Specialist – Finance & Grants
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BRAC International is hiring a mid-level Specialist – Finance & Grants for its Scaling Graduation with Governments in Africa (SGGA) programme, based in Nairobi. The role supports grant reporting and compliance, expenditure verification and budgeting across 10 countries, reporting to the Senior Manager, Finance & Grants. Full-time position with an application deadline of 05/10/2026.
- Mid-level, full-time finance and grants role based in Nairobi with BRAC International.
- Part of the USD 440 million, 10-country SGGA partnership with the Mastercard Foundation.
- Reports to the Senior Manager, Finance & Grants; supports donor reporting, compliance and audits.
- Involves expenditure verification, budgeting and coordination with multi-country project teams.
- Application deadline: 05/10/2026; salary open.
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Job Title: Specialist – Finance & Grants – KENYA (Scaling Graduation with Governments in Africa-SGGA)
Date Posted: 22/09/2026
Job Type: Full Time
Job Level: Middle
Employer: BRAC International
Industry: Finance
Salary: Open
Location: Nairobi
Country: Kenya
Deadline: 05/10/2026
About the Position
BRAC’s Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative (UPGI) works with governments across Africa to integrate and scale the Graduation approach into national and subnational systems engaging staff in countries, central teams and donors along the way. SGGA is the flagship of that work, a 10-year partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, worth USD 440 million, spanning central activities and country-specific Program Investment Proposals across ten countries.
This is a mid-level role for someone with strong grants management skills who wants to be part of implementing a government-led Graduation Programme. We’re looking for someone with
Experience
managing large, multi-country, complex grants ideally with The Foundation who are comfortable working in evolving environments where solutions get built iteratively.
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Finance & Grants, the position holder will support Grant reporting and compliance, Grant monitoring via expenditure verification, budgeting for programme investments and foundation budgets while coordinating the grant processes with the rest of the project teams in the multiple sites where the grant is being implemented.
Major
in grants management, with demonstrated responsibility for managing complex, restricted donor grants.
Demonstrated
managing the full grant lifecycle, from start-up through reporting and closeout.
Minimum 5 years of progressive
in grant management within international development, with significant
managing large, restricted donor grants.
Demonstrated
managing the full grant lifecycle, from start-up through reporting and closeout.
Solid grounding in financial systems, grant and donor compliance
Responsibilities
- Grant Reporting & Compliance
- Ensure the Program Accounts are accurate and reconciled (the foreign-currency account plus a local-currency account in each of the 10 countries)
- Reconcile donor reports with the the financial system ledgers,
- Consolidate country reports, review bank reconciliations and fund utilization statements and prepare donor activity report,
- Review reimbursement claims from country teams, confirming expense legibility, accuracy and in line with reimbursement procedures.
- Support both internal external donor audit processes ensuring that required documents and explanations are availed.
- Prepare quarterly donor reports, currency gain/loss reports, and reporting from any BRAC affiliates delivering part of the work
- Grant Monitoring
- Monitor expenses, ensuring that funds are actually utilized in accordance with the donor agreement,
- Ensure that transactions are well supported (receipts, invoices, vouchers, expenditure statements, proof of payments),
- Maintain a thorough understanding of SGGA grant agreement
Requirements
- ensuring compliance is embedded throughout the programme lifecycle.
- Budgeting and Reporting
- Support the country teams in the review of submitted budgets against the Program Investment Proposals templates and the Foundation budget guidelines and support the consolidation of country and central budgets into a consolidated financial plan.
- Review variance analysis (BvAs) and work with the Head of Partnerships to engage respective teams for any corrective action.
- Coordination
- Work in close partnership with Finance Teams supporting SGGA across 10 Country Offices and the Africa Regional Office, ensuring accurate financial oversight and compliance with donor requirements.
- Act as a key liaison with the Central SGGA Programme Management Team, the Africa Graduation Platform Team, and Central Finance and Grants staff to strengthen coordination and alignment across functions
- Develop and maintain a strong understanding of Graduation Programme operations across diverse country contexts, enabling effective alignment between financial management practices and programme implementation priorities. .
- Documentation
- Maintain a complete, accurate, and up-to-date Grants Management File, ensuring it is readily accessible for internal review, donor verification, or external audit.
- Ensure systematic archiving of financial records and supporting documentation, following organizational policies and donor compliance requirements.
- Support the maintenance of a comprehensive, audit-ready documentation trail for the grant, enabling transparency, accountability, and timely retrieval of records.
- Other (Safeguarding Responsibilities)
- Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation to achieve the program’s goals of safeguarding implementation.
- Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
- Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so.
- Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics or another relevant discipline is required.
- CPA or ACCA (or equivalent professional accounting qualification).
- Minimum 5 years of progressive
- Strong analytical skills, including the ability to read and interpret budgets, track expenditure, and identify financial risks. Track record of putting together clear reporting formats and financial reports for donors
- Familiarity with segment reporting and multi-currency accounts
- Willing and able to travel to SGGA Program countries fairly often
- Able to build trust and communicate clearly across cultures
- Fluent in written and spoken English