Research Triangle Institute (RTI) has over 30 years’ experience assisting governments, communities, and the private sector. As a not-for-profit, independent research institute based in North Carolina, USA, RTI has roughly 5,000 employees with global experience implementing international development projects. RTI’s Sustainable Growth & Resilience (SG&R) technical unit within the International Development Group brings together RTI experts and capabilities across food security, agriculture, energy, environment, water, governance, and economic opportunity. SG&R will leverage RTI’s experience designing and delivering multisectoral programming and technical solutions to respond to climate change, build resilience, and promote economic growth around the world.
SG&R’s Global Food Security and Agriculture portfolio is working to strengthen agricultural markets, engage youth and women as critical leaders of the on- and off-farm workforce, and tackle the dual burden of malnutrition around the globe. RTI’s work is helping foster stronger food systems, reduce malnutrition in all its forms, build resilience and engage the next generation of food security leaders. RTI is currently partnering on nearly 30 projects in East Africa, including activities focused on private sector-driven agricultural growth in Rwanda and market systems development in Kenya.
Research Triangle Institute (RTI) External Vacancy Announcement
Job Position 1 – Finance Officer
Required Qualification and Experience
Education: Degree in finance, accounting, or related field and 3 years of experience, or a Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience: three (3) years of experience working for a USAID project is desirable.
Excellent financial and analytical skills.
Proven ability to work under pressure, and with multiple concurrent demands.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Verbal and written fluency in English required.
Ability to travel and work throughout Ethiopia in difficult terrain/conditions at times.
responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
Ensures compliance with USAID’s/RTI’s policies and procedures and on-time financial processing of vendor invoices and project fund management.
Ensure appropriate systems and procedures (cash management, vendor payments, budgeting and others) are in place to properly disburse, account, budget and report project funds which are cost effective, timely and have proper internal controls.
Perform compliance review on all project expenditures.
Audit systems and controls for the office.
Manage advances and payable aging within the allowable time frame by closely following-up with requestors.
Coordinate and consolidate the projection of biweekly cash requirements, monitoring cash flow and reconciles cash accounts in order to maintain appropriate cash balances.
Manage and coordinate inventory control and tracking of project equipment including property logs, serial numbers and tags.
Review the financial records, procedures and systems of contractors and grantees when necessary to ensure compliance with the work orders.
Manage petty cash and record transactions.
Prepare other financial and cost accounting reports, operations and analysis as required by management and RTI head office.
Reporting to: Finance Manager
Grade: k/9
Job Position 2 – Grant Assistant
Required Qualification and Experience
Education: degree in Business Administration, Finance, Commerce, or related field and 1 year of experience, or a Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience: At least one year of experience supporting operations of grant programs is required. Prior experience with USAID-funded projects is highly desirable.
Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Verbal and written fluency in English required. Ability to travel and work throughout Ethiopia in difficult terrain/conditions at times.
Responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
Collect paperwork and monitor progression of activities.
Ensure project strictly adheres to all USAID, U.S. Government, Government of Ethiopia, and organizational rules and regulations; identifies and mitigates any project risks before they occur.
Collect and file required paperwork from proposed and awarded grantees and monitor progression of activities; keep all grants-related files up to date.
Receive, prepare for review, and circulate to reviewers complete grant applications and supporting documents.
Create a tracking system for all grant applications received; maintain complete records from grant review meetings, messages, etc.; properly record approval or non-approval. Keep the tracking system up to date: approved grants and deliverables, grants pending USAID approval, grants in the concept paper stage, potential grants.
Create a tracking system for awarded grants, with information relating to each signed grant, progress against workplan schedules, and funds disbursement, including pipeline review for each respective grant project.
