Associate, FHS-Grants & Contracts

Introduction to the Aga Khan University:

Chartered in 1983, Aga Khan University (AKU) is a private, autonomous and self-governing international university with 13 teaching sites in 6 countries distributed across three continents. As an integral part of the Aga Khan Development Network, AKU provides higher education in several disciplines, carries out research pertinent to the countries in which it exists and has campuses, programs and/or teaching hospitals in Afghanistan, Kenya, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda and the UK. As an international institution, AKU operates on the core principles of quality, relevance, impact and access; and AKU is a model of academic excellence and an agent of social change.

As an equal opportunity employer, AKU believes in promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between diverse workforce of its faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.

Job Role / Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Assistant Manager, you will be responsible for preparing financial reports to be sent to local and international granting agencies.

Specifically, you will be responsible to;

• Provide budgetary approval for payment vouchers as per the approved authority matrix within specified timelines.
• Process purchase requisition, personnel requisitions and travel request as per approved budgets.  
• Prepare and review budgets to be submitted to donor agencies.
• Meeting Principal Investigators on a monthly basis to discuss grant project financials.
• Assist in monthly, quarterly and annual closing.
• Ensure grant compliance in the light of university and grating agency protocols.
• Assist in monthly, quarterly and annual closing.
• Prepare different reports, memos such as Grant Variance Reports, Newsletters and other reporting etc.

Eligibility Criteria / Requirements:

• Qualified Bachelors degree or partly qualified masters, ACCA/ACMA or equivalent qualification in a related field.
• Minimum two years’ experience in relevant field. Preference will be given to candidates with direct experience in monitoring extramural grants.
• Sound knowledge of overall financial systems
• Be able to multitask and think out of the box
• Ability to work under pressure and deadlines
• Proficiency in MS Office, particularly MS Excel, MS Word and PowerPoint tools is required.

Comprehensive reference checks will be conducted.