Grants and Compliance Officer

About the role

Amref Health Africa, a large African-based international health development organisation, is hiring a Grants and Compliance Officer in Lodwar. Working under the Grants Manager, the officer coordinates, documents, tracks and ensures quality of programme sub-grants across multiple countries, from pre-award review and start-up through implementation, reporting and close-out. The role works closely with programme teams, Finance, MEL and sub-grantees to support compliance with donor and Amref requirements and to keep grant files audit-ready.

Key responsibilities

• Manage active sub-grants across countries, keeping documentation, trackers, dashboards and grant files complete and audit-ready
• Monitor sub-grant spending against budgets and flag variances, risks or anomalies
• Review sub-grant agreements and amendments for obligations, milestones and reporting requirements
• Act as first point of contact for grants queries from country teams and sub-grantees, and help partners comply with agreement terms and reporting
• Support partner onboarding, including documentation checks, compliance verification and orientation to grants tools
• Coordinate with Finance on budget setup, expenditure tracking, reconciliation and fund disbursement, and check sub-grantee financial reports
• Support donor financial and narrative reports, and assist with compliance reviews, audits and spot checks
• Identify and escalate grant-related risks to the Grants Manager and contribute to continuous improvement of grants systems

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in international development, public administration, business administration, finance, accounting, project management, public health or a related field
• Professional qualification such as CPA (K), ACCA, CFA, CMI, CA or similar, with experience applying accounting standards in multi-country, donor-funded programmes
• Certified Grants Management Specialist (CGMS) credentials are an added advantage
• 4 to 6 years of experience in grants management in the social impact/development sector
• Demonstrable experience managing grants, sub-grants, procurement and compliance with donor regulations, including prefunding assessment, contract design, compliance management, data analysis and budget/report review
• Fluent oral and written English

Required skills

• Proficiency in financial systems, CRM software and Microsoft Office
• Managing complex donor grants, sub-grants and partner compliance

Applications include a CV and a cover letter; the deadline is Monday 16 November 2026 at 23:59 EAT. Amref charges no fees and has not appointed any recruitment agents.