Nanma Drenkat

Grants & Finance professional with 21 years of INGO experience managing full grant lifecycles across USAID, FCDO, CDC, and Global Fund portfolios in Nigeria. Proven record in subaward management, donor compliance, and financial oversight. USAID Gold Award recipient; Member, ANAN.

Grants and Contract Manager - Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme (ECEWS) - Uyo, Akwa Ibom

(2023-11)

Lead grants and contracts management for all consortium partners under the US Department of State-funded Accelerated Control of HIV/AIDS Epidemic (ACE-5) Project.

• Lead full grants lifecycle for ACE-5: contract negotiation, budget monitoring, compliance, and close-out across consortium partners
• Conduct BvA reviews and financial risk assessments, resolving compliance gaps ahead of donor reporting deadlines
• Streamlined grants monitoring processes, significantly improving compliance scores and reporting efficiency across all ACE-5 partners

Grants and Compliance Manager - Action Against Hunger (ACF) - Borno / Yobe States

(2022-11 - 2023-10)

Managed a multi-donor portfolio ensuring full compliance with donor and ACF organizational requirements across humanitarian programming.

• Coordinated timely preparation and submission of donor narrative and financial reports (biweekly, quarterly, interim, and final)
• Led risk management and scenario planning in Borno and Yobe States; represented ACF with NEMA/SEMA, UN agencies, and NGO partners
• Enhanced grant tracking and compliance mechanisms, delivering measurably improved financial accountability across the Nigeria portfolio

Grants Coordinator - Plan International Nigeria - Abuja

(2022-08 - 2023-10)

Coordinated administration and financial management of multiple donor-funded grants from award through close-out.

• Reviewed proposal budgets and donor agreements for compliance; led SAP-based financial tracking, reconciliation, and grant close-out
• Drove resource mobilization through updated donor mapping, cost proposals, and competitive consortium bids
• Strengthened financial compliance and secured new institutional funding through high-quality, competitively priced donor proposals

Grants and Compliance Officer - Plan International Nigeria - Yobe State

(2021-11 - 2022-07)

• Managed grants administration, sub-recipient due diligence, milestone payments, compliance audits, and compliant close-out via SAP

Senior Grants Officer / Acting Grants Manager - FHI 360 - Yobe & Borno States

(2019-05 - 2021-09)

One of the largest multi-partner grants portfolios in Northeast Nigeria — managing subawards for 25+ local organisations under the USAID AENN Activity.

• Managed subawards and milestone disbursements for 25+ CBOs, ensuring full USAID regulatory compliance throughout the project cycle
• Served as Acting Grants Manager: led budget monitoring, financial reporting, staff supervision, and senior donor engagement
• Maintained uninterrupted grants oversight during COVID-19 via remote coordination — recognised with the USAID Gold Award (AENN)

Grants Officer - Creative Associates International - Bauchi State

(2016-03 - 2019-05)

Implemented USAID-compliant grants processes — solicitation, evaluation, award, monitoring, and close-out for an inclusive education project.

• Managed financial activities and IDMS records for 25 grantees in Bauchi State, strengthening USAID compliance and programme delivery

Awards Coordinator - Save the Children International (SCI) - Bauchi State

(2014-03 - 2016-03)

• Coordinated donor financial and narrative reporting; maintained central grants filing and supervised CSO partners on sub-agreement adherence

Finance & Admin Associate - Centre for Integrated Health Programs (CIHP) - Kogi State

(2011-03 - 2014-02)

Managed financial operations (CDC, Global Fund, SCOPE, Bridges Plus projects): budgeting, fund disbursement, sub-recipient management.

• Prepared state budgets, sub-agreements, sub-recipient reconciliations, and monthly field financial reports under CDC-funded programmes

Finance & Admin Assistant - International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs (ICAP-NG) - Kogi State

(2009-08 - 2011-02)

• Maintained financial records, bank reconciliations, and regional budgets across PMTCT and MCAP projects; received ICAP-NG Merit Award

Cashier - Christian Health Association of Nigeria (CHAN) - Jos, Plateau State

(2005-04 - 2009-08)

Managed cash transactions and financial records for USAID PEPFAR, Global Fund, and Bread for the World projects — the foundation of a two-decade INGO career.

• Handled cash management and financial record-keeping for CHAN health programmes across the region

MBA - Finance Option - Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi (2021)

PGD - Management - Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi (2018)

PGD - Accounting - Nigerian College of Accountancy (ANAN) (2010)

HND - Accounting - Plateau State Polytechnic, Barkin-Ladi (2007)

ND - Accounting - Plateau State Polytechnic, Barkin-Ladi (2004)