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Specific duties include:
- Support project management, project financial & project administration of SEGAR-funded activities, including scheduling/coordinating meetings/workshops, coordinating internal and external working groups, distributing notes from meetings, and supporting the development of presentations and communications materials.
- Support day-to-day administration, financial management, annual planning, and overall coordination of the project, including:
- coordinating procurement of materials, supplies, and services (travel, meeting, FCPA, contract, filing documents, and others)
- researching and selecting sources, controlling prices and quality
- maintaining contact with suppliers for information affecting prices, availability, and delivery
- working closely with Grants Specialist on finance and administration issues and ensuring that award monitoring meets the standards of YKAN, USAID, and government rules
- working closely with Finance Manager to review transactions, ensure appropriate match transfers are completed, monitor accounting reports and account balances.
- May supervise administrative and professional staff with responsibility for project management, project financial & project administration
- May lead or monitor work groups consisting of staff, interns, and volunteers covering a wide geographic area
- May need to gain cooperation from outside parties to accomplish program goals
- Financial responsibility includes working within/managing a budget to complete projects, negotiating and contracting with vendors, assisting with budget development
- Ensures program compliance with internal policies and external requirements
- Provide a variety of information to staff and others, contributing to conservation projects and assisting workflow throughout the organization
- May work in variable weather conditions, at remote locations, on difficult and hazardous terrain, and under physically demanding circumstances