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Organization: Qatar Foundation

Location: Qatar

Field: Business Administration

Requirements:

• B.A./B.S. degree in Accounting, Business Administration or an equivalent discipline
• Knowledge of the legalities of grant-making preferred
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Excel is required
• Demonstrated negotiation skills
• English language fluency required, Arabic strongly preferred
• 3 to 5 years of contract management or award management experience
• Experience with proposal management and other back-office systems is desirable

Abstract:

The Senior Award Administration Officer will provide supervision of grant-making and post-award financial reporting and accounting for QNRF Programs; provide status reports, and to ensure policy and procedural compliance.

Description:

Key Result Areas:
• Serve as primary contact to assure awardees comply with award terms, as specified in the QNRF Award documents and fund management agreement
• Assist the Award Administration Manager in the financial, contractual and logistical implementation and oversight of QNRF grants
• Coordinate with program counterparts, support contractors, recipients and clients
• Work closely with the QNRF Finance department staff in the reconciliation of financial reports, approval and monitoring of grant payments and related financial issues associated with grants
• Supervise the Award Administration Assistant
• Assist in planning, scheduling and carrying out project site visits/administrative reviews/audits
• Consult with the QF legal counsel regarding negotiations on final terms of awards
• Prepare documentation necessary to enable the financial manager to initiate periodic grant payments
• Reconcile records of payments to awardees and apply periodic tests to records and reports to detect indications of fraud or misappropriation of award funding.
 
Company Profile
Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development is a private, chartered, nonprofit organization, founded in 1995 by His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir of Qatar. Guided by the principle that a nation’s greatest resource is the potential of its people, Qatar Foundation aims to develop that potential through a network of centers devoted to progressive education, research and community welfar

Deadline: 25-04-2011

Contacts:

Link: http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/jobs/184111-Senior-Award-Administration...

Link: http://www.qf.org.qa

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