Senior Associate – Financial and Grants Management

Management Level Senior Associate Job Description & Summary At PwC, we help clients build trust and reinvent so they can turn complexity into competitive advantage. We’re a tech-forward, people-empowered network with more than 364,000 people in 136 countries and 137 territories. Across audit and assurance, tax and legal, deals and consulting, we help clients build, accelerate, and sustain momentum. Find out more at https://www.pwc.com/ke. PwC has a presence in 22 African countries, including over 41 office locations. With more than 400 partners and 10,000 professionals across Africa, we serve some of the continent’s largest businesses across all industries. In East Africa, our member firms work together across the East Market Area (EMA) to build trust in society and solve important problems. Our in-depth knowledge and understanding of operating environments in the region enable us to put ourselves in our clients’ shoes and offer tailored solutions to complex business and development challenges. Within the Advisory Line of Service, our International Development and Public Sector Consulting team works with Governments, Development Partners, Financial Institutions, Non-Governmental Organizations, and the Private Sector to address key development challenges and contribute to sustainable, inclusive, and climate-resilient economic growth. PwC is seeking a Senior Associate to support the delivery and growth of our International Development Consulting practice in East Africa. The role is client-facing and market-oriented, combining advisory delivery with business development support. The successful candidate will work with governments, development partners, foundations, and NGOs to design, implement, and strengthen development programmes across multiple sectors. This role requires strong analytical capability, structured problem solving, excellent writing skills, and the ability to engage effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders.

Programme Delivery and Project Management Support delivery of consulting assignments and donor-funded programmes from inception through implementation and closure. Develop workplans, implementation schedules, budgets, and resource plans for client engagements. Track project progress, deliverables, risks, issues, and dependencies to ensure timely and high-quality delivery. Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, technical experts, partners, and client stakeholders across multiple assignments. Prepare progress reports, performance updates, and client-facing deliverables. Support monitoring, evaluation, learning, and adaptive management activities to improve programme effectiveness and impact Fund Management, Financial Oversight and Grant Administration Support the design, establishment, and operationalization of development funds, grant facilities and other donor-funded financing instruments. Assist clients in developing fund governance structures, operational manuals, grant management frameworks, and fiduciary control systems. Support end-to-end grant administration processes including application management, appraisal, due diligence, contracting, disbursement, monitoring, and close-out. Review grant budgets, financing proposals, and funding requests to ensure alignment with programme objectives and donor requirements. Monitor fund utilization, budget performance, cash flow requirements, and financial forecasting across funded projects and programmes. Support implementation of financial controls, segregation of duties, approval processes, and accountability mechanisms to safeguard programme resources. Prepare financial reports, expenditure analyses, fund utilization reports, and financial dashboards for clients, funders, and governance bodies. Support management of grant disbursement processes and verification of compliance with grant conditions prior to release of funding. Assist clients in ensuring compliance with donor regulations, financial agreements, fiduciary standard and