Daniel Kabtimer Email & Phone Number

Africa Regional Office, Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Ethiopia

• Ensure that the tender process is followed as per the ceiling amounts set out in the Operational Fund Manual.• Develop any specific documents for tenders such as application forms and specific information to be included in call for proposals.• Update Operational Fund procedures and manual as required and develop any additional tools that might be needed for the implementation of specific interventions.• Lead the procurement process and ensure all activities are undertaken in a timely manner to high quality.• Develop any evaluation documents as required per each tender such as weighted evaluation scoring sheets.• Participate in the evaluation of technical assistance and grant applications when required,• Manage and maintain a Conflict of Interest Register.• Manage and undertake the Due Diligence Assessment, providing recommendations to the Senior Management Team and writing up assessment reports/memos to document the processes followed.• Monitor the compliance of recipients of funds with all financial management and reporting obligations and facilitating timely disbursements.• Ensure quality controls are followed and that ledgers for each partners to report the balance committed, disbursed and delivered are up to date and accurate.• Undertake scheduled and spot check field visits to recipients of funds as well as review all submitted audit reports.• Ensure that all submitted milestones have been technically approved by management prior to payment.• Maintain an accurate budget and programme forecast and regularly updates this and informs of any changes.• Ensure that financial transactions are recorded in an appropriate way for the M&E team to undertake VfM analysis and to feed into relevant monthly/quarterly/annual reports.

• Support the development of criteria and guidelines for identifying partners and selecting project proposals to be funded• Ensure pre-award surveys are conducted and that monitoring and financial support are provided for grantees• Develop a financial monitoring and evaluation guideline, which reflects financial and administrative requirements at partner level • Ensure financial monitoring systems provide timely and relevant reports, including analysis and tracking of grant commitments (i.e. cash advances), obligations, awards and liquidations, to support efficient accountable grant implementation• Participate in sub-grant monitoring and technical support and equip appropriate staff to provide technical assistance to local sub-grantees in the area of financial management and compliance to improve efficiency • Direct all operational finance, grants & contract activities of the project while coordinating with other staff within Finance and Grants unit to assure conformity with internal policies and procedures • Provide direct management and supervision to a grants officer and will coordinate with the finance officer for the project • To ensure that all transactions are recorded in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles supported by relevant and verifiable source documents• To ensure that monthly account reconciliations are performed and appropriate plans are put in place and executed, as applicable, to resolve any differences. To ensure the timely preparation and submission of a monthly financial and sub-grant performance reports and supporting narratives – including review and documentation of program’s financial performance• Vetting of sub-award data monthly with regard to obligations made and outstanding, reconciling advances and related liquidations of expenses with the accounting system and related grants reports, and ultimate financial oversight of sub award closeout and potential funds recovery

• Under take pre-award capacity assessment for prospective grantees and prepare grant award documents which includes the selected partners’ budgets are in line with programmatic, cost and feasibility criteria and coordinate the scheduling of cash disbursements.• Conduct monthly reconciliations with Finance to ensure grant and fiancé records are up to date and inform finance necessary adjustment if there is any deviation.• Ensure that grants management filing system are properly maintained at all level in accordance with established grant management protocols.• Maintain up to date knowledge of PSI and donors’ grant management rules and regulations as required.• Conduct IPS visit to review financial and grant management and to provide technical support depending on the need.• Review financial reports from grantees and prepare grant management related reports to immediate supervisor

o Maintains a close and smooth working relationship with all partners and uphold the image and values of partner o Prepares and implements a schedule of visits for monitoring the sub-grantees’ financial activities. As a guide, Roving Partner Advisor, visits each partner at least quarterly to review adequacy of management and internal controls over the sub grant management, discuss budget monitoring reports with partner staff and assist with budgeting and other grant related issues o Participates in a joint budget monitoring and evaluation meetings and identifies capacity gaps of the partner organization o Ensures and follows up all sub-grants involving the transfers of resources (cash or in-kind assistance) have signed sub-grant agreement. o Partner capacity assessments are complete the sub-grantee’s payment is authorized by an appropriate person under the scheme of delegation o Previous reports from the sub-grantee have been accepted – this includes acceptance by the programme manager that the financial report ties into the activities undertaken

Work with budget holder and program staff on sub-grant assessment, selection and related sub-granting process o Oversee sub-grant financial and administrative compliance and ensure conformity with donor regulations o Build the financial and administrative capacities of implementing partners in consultation with the capacity building advisor to improve their governance and effective implementation of program activities o Review partners’ quarterly financial reports (disbursement and accruals) and carry out monitoring visits for verification according to donor compliances and sub grant monitoring procedures o Perform quarterly on-site and desk reviews of grantee financial reports, internal controls, compliance, and make recommendations for corrective actions and improvements o Review the accounting procedures and internal controls of each organization, perform financial risk assessments on half yearly basis at least and establish risk mitigation plans o Ensure accuracy of manual and electronic sub-grant files including but not limited to coding, reporting, and forms through use of periodic reconciliations and checks o Maintain grant oversight by recording the status of sub-grants, forecasting and tracking grants and program budgets, and working with finance to track payout requirements o Design and Develop codes and tracking system for the property of the Program delivered to Implementing partners in consultation with the operation coordinator and ensure that all Properties are properly maintained, utilized, controlled and labeled o Develop tools and indicators to ensure quality and timeliness of all aspects of sub-grants processing and management to help grant and finance staff meet their goals o Train and mentor the appropriate staff of implementing partners and SC US staff to improve the financial and administrative systems and ensure compliance to donor requirements

Review the existing MIS by the SACCO  Introduce appropriate MIS and monitor the implementation  Plan, coordinate and direct financial reporting of SACCOs  Train accountants on financial policies and procedures  Undertake SACCO inspections to ensure financial prudence  Monitor SACCO performances to ensure portfolio quality  Inspect SACCO account recordings  Build the capacities of Government auditors  Thoroughly checks loan recovery and bad debt  Address operational and financial recording problems  Improve the quality of SACCO recording  Assure SACCOs have proper financial management to assist them taking timely decision based on financial recording

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration, General

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Global Studies & International Relations

Activities and Societies: GSIRI have attended a BA degree in Global studies & International Relations

Bachelor'S Degree In Accounting, Accounting

Activities and Societies: FBEI have studied Accounting in the degree program

Graduate Certificate Adv Project Mgmt, Advanced Project Management

I am currently attending online education at Walden University Graduate certificate in Advanced Project Management.

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