Deputy Director, Grants Management at Universities Fund (UF)

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• Location: Kenya
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• Job type: Full-Time
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• Must have served in the grade of assistant Director, Grade UF 4 for a minimum period of three (3) years or its equivalent;
• Bachelors' degree in Finance, Economics, Statistics, Accounting, Commerce, Project Management, ICT, Data Science or any related discipline;
• Masters' Degree in Finance, Economics, Statistics, Accounting, Commerce, Project Management, ICT, Data Science or any related discipline;
• Professional qualification and membership where applicable;
• Leadership course lasting not less four (4) weeks;
• Demonstrated results in work performance;
• Proficiency in computer applications;

• Strategic thinking
• Analytical skills
• Research skills
• Communication and reporting skills
• Managerial skills and ability to lead teams
• Mentoring,

• Grants Administration
• Initiating development of policies, regulations and strategies relating to Grant Management;
• Identifying and advising the Director on priority areas for funding;
• Reviewing indents for making Calls for proposals;
• Coordinating the screening and reviewing of grant proposals for eligibility;
• Reviewing of draft letters of offer and contracts for grants,
• Confirming the applicants are advised accordingly before and after the call for proposals;
• Following up on approved grants to ensure they are disbursed;
• Managing development and maintenance of an interactive database of grants;
• Coordinating the Monitoring and Evaluation of grants disbursed;
• Assessing suitability for support towards membership to appropriate international science organisations;
• Confirming compliance with requirements of grant award contract;
• Advising management on policies, regulations and guidelines on grants management;
• Spearheading developing Agenda on Grants management;
• Coordinating Implementation of the Trustees decisions on Research Grant Management;
• Supervising the field research evaluation activities;
• Coordinating the identification of stakeholders for consultations and engagement;
• Evaluating staff Performance in the department;
• Supervising, Mentoring and coaching of staff

• Serving as a primary point-of-contact regarding the university funding policy development and revision process;
• Advising on the possible interaction between proposed university funding policies with other existing policies and law in the university sector.
• Coordinating submission of policies to the appropriate administrators for review and approval.
• Coordinating the development and reviewing of transparent and fair criteria for funding of universities
• Facilitating the development and review of the costs for universities;
• Facilitating the development and review of the Minimum Discipline Differentiated Unit Costs for universities.
• Responding to, and directing, stakeholder enquiries and communications throughout the university funding policy consultation, design and implementation phases.
• Guiding and facilitating the formulation, review, publication and implementation of institutional policies and procedures, including recommendation on involvement of key stakeholders, chairing or co-chairing policy committees, and collection of feedback on proposed policy revisions on university funding.
• Issuing policy advisories on emerging funding issues to the Director General

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