Finance and Grants Advisor (based at Ministry of Health and Population [MOHP])

Number of vacancy: 1 

The finance and grant advisor will be responsible for providing technical assistance and advice (TA&A) to the MOHP and its units on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB), and malaria program. The advisor will also provide TA&A to the management division for financial, contract, and grants management of the Global Fund (GF) COVID-19 risk mitigation (C19RM) project, in coordination and collaboration with the GF and the Primary Recipient (PR) of C19RM. 

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical support and guidance to the MOHP on financial management and grant implementation, in line with GF policies and procedures.
• Support MOHP and its units on HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria for smooth operation of grant business and operational plans, implementation of annual budget and work plan.
• Provide TA & A for oversight of all financial management areas including accounting, recording and reporting systems and its procedures are well functioned and placed.
• Provide TA & A in monitoring the financial transaction budget controls, and critical review of budget versus expenditure with recommendation and advice.
• Provide TA & A for timely completion of financial as well as donor report with accuracy and reliability. 
• Provide TA & A to review and design appropriate workflow systems, procedures, and processes that ensure efficiency and effectiveness of the support function that finance provides.
• Provide TA & A to maintain adequate financial resources to support monthly program operations and subproject reimbursements.
• Provide TA & A to ensure all the financial activities & transactions are carried out in conformance with the applicable policies and procedures.
• Provide TA & A on any recommendations from donor as well as GoN audits conducted for its timely follow up & settlements.
• Provide TA & A to manage the development and review process for agreements, contracts and amendments ensuring the requirements of the Government of Nepal (GoN) and GF and PR and maintain quality assurance. 
• Provide training and capacity building to the MOHP staff on financial management, budgeting, reporting, and compliance issues related to the GF Project in Nepal.

Requirements

• Chartered accountant and/or master's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, or a related field with three to five years of experience in related field.
• Prior experience in senior management positions in related organizations
• Experience and performance in program development, grant making and grant management with international organization.
• Knowledge and understanding of Government of Nepal’s as well as GF’s relevant rules, regulations, policy, procedures, and plan.
• Experience in working effectively across various teams within the project and organization, and building and sustaining positive working relationships with NGOs, private sectors, government, and other stakeholders.
• Proactive in managing multiple tasks, managing, and working in virtual work environment, and flexible and open for managing time for working with different teams in different time zones as needed. 
• Ability to work independently on several tasks with minimal supervision and ability to work with multiple stakeholders including different departments, divisions, and centers of MOHP.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication, team building and management, and problem-solving skills. 
• Excellent oral and written English and Nepali including documentation skills.
• Demonstrated computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite Applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to travel to the field 20-30 percent of the time.