Grants Manager at RTI International

Details

• The Grants Manager will oversee grants management process and subcontracts for local organizations, including grant proposal tracking, reviewing, and approving process. Provides technical assistance, as required, to build capacity of local partners and grantees.

Essential Duties

• Handle day-to-day administration of grants awarded under the program, from solicitation phase through closeout.
• Monitor compliance with both award-specific requirements and applicable regulations.
• Issue Requests for Applications (RFAs) in consultation with the program team.
• Review and negotiate all grant applications and participate on the evaluation committee.
• Coordinate and conduct compliance review(s) and pre-award surveys.
• Provide guidance to grantees on rules and regulations applicable to assistance instruments as well as program reporting.
• Capacity Building
• Develop a monitoring plan for grantees using the information collected pre-award.
• Provide capacity-building training to local organizations, customizing it to meet the organizations’ needs.
• Coordinate and facilitate any capacity-building activities among the technical teams or outside firms/consultants.
• Post-Award
• Coordinate execution of award documents (pre-award authorizations, awards, modifications, etc.).
• Maintain grant files, including records on monitoring and evaluation and other quality control activities (financial, programmatic, proof of performance).
• Ensure compliance with award terms and conditions.
• Coordinate field activities and communication among grantees and USAID (e.g., legal, finance, status reporting, procurement).
• Review and process grantee invoices for compliance and coordination with technical teams for performance measurement.
• Close out completed grants.

Qualifications and Experience

• Master’s degree and 6 years of experience or Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of experience
• International cost accounting experience, as well as experience with USAID rules and regulations.
• Experience must include five years of experience managing grants programs.

Skills & Abilities:

• Demonstrated capacity to design a grants program and accompanying grants manual.
• Demonstrated ability to work within a culturally diverse team.
• Demonstrated, excellent written and oral presentation skills in English and Kiswahili are required.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and other accounting systems
• Ability to multi-task
• Ability to work well with others
• Ability to listen and communicate well both verbally and in writing
• Ability to work independently
• Attention to detail and accuracy