Вакансія: Grants managеr, support to anti-corruption champion institutions program in Ukraine
ЗАВЕРШЕНО
The Grants Manager will be responsible for the full cycle of the SACCI grant program including pre-award, implementation, and close-out of grant awards. The Grants Manager will report to the Director of Finance and Administration and ultimately to the Chief of Party (COP). This is a full-time position for the period of 12 months.
Responsibilities:
- Manage the SACCI grants program.
- Assist in the overall design and management of all grants issued under the program.
- Provide day-to-day management of all aspects of the grants process, including the design and distribution of grant solicitations, review and selection of grantees, issuance of grant awards and agreements, implementation of the grant activities, and closeout of awards.
- Develop and implement procedures for awarding grants under contract.
- Evaluate grant applications, proposals, and awards to ensure grant compliance.
- Ensure proper negotiation of terms for grant awards and analyze budget estimates consistent with USAID grant/program requirements.
- Ensure full compliance with the policies, practices, and procedures relating to all aspects of grants discussed in the SACCI grants manual, including specific procedures relating to grant development, grant awards, grant implementation, grant monitoring and evaluation and grant closeout.
- Serve as a primary point of contact between SACCI and grantees, providing technical advice and assistance in such areas as budgeting, financial management, procurement, implementation, and reporting.
- Maintain the grants tracking database and oversee accurate reporting and documentation by grantees to ensure achievement of grant and program results.
- Assist in program monitoring and evaluation under grant management policies and practices.
- Track milestones, compliance, timelines, and deliverables, in coordination with respective program managers.
- Approve narrative reports and work closely with the SACCI Finance Manager to ensure the compliance of narrative and financial reports in conjunction with milestone deliverables.
- Hold orientation sessions for grantees.
- Develop and communicate best practices in award compliance to ensure that program staff and grantees understand and adhere to relevant USAID and MSI grant policies.
- Prepare regular reports on grantee performance and signal any significant delays or other issues that impact implementation.
- Notify senior management of any grantee project not able to meet their obligations and work to remedy these situations as they arise.
- Perform additional tasks as assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a field related to international development or business administration is required.
- Minimum two years of relevant experience with a USAID assignment of similar size and scope is required.
- Experience managing grants programs is preferred.
- Experience handling a high volume of large and complex tasks is required.
- Strong communications skills, both oral and written are required.
- Fluency in English and Ukrainian is required.
