John Asante Email & Phone Number

Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana

• Reviewed grant requests and package same in grant recommendation memos and provided thorough narrative to the Grant Committee in the following format:o Applicant background;o Baseline data;o Perceived risks associated with applicant and operational industry;o Effects of COVID-19 on applicant, if any; ando Potential for recovery and growth prospects.• Investigated the competitiveness of prices for equipment requests and other proposed grant expenditure;• Provided justifications for any recommended costs of applicant budget line items;• Provided potential impact of grant on sales, employee size and exports.

Accra

Grants Management and Project Implementation• Worked closely with the Fund Manager to strategize and operationalize the grants award system to ensure that the grantees are supported effectively;• Analyzed data from the Grants Management software to identify issues pertaining to the advocay actions being undertaken by the applicants;• Assisted in the development of annual work plans and budgets to enable the Secretariat finance grants for advocacy and training activities of private sector business associations;• Assisted in writing annual and semi-annual reports for Development Partners to report on progress of grant activities, use of donor funds and the impact of the advocacy activities on private sector development;Project Financial Management• Assisted in the development of financial management modules in line with the Development Partners requirements to enable beneficiaries of the grant financially account for the use of the funds;• Organized and facilitated financial management trainings for external consultants and Private Sector Organisations to ensure that they report adequately to the Fund in line with Donor requirements;• Maintained strict budgetary adherence and monitoring;• Ensured the review and timely submission of regular financial reports;Management of Field Staff• Organized and facilitated training programmes for 20 external consultants to train Private Sector Organisations that access grants;• Oversaw the management of all training consultants, including selection, supervision and ongoing performance evaluations;Relationship Management• Fostered relationships with public sectors, donors and Private Sector Organisations;• Ensured positive relationships are maintained between Private Sector Organisations and the BUSAC Fund in order to achieve project targets;• Represented the Fund Manager at events organized by collaborating partners.

Ghana

• Sensitized of Rural and Community Banks (RCBs) on availability of long-term financial products for Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) financing;• Coordinated with the Credit Unit on credit appraisal of RCBs accessing the Rural Finance Wholesale Fund (RFWF);• Monitored RCBs to verify the accounting and credit delivery processes used by the banks in receiving the funds and disbursing them to the clients;• Undertook credit investigation/research to determine the creditworthiness of RCBs clients to access facilities for on-lending;• Collated and analyzed data on repayments between clients and the RCBs for effective monitoring;• Monitored repayment returns to identify RCBs with undisbursed funds to recall the facility;• Liaised between Apex Bank and DANIDA on the Rural Finance Project;• Undertook monitoring and evaluation of Rural Finance project activities;• Participated in Apex Bank Management meetings on the Rural Finance project;

Ghana

• Researched international best practices on private sector competitiveness to develop advocacy proposals targeted at government on how to create an enabling environment for private sector growth;• Reviewed proposed government policies in the annual national budgets and their effect on private sector growth in Ghana. Policy recommendations were developed and presented to the Ministry of Finance;• Developed project proposals for funding to organisations such as Centre for Private Enterprise (CIPE), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) among others;• Coordinated project activities with a focus on developing a strong private sector which will partner government in economic growth.• Coordinated training activities for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to enhance their capacity to be able to compete both locally and internationally.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Management Information Systems, General

Bachelor'S Degree, Marketing/Marketing Management, General