Grant and Compliance Officer

Grant and Compliance Officer

EYN Projects respects and believes in the infinite worth of every individual. We demonstrate this belief through our development and humanitarian services to affected communities, equal employment opportunities, building and strengthening staff's skills, and ensuring qualitative and effective service delivery. EYN Projects does not discriminate based on gender, ethnicity, or religion in our recruitment exercise nor in our humanitarian and development work.

Grant and Compliance Officer

• Job Type Full Time , Onsite
• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , Professional Certificate
• Experience 3 - 5 years
• Location Borno
• Job Field NGO/Non-Profit

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Grant and Compliance Officer is responsible for supporting the effective management, administration, monitoring, and compliance of grants and donor-funded projects. The role ensures that grant activities, financial expenditures, documentation, reporting, and contractual obligations comply with donor requirements, organizational policies, applicable laws, and relevant regulatory standards.

The officer will work closely with programme, finance, monitoring and evaluation, procurement, and senior management teams to ensure grants are implemented effectively, risks are identified and mitigated, and donor requirements are consistently met.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

The Grant and Compliance Officer will have the following duties and responsibilities:

• Support the administration and management of donor-funded grants throughout the grant lifecycle.

• Review grant agreements, budgets, work plans, and donor requirements.

• Maintain an up-to-date grants tracker covering deadlines, reporting requirements, deliverables, and compliance obligations.

• Monitor grant implementation against approved budgets, timelines, objectives, and contractual requirements.

• Support grant start-up, amendments, extensions, and close-out processes.

• Ensure grant files and supporting documentation are complete, accurate, and properly maintained.

• Monitor compliance with donor rules, grant agreements, organizational policies, and applicable laws and regulations.

• Identify potential compliance risks and recommend appropriate corrective actions.

• Conduct routine compliance checks on programme and financial documentation.

• Support internal and external audits, donor reviews, and compliance assessments.

• Track audit findings and ensure agreed corrective actions are implemented.

• Promote awareness of donor compliance requirements across relevant teams.

• Work closely with the Finance team to monitor grant expenditure against approved budgets.

• Review budget variances and support the preparation of budget monitoring reports.

• Ensure expenses are properly authorized, documented, eligible, and allocated to the correct grants.

• Support budget revisions and reallocation requests in accordance with donor requirements.

• Monitor sub-grantee and partner financial compliance where applicable.

• Coordinate and support the preparation of accurate and timely donor reports.

• Review programme and financial reports for consistency, completeness, and compliance before submission.

• Maintain a reporting calendar and ensure all grant deliverables are submitted on time.

• Support the preparation of donor responses, clarifications, and follow-up documentation.

• Support due diligence and compliance assessments of implementing partners and sub-grantees.

• Review partner agreements, budgets, reports, and supporting documentation.

• Monitor partner compliance with grant conditions and organizational policies.

• Support capacity-building activities for partners on grants management and compliance requirements.

• Identify grants opportunity for the organization and support in proposal writing.

• Escalate significant compliance concerns to management.

• Maintain organized electronic and physical grant files.

• Ensure grant documentation is complete, accessible, and retained in accordance with organizational and donor requirements.

• Maintain records of grant agreements, amendments, reports, correspondence, approvals, audits, and compliance reviews.

• Ensure confidentiality and appropriate handling of sensitive grant information.

• Provide guidance and training to programme and support staff on grant management and donor compliance.

• Develop or update compliance checklists, templates, and guidance materials.

• Promote a culture of accountability, transparency, and compliance throughout the organization.

• CORE BEHAVIOURS

• Understanding humanitarian contexts an