Senior Lead, Institutional Finance and Grants Management at Masakhane Research Foundation

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• Lead the development and continuous strengthening of MRF’s organisation-wide finance and grants management systems, policies, procedures and controls. • Build a scalable institutional framework capable of supporting MRF’s growth, multiple funding streams and increasingly complex donor and partnership arrangements. • Establish clear processes for the full grants lifecycle, from funding opportunity and grant acceptance through implementation, reporting, close-out and audit. • Develop appropriate institutional frameworks for incoming grants, outgoing grants, sub-grants and fiscal sponsorship arrangements. • Establish grants governance, approval authorities, risk thresholds, due diligence standards and escalation mechanisms. • Work with leadership to strengthen financial planning, institutional sustainability, reserves, cost recovery and appropriate allocation of organisational/core costs. • Ensure finance and grants systems remain proportionate to MRF’s size and values while meeting fiduciary, statutory and donor requirements. • Lead the annual budgeting process and provide high level financial analysis and forecasting to ensure long-term program sustainability. Develop financial strategies aligned with project goals across diverse regional contexts. • Oversee the project finance team in monitoring all accounts, including General Ledger (GL), bank reconciliations, and balance sheet accounts. Maintain and continuously improve internal controls and financial policies. • Collaborate with teams to ensure accurate donor reporting and financial forecasting. Ensure full compliance with donor regulations and local statutory laws in all operating countries. • Serve as the primary focal point for internal and external audits to maintain “clean” reports. Troubleshoot financial issues and implement risk mitigation measures throughout program implementation. • 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in executive financial management and multi-million dollar grants oversight, with at least 5 years in a senior strategic leadership role within international non-profits, philanthropic foundations, or global research institutes. • Proven track record of designing, modernizing, and scaling enterprise-wide financial architecture, risk management frameworks, internal controls, and compliance systems. • Demonstrated mastery of the end-to-end lifecycle of complex, multi-donor incoming and outgoing grants, sub-awards, fiscal sponsorships, and consortium funding models. • Expert compliance knowledge of major international donors, governmental aid agencies, and private philanthropic foundations.