Finance and Grants Officer

at  Tetra Tech

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Tetra Tech is a leading provider of consulting and engineering services worldwide. It supports government and commercial clients with innovative solutions focused on international development, climate mitigation and adaptation, environmental sustainability, biodiversity, conservation, land reform, infrastructure, urban development, transport, water, and resource management. With 27,000 associates worldwide in over 120 countries, Tetra Tech’s capabilities span the entire project cycle.
Tetra Tech International Development Europe is Tetra Tech’s European business unit focused on International Development. We are based in London with offices in Kenya, Nigeria, Poland, and the Netherlands. We deliver international development programmes focused on economic growth, governance and justice/security, and infrastructure, for clients such as the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), the United Nations, the European Union, the European Investment Bank and other donors and funding agencies. We also have a strong in-house Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Practice consisting of 35 evaluators, statisticians, economists, social scientists, and research managers.

JOB OVERVIEW:

The Strengthening Peace and Resilience in Nigeria (SPRiNG) Programme will support a more stable and peaceful Nigeria, with citizens benefiting from reduced violence and increased resilience to the climate. It will achieve this by supporting Nigerian stakeholders in responding to conflict, security, justice, and natural resource management challenges in target areas.
SPRiNG will (a) support locally led enhancements to conflict prevention, violence reduction, security and justice and natural resource management; (b) work to remove or lessen the impact of critical barriers to peace; and (c) support partnerships for peace with likeminded international partners to multiply funding spent by FCDO.
Spring is a politically led programme grounded in research, evidence, and science, including political economy and conflict analysis, to ensure that it addresses the root causes of violence. SPRiNG is problem-driven, evidence-based, iterative, adaptive in approach, reflective, responsive, and scalable.
The SPRiNG programme is seeking a Finance and Grants Officer who will be responsible for providing support to the implementation of the SPRiNG programme and Tetra Tech Shared Nigeria services by supporting downstream partner relationship management and fund disbursements.

APTITUDE AND SKILLS:

• Experience working on UK donor Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) funded projects.
• Full or part-qualified accountant.
• Experience working with QuickBooks and ApprovalMax.
• Reoccurring demonstratable accounting grants management experience is essential.
• Strong accounting, finance, and administration skills
• Experience supporting the preparation of financial reports.
• Excellent understanding of programme cycle management.
• Excellent command of accounting software.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills and demonstrable experience working with finance and non-finance staff.
• Strong background in financial management systems.
• Experience auditing partner grants.
• Experience in building the capacity of local organisations and sub-grantees in areas of grant compliance, financial reporting, and accountability.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A university degree (or equivalent) in accounting or financial management.
• Any other professional course in finance, grants or programmes will be an added advantage
  Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion:
  Tetra Tech prides itself on a workplace culture that advances equality, diversity, and inclusion and ensures the workplace is free from discrimination, harassment, bullying, racism, and hate speech of any form regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage, and civil partnerships. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply for this role.
  Think you have what it takes but are not sure you check every box? Research shows that while men apply to roles when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women often only apply when they meet every requirement. If you’re passionate about what we’re building, we look forward to hearing from you.

• PARTNER ENGAGEMENT AND RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENTResponsible for coordinating downstream partner requirements, compliance and reporting, including the development and review of concept notes, budgets, partner financial reports and disbursements, working closely with Regional Technical Leads and Workstream Leads
• Support the Organisational Capacity Assessment process, including coordinating regular assessments, spot checks, development of capacity-building work plans for every partner, and the management and delivery of training and capacity-building
• In collaboration with the Safeguarding Focal Points, ensure partners comply with safeguarding standards
• In liaison with the Programme Management Unit, play a leading role in partner contract development and follow-on processes
• Support the Finance & Grants Manager in conducting Partner Internal Audits & spot checks.
• Assist in maintaining the Partner Asset Register.
• Assist in tracking risks associated with individual partners.
• Support the Finance & Grants Manager and Programme Management Unit (PMU) in conducting Partner Due Diligence and Onboarding
• Support the Finance & Grants Manager in maintaining the Partnership Disbursement Tracker
• Any other finance-related duties delegated by the Head of Finance & Finance and Grants Manager, including supporting with assigned finance-related tasks.