Deadline: 10 February, 2024

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) is seeking to fill the position of Grants Analyst.

NESG is a non-profit, non-partisan private sector organisation with a mandate to promote and champion the reform of the Nigerian economy into a modern, globally competitive, sustainable, inclusive, and open economy.

Responsibilities 

• Work closely with the Grants Officer to review the call of applications and pre-award grant processes
• Assist in reviewing grantees’ monthly reports and follow up on grant disbursements
• In liaison with the Grants Officer, maintain and ensure appropriate updates to the Grants Management tracker including the accuracy of data
• Assist with Grants Unit operation, documentation, engagements with donors and partners, and updating files and templates
• Draft high-quality, clear, concise and compelling letters of interest, grant proposals, consultancy proposals, fundraising letters, reports and other documentation under tight submission deadlines
• Take reform initiatives from ideation to reality, working across diverse policy and thematic areas in line with NESG’s mandate
• Liaise and work with the leadership and members of policy commissions, roundtables, and communities of practice and where applicable, subject specialists to develop innovative concept notes for grant funding
• Support the Grants Operations Officer in maintaining an efficient end-to-end grant management system.
• Participate in spot checks and quarterly review meetings with the grantee and other stakeholders
• Organise the official grant files for audits.
• Other duties, as required

Requirements 

• Master’s Degree/Bachelor’s Degree in any Business/Science-related course or related field
• Project management qualifications such as PMP, PRINCE 2, etc
• Ability to use basic functions of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office programmes
• Strong interpersonal and analytical skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to conduct policy-oriented research and analysis
• Knowledge and expertise working with institutional donors.
• Knowledge of development issues, trends, challenges, opportunities and implications.
• Ability to conduct systematic analyses of public policy issues.
• Proficient in developing logical frameworks.
• Able to deliver quality work within tight deadlines with minimal supervision.

To apply and for more information, click here.

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