrant management systems development;
\nAssist Senior Grants Officer in developing and maintaining an updated comprehensive grants management tracker for Tanzania country office.
\nAssist in ensuring IUCN grants management tools are used and adhered to, drafting updates to match country specific cases.
\nAssist in due diligence process of subgrantee selection for all sections relating to technical, and financial management planning and reporting.
\nAssisting in ensuring program and support teams are fully informed of relevant donor compliance regulations and IUCN procedures to support on-track, on time, and on-budget implementation.
\nAssist in Carrying out grant management capacity building for sub-grantees and project staff.
\nGrants Compliance Management;
\nAssist Senior Grants Officer in reviewing the approval of agreements, amendments, cost, and no-cost extensions for grants
\nWork with Senior Grants Officer to ensure compliance of all donor requirements, as per signed agreements, when reviewing expenses and preparing financial reports.
\nAssist in Preparing accurate quarterly budget variance reports for the IUCN Tanzania C portfolio, analyzing financial performance by comparing actual expenditures to budgets, highlighting variances, and identifying trends.
\nAssist in Reviewing subgrantee reports to ensure spending is compliant with donor requirements.
\nAssist in Conducting a final compliance review to ensure all expenditure aligns with the donor-approved budget.
\nDocumentation and communication;
\nTracking and documenting all relevant and necessary information using the documentation guideline
\nTo always keep files updated in both as a hard copy and electronically in the country sharing drivers
\nTo facilitate documentation of the IPs documents in hands of the sub recipients under the respective portfolio.
\nTo communicate and document any conversation and\/or written information to a supervisor, colleagues, and partners.
\nTo provide a weekly updates and plan at every COB of the last working day of the week.
\nTo Always update Grants Folder with related financial Information.
\nOther responsibilities;
\nPerform other duties as they may be assigned from time to time.
\nREQUIREMENTS
\n\u2022 POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
\nEducation;
\nA university degree preferably in accounting, finance, business administration or any other business-related field.
\nComputer literacy in relation to office applications (word processing, spreadsheets, PowerPoint) use of internet and online communication tools.
\nWork Experience;
\nTwo years of proven experience in grants management, organizational assessment, organizational development and systems reviews.
\nHighly motivated, autonomous, innovative, solution oriented, results driven and resourceful individual.
\nSound expertise in the development, implementation, monitoring and reporting of grant-funded projects.
\nMust be a proactive individual committed to continuous learning and attitude towards self- development.
\nLanguage requirement;
\nExcellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Swahili.
\nCore Competencies;
\nTransparency: Able to build trust and contribute to informed and responsible decision-making by carrying out the work of IUCN in a transparent manner; provides clear guidance to ensure that objectives and desired measurable results are understood by members of the team.
\nInclusiveness: Understands and accepts cultural diversity, and provide a tolerant, positive and supportive working environment that fosters respect for diversity, demonstrates ability to work in a multicultural, multiethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different nationalities and cultural backgrounds.
\nProfessionalism: Promote the organization\u2019s interests, objectives and values in a diligent and professional manner.
\nAccountability: Takes responsibility of individual and collective actions, promotes the IUCN One Programme approach.
\nFunctional competencies;
\nAdheres to IUCN core values of Transparency, Inclusiveness, Professionalism and Accountability.
\nDemonstrated computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite applications.
\nExcellent oral and written communication skills.
\nGood organizational, administrative, reporting and communication skills.
\nA motivated self-starter with ability to work independently and meet tight deadlines without compromising the quality of outputs.
\nA team player with a strong interest in working in an international environment.
\nBe willing to undertake frequent travel and interact with different stakeholders at national\/sub-national levels.
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