Responsibilities included overall establishment of a grant making facility for Civil Society Organisations and management of the Fund’s finances; drawing up annual work plans, procurement plans and budgets; designing financial systems to ensure smooth running of the programme including financial controls and reporting mechanisms; completing and updating annual and quarterly forecast expenditures; supporting the audit process; completing monthly project returns and invoicing; Treasury Management of the programme bank accounts; Financial management capacity assessment of grantees and building the capacities of grantees in the area of financial management; drafting manuals and procedures for grant applications and approvals, oversight and quality assurance, accounting and procurement.