Vacancy: Consultancy (To provide executive administrative services to Trust Fund)

Job Description

Our client is a trust fund committed to poverty alleviation, solving of social problems and economically empowering rural communities through promotion of community-based development projects. It is seeking to outsource its administrative services to a competent firm with strong accountability, control measures and a track record of monitoring and evaluating community projects.

THE SUCCESSFUL FIRM would be responsible for:

• Executing all policies, specific or general, and carrying out instructions received from the Trustees and managing the website of the Trust; 


• Advertising in the appropriate dailies, soliciting and screening applications for grants for community-based projects and providing technical support for improving applications;


• Taking minutes at monthly meetings with the Board of Trustees. Conducting on-site and off-site due diligence on project proposals. Preparing summaries of applications and generating due diligence reports;


• Implementing, monitoring, and evaluating all projects funded by the Trust. Preparing funding documents to be signed by the Trustees. Processing funds approved to the beneficiaries; 


• Providing monthly reports of CRG monies collected by the Trust. 


• Liaising with Trustees to publish the annual report of the Trust and assisting in external audits of the Trust.

IN ADDITION, THE FIRM SHOULD HAVE AN OFFICE IN ACCRA AND BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE

Required Skills or Experience

THE SUCCESSFUL FIRM must have: 

• Vast experience in project management, providing services to different industries, finance, human capital development, social development, community development, marketing and investment management; 


• At least one lead officer should have an MBA, with about 10-15 years’ experience in project management, finance, community development or related field;


• Experience carrying out due diligence, writing press releases and developing annual reports;


• Basic office logistics assigned for the project: internet connectivity, records and filling system, laptops, phone, etc.