Amref Health Africa was founded in 1957 and has since grown to become the largest African-based international health development organisation; currently implementing more than 180 programs, reaching more than 40 million people across 35 African countries; and a staff complement of over 2,000. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, Amref Health Africa has offices in ten countries in Africa – Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Guinea (Conakry), Kenya, Malawi, Senegal, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. An additional eleven advocacy and fundraising offices are located in Europe and North America. 

Amref Health Africa is driven by its vision of ‘Lasting health change in Africa’ and its mission ‘To catalyze and drive community-led and people-centred health systems while addressing social determinants of health’. We believe that the power to transform Africa's health lies within its communities, and therefore strive to ensure that health systems are not only functional but that communities are empowered to hold these systems accountable for the delivery of quality and affordable health care.

The role will be based at Amref HQ in Nairobi, Kenya but will be supporting the programme in Somalia.

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

Future for Binti (F4B) is a 5-year programme in partnership with Plan International and select Community-Based Organisations (CBOs) that will be implemented in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia. 

Practices like female genital cutting and child marriage harm hundreds of millions of girls and women worldwide, violating their rights and limiting their health and future. In East Africa - especially Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia - these practices remain common because of deep-rooted traditions, poverty, and weak laws, made worse by gender inequality and crises like conflict and climate shocks. Despite efforts to end them, progress is slow due to systemic challenges and regional differences. 

To address these challenges, the Future4Binti (F4B) programme seeks to protect girls from harmful practices like female genital cutting and child marriage by challenging harmful social norms, promoting positive behaviour change, and improving care for those affected. Its goal is to create safer communities where girls can enjoy better health and reach their full potential.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Grants Officer provides day‑to‑day grants management and compliance support for the programme’s multi‑country, multi‑partner sub‑award portfolio. The role ensures accurate documentation, timely reporting, sub-grantee follow‑up, and coordination of grant processes, working closely with the Senior Grants Officer, Programme Finance Manager, Programme Accountant, Programme Director, and country teams.

The Grants Officer supports the full sub‑award cycle - from documentation and sub-grantee onboarding to monitoring, compliance checks, amendments, and close‑out - ensuring that each step is aligned with donor rules, organisational policies, and programme standards. This role acts as the administrative and coordination backbone of the grants function, helping maintain organised systems, quality documentation, and clear communication with sub-grantees.

ABOUT YOU

You are an organised, detail‑oriented professional who enjoys keeping systems running smoothly and ensuring that documentation, reporting, and compliance requirements are met on time. You thrive in roles that require strong coordination, clear communication, and consistent follow‑up with sub-grantees and internal teams.

You are comfortable managing large volumes of information, maintaining audit‑ready records, and supporting sub-grantees to meet grant requirements. You have a good understanding of donor‑funded programmes and can apply policies, templates, and guidelines with accuracy and consistency.

You communicate clearly, are responsive and dependable, and work well across teams and cultures. You take initiative, ask the right questions, and escalate issues when needed. You enjoy supporting sub-grantees, solving small problems before they become big ones, and contributing to a well‑run grants portfolio.

Above all, you bring integrity, professionalism, and a commitment to helping the programme deliver its goals through strong, compliant, and well‑managed sub‑awards.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Sub‑Award Administration and Documentation

• Support the preparation, review, and processing of sub‑award agreements, amendments, and extensions.
• Maintain an organised, central, audit‑ready digital and physical filing system for all sub-grantee documents (agreements, reports, correspondence, deliverables).
• Prepare sub‑award packages, routing requests, approval forms, and documentation for signature.
• Maintain up‑to‑date grant records in grants management systems, trackers, and databases.

Sub-Grantee Onboarding and Communication

• Support sub-grantee onboarding sessions by preparing materials, checklists, templates, and compliance briefings.
• Serve as the first point of contact for routine sub-grantee questions related to reporting schedules, templates, deliverables, and documentation requirements.
• Disseminate updated tools, templates, and guidance to sub-grantees and ensure consistent use.

Reporting Coordination and Compliance Monitoring

• Track sub-grantee reporting (programmatic and financial) deadlines and follow up to ensure timely submission.
• Conduct first‑level quality checks on financial reports for completeness and alignment with templates, provide feedback to the sub-grantees.
• Support the Senior Grants Officer in conducting compliance spot‑checks, desk reviews, and documentation sampling.
• Facilitate sub grantee's audit reviews and implementation of audit recommendation.

Sub-Grantee Monitoring and Follow‑Up

• Maintain the programme’s sub‑grants monitoring tracker, including deliverables, milestones, risk flags, compliance findings, due diligence updates, and reporting status.
• Coordinate logistics and documentation for sub-grantee monitoring visits, including schedules, checklists, and visit notes.
• Support follow‑up on agreed actions, risk mitigation measures, and documentation corrections.

Coordination with Programme, Finance and Technical Teams

• Work closely with the Senior Grants Officer, Programme Accountant, Programme Finance Manager and Programme Director to align sub-grantee reporting schedules with programme reporting (programmatic and financial) timelines.
• Support the Programme Director and technical teams with documentation and information needed for sub-grantee reviews.
• Ensure smooth communication between finance, programme, and sub-grantee teams on grants-related timelines and requirements.
• Prepare consolidated grants summaries and dashboard inputs for Senior Grants Officer validation.

Sub‑Grant Close‑Out Support

• Track grant end dates, close‑out requirements, and documentation status.
• Support the preparation of close‑out checklists, sub-grantee notifications, deliverables tracking, and documentation archiving.
• Ensure all required documents are received and filed before grant closure.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Development Studies, Business Administration, Project Management, International Relations, or a related field.
• Full professional qualification e.g ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), Certified Public Accountant, CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) etc or equivalent is required.
• 3-5 years’ experience supporting grants, contracts, compliance, or programme administration in NGOs or donor‑funded programmes.
• Experience working with multi‑partner or multi‑country programmes is an advantage.
• Experience using grants management systems and digital collaboration platforms.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong understanding of donor‑funded project compliance (USAID, FCDO, EU, Foundations preferred).
• Excellent organisational and documentation skills; highly detail‑oriented and thorough.
• Ability to coordinate multiple deadlines and manage large volumes of sub-grantee information.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work with diverse teams and partners.
• Proactive, solutions‑focused mindset with strong follow‑up and task management.
• Ability to interpret and apply grants guidelines, templates, and internal processes.
• High integrity, discretion, and commitment to transparent, ethical grant management.
• Strong digital literacy, including MS Office 365 (SharePoint, Teams, Excel) and grants tracking tools.

• Travel: Occasional travel within the region for financial reviews, trainings, or audits.
• Language: Fluent spoken and written English and Somali language.
• Values and Compliance: Commitment to safeguarding, ethics, anti‑fraud, and DEI standards.

Please include a cover letter that highlights why you believe you are an ideal candidate for this role, along with your CV showcasing your relevant skills and experience. The closing date will be January 29, 2026.

Amref Health Africa does not require applicants to pay any money at whatever stage of the recruitment and selection process and has not retained any agent in connection with recruitment. Although Amref may use different job boards from time to time to further spread its reach for applicants, all open vacancies are published on our website under the Vacancies page and on our official social media pages. Kindly also note that official emails from Amref Health Africa will arrive from an @amref.org address.

Amref Health Africa is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Amref Health Africa is is dedicated to diversity and is an equal-opportunity employer with a non-smoking environment policy.