Organization: Asset Africa Institute
Registration deadline: 12 May 2016
Starting date: 23 May 2016
Ending date: 27 May 2016
Dear Partner,
Asset Africa Institute, (www.assetafrica.co.ke), is pleased to announce the following seminar set to take place in May 2016, in Nairobi, Kenya.
Course Name: Advanced Grant Management Training Seminar
Date: 23rd -27th May 2016
Venue: Nairobi, Kenya
Need for Training
Correct management of donor funds improves program outcomes for beneficiaries, encourages funders to continue funding your organization and hugely improves your organization credibility among the donor community. The opposite is true!
Moreover, non adherence to grant reporting procedures and processes and other compliance requirements exposes organizations to significant risk of non-compliance penalties and fines including deregistration, severance or suspension of funding and failure and/or delay in accessing funding from local and international donors.
Course Content
Day 1
•Phases in the grant management cycle, clarification of key responsibilities and routines needed for successful grant management
•Key concepts in grant management
•Developing project proposal, Fundraising Tips
•Key challenges facing organizations in grant management
•Grant management plan & The flow of donor funds
•Assessing the terms and conditions in grant agreements
•Grant agreements and accounting systems
•Complying with donor financial reporting requirements
•Managing key relationships (donors, head office and implementing partners) for successful grant management
Day 2
•Supporting Documents & Correct Procurement Processes
•Strategies for managing multiple-funded programs
•Tools for efficient Management of Donor- funded projects
•Designing and monitoring donor budgets
•Matching Financial to Narrative Reports
•Identify opportunities for a more harmonious working relationship between Finance and Program
•Costs: Eligible and ineligible costs, Cost Share/ Matching costs & administration
•Community Development and Project funding
Day 3
•Project Budgeting, Planning & Expenditure Budgets
•Funding requirements
•Project Management vs. Project Financial Management
•Capital Budgeting and Investment Appraisal
•Donor Policies and Procedures
•Grant Disbursement Methods
•Banking: Loan Management/Payment
•Financial Risk Assessment & Analysis Techniques
•Financial Performance Measurement
•Budgeting and Budgetary Control
Day 4
•Internal Control, Internal Control Mechanisms & Management Control Framework
•Integrated accounting & Financial Systems
•Accounting Policies, Systems
•Auditing of Financial Statements
•Auditor’s duties and responsibilities
•Accounts & Audit Law for Finance & Project Managers
•Code of professional Conduct and Ethics
Day 5
•Grant Tracking Tools
•Planning and Publishing the audit schedule
•Financial Reporting (Periodic Requirements)
•Project Management Reports
•The Role of Government in Donor Funded Projects
Day 6
•Preparation of Auditing Procedures
•Personnel &Staff Issues (ethics): Contracts, Time sheets, Travel & Per diem: Itinerary, assigning, Assets & Inventory Management
•Co-Financing, Multi- Donor Funding, Contingencies, Partnerships & Consortia Management
•The Final Tranche
•Grant Audit
•Critical Requirements for Grant Close –Out
•Sharing Grant Audit and Evaluation Results
Seminar Methodology
Dynamic, creative, participant centered, practical, interactive, interesting adult learning methodologies-including facilitated discussions, small group interactive exercises, large group discussions, role plays, plenary presentations, examples from organizations and drawing upon participants’ own experience- and diverse media are applied to lift the participants to high levels of proficiency.
Who Should Attend: Executive Directors, Finance Managers & Officers, Program Managers, Project Officers, Risk, Compliance and Audit officers, HR Managers &Officers and any staff involved in grant management, budgeting and planning will find this seminar most useful.
Added Benefits of Participating in the Seminar
•A free CD & Hard copy of the revised International Donor Directory 2016
Sample model grant audit reports
•Grant Tracking & Management Tools Checklist
•Sample/Model Grant Contract
•Sample Grant Management Plans
•A fully paid for trip to the Nairobi National Park & National Museums of Kenya
About the Organization
Asset Africa Institute (www.assetafrica.co.ke)-AAI--AAI-) is a top training brand based in Kenya which specializes in the research, design and delivery of high quality and affordable training programs for development workers worldwide. We work with a consultant base of more than 120 highly educated and experienced professionals many of whom are involved in post doctoral research work. Over the years, Consultants at AAI have been sought by such reputable organizations as: Federal University, Birnin Kebbi-Nigeria, African Institute for Capacity Development (AICAD),Norwegian Church Aid-Zambia, ACOMIN-Nigeria, Tear Fund-DRC, CLEEN Organization-Nigeria, Love Botswana Outreach Mission, Islamic Relief-Somalia, National Museums of Kenya, Cornerstone Development-Uganda, International Organization for Immigration (South Sudan), Save Your Generation (SYG)-Ethiopia, Africa Rice Center (Africa Rice)-Benin, Rwanda Union of the Blind, Sasakawa Africa Association-Ethiopia, Harare Institute of Technology, among others.
For more information regarding any of the above seminars, Contact:
Lillian Ateng’
Training Coordinator
Asset Africa Institute,
Trust Mansion Hse,
Tubman Road off Koinange Street
P.O. Box 12903 – 00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Phone: +254 -722 469454/720986965,
www.assetafrica.co.ke
Email: info@assetafrica.co.ke / assetafrika@gmail.com
How to register:
To enroll for this seminar, fill in the registration form attached and then email it to the attention of:
Lillian Ateng’
Training Coordinator
Asset Africa Institute
Trust Mansion Hse, Tubman Road off Koinange Street
P.O. Box 12903 - 00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Phone: +254 -722 469454/720986965
Email: info@assetafrica.co.ke /assetafrika@gmail.com
www.assetafrica.co.ke