1.      Key Responsibilities (non-exhaustive)

Grant Management & Financial Compliance

• Lead the operational and administrative management of grants, by ensuring compliance with Expertise France’s internal procedures: call preparation, selection processes, contracting, and closure
• Monitor grant expenditures, ensuring strict alignment with EU eligibility criteria and financial regulations
• Set up an operational and optimised mechanism for the reporting between the CSOs and expertise France, backed by an appropriate monitoring and verification of expenditure
• Guarantee compliance with all contractual and donor obligations throughout the implementation cycle
• Check and validate the interim and final financial reports of grant recipients, ensuring their accuracy and consistency in accordance with procedures.
• Verify the quality of expected deliverables in collaboration with the project team and the finance team (narrative and financial reports).
• In conjunction with the finance team, ensure that validated financial reports from partners are recorded in Sage X3.
• Use various deliverables (budget forecasts, procurement plan, communication plan, etc.) to inform the project team of the progress of contracts and alert them to any delays.
• Develop and update the administrative management dashboard for grant contracts.
• Oversee the audit of grant partners in conjunction with the finance and project team
• Maintain a comprehensive and audit-ready filing system for all financial and contractual documents
• Coordinate with internal legal and financial departments, and liaise with external auditors when required

Partner Support & Risk Mitigation

• Support implementing partners in adhering to EU financial, administrative, and reporting procedures
• Provide training session to the partners on managing the grant contract following the donor's procedures
• Identify potential risks (e.g., ineligible expenditures) and implement appropriate mitigation measures
• Review and validate expenditure reports submitted by grantees and organize financial follow-ups: on-site visits, committees, and feedback loops
• Ensure effective monitoring of the grant execution and timely detection of any procedural deviations
• Promote best practices and ensure alignment across all project stakeholders

Capacity Building & Strategic Coordination

• Deliver tailored trainings and continuous technical assistance to partners on financial compliance and grant management
• Facilitate coordination between project teams - technical, financial, administrative - and ensure coherence of actions particularly under Component 2
• Contribute to the design and implementation of innovative financial instruments (e.g., repayable advances, angel investment schemes)
• Support capacity-building initiatives for local financiers and investors, with particular attention to gender-responsive and environmentally sustainable investment practices
• Participate in the tracking of project results and support the monitoring & evaluation framework

Archiving

• Ensure that documents (proofs of publication, committee minutes, grant notifications, etc.) are collected and archived correctly in order to facilitate the preparation of external and internal audits.
• Archives accounting and financial documentation relating to grants

2.      Required Profile

Academic Background & Experience

• Master’s degree or equivalent in project management, finance, development cooperation, or a related field
• At least 3 years of proven experience in managing grant schemes, preferably within EU-funded programmes
• Familiarity with EU financial rules and procedures is a strong asset

Technical Skills

• Excellent command of financial tools and software (Excel, accounting platforms such as SAGE)
• Capacity to draft clear and structured reports, budgets, and financial analyses
• Strong organizational and analytical skills, with attention to detail and rigor
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English. Knowledge of French and/or local languages is a plus

Soft Skills

• Autonomy, integrity, and proactivity
• Strong sense of accountability and precision in financial operations.
• Ability to work collaboratively in multicultural environments
• Capacity to prioritise tasks and manage multiple workflows under tight deadlines