Grants Specialist

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🕒 April 10

🌐 South Africa, Nigeria, +2 more countries – Remote

🇿🇦 South Africa – Remote 🇳🇬 Nigeria – Remote 🇸🇳 Senegal – Remote 🇰🇪 Kenya – Remote

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The African Climate Foundation

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11 - 50 employees

🤝 Non-profit

Non-profit

The African Climate Foundation is the first African-led strategic grant-maker working at the nexus of climate change and development. It focuses on philanthropy, environmental advocacy, research, and collaboration to promote renewable energy and sustainability across Africa. The foundation aims to enhance resilience and adaptation to climate change through knowledge sharing and strategic initiatives that address the complexities of climate and development.

📋 Description

• Report to the Senior Grants Manager. • Coordinate end-to-end grants management across all programme areas. • Draft, review, and coordinate Grant, Consultancy, and Sponsorship Agreements and amendments, supporting negotiation and execution with partners. • Coordinate due diligence processes across grants, consultancies, and sponsorships. • Review and validate organisational, financial, governance, and compliance documentation. • Ensure adherence to internal policies, Delegation of Authority, regulatory requirements, and donor requirements. • Monitor grants for legal, financial, and programmatic compliance and maintain complete grant records. • Identify and escalate compliance and operational risks and support mitigation actions. • Support compliance aspects of Requests for Proposals. • Improve internal controls, workflows, templates, and documentation. • Administer the GivingData grants management system and ensure data integrity. • Validate and reconcile records across Grants and Finance. • Generate compliance, risk, and portfolio reports for Programmes, Finance, and the Board. • Coordinate and chair proposal review meetings and prepare decision-making materials. • Support training materials and SOP development. • Provide guidance and informal training on grants processes and systems. • Coordinate with Finance, MEL, Programmes, and Legal across the grant lifecycle. • Support partners with due diligence and contracting requirements. • Track outstanding due diligence items, agreements, and conditions precedent through disbursement.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Social Sciences, Project Management, or related field. • Minimum 5 - 7 years relevant working experience in grantmaking, philanthropy, or programme/grants administration. • Demonstrated experience in due diligence, compliance, and contract/agreement coordination within a grantmaking or similar environment. • Working knowledge of regulatory, audit, and donor compliance requirements. • Experience working with grant management systems (e.g. GivingData, Fluxx, Salesforce) and maintaining high-quality data and documentation standards. • Strong organisational and coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple processes and deadlines simultaneously. • High level of accuracy and attention to detail, particularly in documentation, compliance, and data management. • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to draft and review formal documentation (e.g. agreements, reports). • Ability to work effectively across teams and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders. • Sound judgement and problem-solving ability, with the capacity to identify risks and escalate appropriately. • Proactive, self-motivated, and able to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment. • High levels of integrity, discretion, and professionalism.

🏖️ Benefits

• Contract duration: 12 months (renewable based on mutual agreement) • Remote working considered for candidates based in Nigeria, Senegal, Kenya and South Africa