Grant Officer at Centre for Integrated Health Programs (CIHP)

GTS-01

• Incumbent will act as the primary contact for all contracts, grants, and agreements.
• Review program/project proposals to ensure technical compliance and consistency with organizational program principles and donor funding criteria.
• Develop grant narratives working in close coordination with the Programs units.
• Provide guidance for problem solving in relation to a wide variety of implementation, programmatic and regulatory difficulties that may arise in large programs.
• Ensure maintenance full compliance with legal and documentation requirements for all procurement activities in accordance with the requirements of CDC/USG and other donors.
• Coordinate institutional responses to project bids and ensure narrative addresses all elements of Request for Proposals (RFPs) or Request for Applications (RFAs).
• Ensure ongoing monitoring of grant program goals and monthly performance reports as required.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills & Ability

•  Degree in Social Sciences or Management and a Master’s degree desired.
• At least 5 years’ of progressive management and supervisory experience managing donor-funded projects, grants and/or cooperative agreements.
• Proven track record in grant writing including but not limited to international donor grants, capacity building proposals and funding requests to private and public foundations.
• Knowledge of grants and grant administration systems, processes and budgeting Demonstrated experience and success managing technical and administrative teams in the implementation of development and health programs in developing country settings.
• Must have in-depth knowledge of USG rules and regulations as they pertain to technical, financial and administrative project function. Candidate must have working knowledge of USG/CDC funding agency procedures and compliance requirements and regulations of sponsored research; contracting and subcontracting practices; legal distinctions between gifts, grants, knowledge of federal agency practices, regulations and policies; conflicts of interest and intellectual property.
• Sound working knowledge of funding source (e.g. USG, DfID, World Bank, Global Fund) rules and regulations.