POSITION: Grants & Budget Manager

ORGANIZATION: African Parks Congo

LOCATION: Nagero, Democratic Republic of Congo

REPORT TO: Finance Manager

Category: Position opened to both (Nationals and Expatriates)

Type of Contract: Fixed term (24 months)

Start date: 1^st October 2025

BACKGROUND

African Parks is a non-profit conservation organization that takes full responsibility for the rehabilitation and long-term management of national parks in partnership with governments and local communities.

We currently manage 22 national parks and protected areas in 12 countries covering over 20 million hectares in: Angola, Benin, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Sudan. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, African Parks manages Garamba National Park and its three adjacent hunting domains, forming the Garamba Complex.

MAIN FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Donor Reporting & Management;

► Produce Donors BvA / Financial Report by the 10th of each month, sit with the Fundraising and Reporting Manager on every donor report to review correctness of transactions allocated to the donor and discuss reallocation or action to be taken per award.

► Monitor the park Funding Gap by producing monthly unfunded BvA and Forecast to the Fundraising and Reporting Manager

► Control of the park Funding Gap by ensuring correct allocation of expenses & propose donor compliant budget/expenses reallocation

► Work closely with the Fundraising and Reporting Manager to identify donor risk and/or funding opportunities

► Coordinate budgeting and forecasting exercise per award to ensure good budget management for all awards (by end of the year and/or end of the award when over multiple years)

► Participate to the drafting of budget proposal for new donor funding opportunities. Maximize allocation of unfunded expenses for the current year for each opportunity.

► Provide any donor related Ad Hoc financial analysis to the Management

► Ensure proper follow up and accuracy of donor funds management (UDF and REC).

► Maintain financial related documentation up to date for all award (Contract & Amendment, Financial Report, Payment Request, Donor Audit, etc…)

► Manage “sub-award” financial relationship with APN if applicable

Treasury and Cash Management;

Ø Coordinate and prepare reimbursement or prepayment request to donor.

Ø Forecast cash situation for each award

Park level Reporting, Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting;

Ø Coordinate the planning, budgeting and forecasting process for the park, by consolidating data per department and per award.

Ø Produce monthly BvA per operational department by the 15^th of each month and sit with each Budget Holders to review and monitor budget performance and make recommendations to improve financial performance