Senior Grants Officer

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MSI Nigeria Reproductive Choices is hiring a full-time Senior Grants Officer in Abuja (FCT) to manage project budgets, donor financial reporting, and compliance across reproductive healthcare programmes. The role involves budget preparation, variance analysis, intercompany reconciliations, and close collaboration with programme teams to ensure accurate financial management and timely donor reporting.

• Full-time role based in Abuja (FCT), Nigeria
• Manages full project budget cycle from preparation to close-out
• Responsible for donor financial reporting and SUN system postings
• Requires strong financial analysis and budgeting skills
• Part of a global reproductive health organisation operating in 37+ countries

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Senior Grants Officer at MSI Nigeria Reproductive Choices ⏲ Aug 18, 2026, 4:08 AM ⋕ View all Banking & Financial Services jobs MSI Nigeria is a result- driven social enterprise that applies modern management and marketing approaches to deliver high-quality reproductive healthcare and related services across Nigeria. We are committed to meeting the needs of underserved Nigerians by expanding access to and uptake of a broad range of reproductive health services. MSI Nigeria is part of the MSI Reproductive Choices global partnership (formerly Marie Stopes International), operating in over 37 countries worldwide. We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Senior Grants Officer Location: Abuja (FCT) Employment Type: Full-time The Role He/she is required to prepare monthly Budget Variance Analysis (BVA), review and sign financial transaction documents, and review postings to SUN to ensure compliance with donor and organisation requirements. The Senior Grant Officer is responsible for managing project budgets from preparation to activity implementation, donor financial report preparation to project close-out. Work with the Programme Unit and other stakeholders for the smooth running of the projects. Key Responsibilities: Responsible for coding and Posting all Intercompany related transactions and ensuring it is fully reconciled with a detailed explanation of the outstanding items Responsible for preparing an error-free donor report and submitting it to the Finance Manager for approval two days before MSI deadline. Preparation of monthly presentation report where all current project updates are provided, in terms of all project YTD/FY status, reasons for over/under spent, challenges and their implication with clear action plan to address them Responsible to properly phasing all approved donor budgets by Channel/DRL in collaboration with programs using our internal phasing template and transferring the same to the MSI project upload template for SUN upload within the set timeline. Responsible for providing a project status report for all our current projects in a consolidated format approved by the Finance Manager Responsible for working with P1 BH/Channel Leads to prepare an accurate rolling forecast/quarterly forecast and BP within the set internal timeline. Responsible to maintain an up-to-date BVA/PFR for each of project by ensuring all the required tabs/sections are properly completed with a detailed and quantifiable commentary on the variances and prepare a consolidated summary that shows all our project status by project and channel. Responsible for developing a well-robust project budget in collaboration with programs for new business development (NBD) for each of the channels' cost centres using the approved MSI internal budget template. Responsible to review and approved all recoding journals which must be saved in the recoding month folder before it can be posted to SUN. Responsible for performing a monthly reconciliation on Deferred Income by the project including UNFPA donated stock with a detailed schedule that reconciles with each project balance and ensures no balances is sitting on closed project. Responsible for providing an updated funding pipeline/cost matrix monthly, including the implementation of the support office cost allocation policy by fairly attributed SO cost across our current project. Provide support to the Finance Operations unit with regards to project management and should make input into the RFO OGSM and should hold them accountable for it. Responsible for monitoring all project-related expenses by validating/providing donor/account codes on all submitted requests (PRF/PR) to prevent the recording and using the PRF tracker to track all approved requests that are in the pipeline with the procurement that are yet to be submitted to finance for posting to SUN. This process is to ensure there is no overspending in any of our project budgets. Qualification / Experience: / Skills Excellent drafting and document review skills. Strong ability to think strategically, creatively, and innovatively. Ability to interact effectively with business and technical clients in a fast-paced environment. Ability to use SUN Accounting package and other accounting packages. A Degree in Accounting with a minimum of 2nd class Upper division or its equivalent, and a recognised professional qualification such as ACA, or ACCA. Good team player and flexible while working with other colleagues Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to manage and motivate teams to achieve targets. Excellent organizational skills and ability to interact effectively with other external counsel, global MSI team members, diverse in-house client groups, senior executives, and third parties. Ability to multitask, manage a workload and produce high-quality reports. Candidate must be able to work under pressure with keen attention to detail Good judgment and strong initiative. Proven ability to effectively juggle competing priorities. Good administrative and organizational skills. Good team player and strong problem-solving and interpersonal skills. 4-5 years proven experience: in managing donor budgets in an international NGO Advance Excel skills preferred. Good understanding of general and specific Company and commercial law High professionalism, self-motivation, efficiency, and results-oriented delivery on short timelines. How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply online Note There are no relocation allowances available for this position. MSI Nigeria is committedtosafeguarding children and vulnerable adults and operates a zero tolerance approachtoabuse, exploitation, and harassment ofany kind. Children by Choice, not Chance. This role is open until filled, and we will be conducting Interviews on a rolling basis even while the advertisement is still active. Choose the location of the job as indicated on the form MSI Nigeria Reproductive Choices provides equal opportunity in employment and prohibits discrimination based on race, sex, colour, religion, age, marital status, or disability. Application Deadline: 24th August, 2026. View all Jobs in Nigeria Abuja Senior Grants Officer job vacancies in Nigeria