Location: Port Moresby, PNG Commencement: August 2025 Open to PNG Citizens only

 

About the Program

Abt PNG Management Services supports five Abt programs based in PNG. This Shared Services Platform supports the following programs with service triaged and prioritised based on risk.

The programs include:

Australia PNG Economic Partnership (APEP) Australia PNG Subnational Program (APSP) PNG-Australia Transition to Health (PATH) PNG Partnerships for Improving Education (PIE) PNG Women’s Lead (PNGWL)

 

About the Opportunity

The Grants Compliance and Finance Manager will support a whole-of-programs and country approach to grants management. Provide oversight, support and training to program managers to ensure grants are compliant with contract and client requirements and in line with Abt systems, processes, procedures.

 

Key Responsibilities

The Grants Compliance and Finance Manager will lead a “whole of Abt PNG” approach to grant management and is responsible for the following:

     Leadership and Advice: 

Line manage a junior Grants team member to assist deliver grants management responsibilities.  Support leading the Grants Management team ensuring all members are working in harmony and meeting deliverables and deadlines. Provide high level advice and direction on all phases of grants management to Program teams. Provide advice to other internal stakeholders related to grants compliance, finance, and management as required.

     Grants Management

Lead the management of a portfolio and/or program of grants from end-to-end aligned to Abt and Client requirements. Lead reviewing and assessing grant-related documentation, including but not limited to grant budgets, grant agreements and agreement variations, quarterly and monthly financial reports (acquittals), and annual and final audit reports. Lead tracking all grant deliverables and deadlines including financial and audit reports according to the reporting requirements of grant agreements.  Lead grant audit plans and audit terms of reference and support procurement of external auditors as required. Supervise filing and accurate document and data control being maintained by Program managers regarding grant deliverables. Identify and report any cases of suspected or actual fraud  when performing grants management responsibilities to the Legal team. Conduct fraud risk assessments and spotchecks as requested. Undertake other duties as required by the Senior Grants and Procurement Manager. Coordinate with Legal team for grants agreements, Program teams for grants management, and Procurement team for grant payments. Communicate directly with grantees for grants management as required. 

     Systems and Processes

Apply grants management processes and tools in an accurate and timely manner. Support developing or updating grant procedures and templates as required. Support the establishment and rollout of new grants management projects and initiatives as required.

      Training and Support 

Lead preparation and delivery of grants management training for internal and external stakeholders as required. Lead training and communicating updates to grants policies, procedures, templates and tools as required. Provide financial management support and other capacity building to grantees when necessary to support grant financial and audit reporting deliverables.

 

Key Deliverables

Quality and timely technical review of grant budgets and agreements, monthly and quarterly financial reports (acquittals), and audit ToRs and reports. Provide effective and efficient support on grant management to Program Managers. Develop and update grants management policies, procedures, templates and tools. Develop and delivery grants management training. Completing fraud partner comprehensive assessments as required. Timely reporting of suspected or actual fraud cases identified through grants management.

 

Key working relationships

Grants management team Program teams at all levels Shared Services team, particularly Legal and Procurement Grantees as required  Safeguarding team as required Other Abt Program and Head Office staff Clients as required

 

About You

       Qualifications

Appropriate qualifications - Degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related discipline.

       Knowledge – Highly Desirable

Strong expertise in budget and financial analysis, and audit design and review. Detailed knowledge of end-to-end processes for grant agreements, establishment, management, and closure.

      Skills/Experience

Minimum five years professional experience in financial analysis, audit preparation, grants management or program management.  Demonstrated budget and financial analysis proficiency and advanced use of Excel and Smartsheets, and other accounting and financial software as required Ability to produce high quality financial spreadsheets and communications and explain them simply and clearly toa variety of internal and external stakeholders. Well-developed management and communication skills for liaising and coordinating in team/other working relationships. Good knowledge of fraud risk management and investigation.

      Personal Attributes

Conscientious employee with strong attention to detail and highly organised work practices.  Strategic thinker, open to exploring and solving problems from different perspectives. Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team to achieve program goals. Tenacity, and the ability to deal with multiple types of projects for a range of stakeholders simultaneously. Tact and diplomacy when dealing with sensitive and confidential material, and liaising and cooperating with senior colleagues. Ability to work within ambiguous and changing circumstances. Ability to build quick rapport with various individuals and groups across a very broad range of organisations and communities.

 

How to Apply

Please ensure to address the Key Selection Criteria (About You) in your cover letter, and submit your application online, along with your CV as a single document.  Applications must be submitted personally by individuals only. Applications submitted by a company or organisation will not be accepted.  The successful applicant will be engaged through an employment agreement determined by Abt.

 

We welcome and thank all applications; however only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Closing Date: Sunday, 20 July 2025 (5:00 PM, local time) #LI-AUSBRIT