Job Title: Team Leader, Sub-Granting
Organisation: Infectious
Diseases Institute (IDI)
Diseases Institute (IDI)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Head, Strategic
Planning and Development
Planning and Development
About US:
The Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) is an international non-profit
organization which is a partnership of infectious diseases and public health
specialists. The overall objective of the IDI is to strengthen health systems
with strong emphasis on Infectious Diseases, through Research and Capacity
Development. IDI has five operational areas through which it works to achieve
its mission: Prevention, Care and Treatment; Training, Research and Laboratory
services (provided through a partnership with the Makerere University – John
Hopkins University Core Lab) and Outreach.
organization which is a partnership of infectious diseases and public health
specialists. The overall objective of the IDI is to strengthen health systems
with strong emphasis on Infectious Diseases, through Research and Capacity
Development. IDI has five operational areas through which it works to achieve
its mission: Prevention, Care and Treatment; Training, Research and Laboratory
services (provided through a partnership with the Makerere University – John
Hopkins University Core Lab) and Outreach.
Job Summary: The Team
Leader, Sub-Granting will supervise a team of up to twenty staff in the
Sub-granting Section which will provide key support to the Head, Strategic
Planning and Development in managing IDI sub-grants to a high standard of
quality and meeting all the associated objectives and targets.
Leader, Sub-Granting will supervise a team of up to twenty staff in the
Sub-granting Section which will provide key support to the Head, Strategic
Planning and Development in managing IDI sub-grants to a high standard of
quality and meeting all the associated objectives and targets.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Development and supervision of Systems
for Sub-granting: - Ongoing development or improvement of
policies, procedures, manuals/SOPs (such as the IDI Subgrantee Handbook
and the sub-granting section of the IDI Grants Manual) as well as staff
roles and responsibilities related to IDI’s management of sub-grantees to
fit with IDI, funders and partners’ requirements - Solicitation & Selection of
sub-grantees: Responsible for the development of justification and
scope for partners and managing solicitation, assessment, pre-award due
diligence and selection of the most appropriate partners; recommending
suitable post-award risk management - Documentation: Leading
continuous updates to standard IDI documentation per IDI policy for the
entire sub-granting cycle including solicitation, contracting (including
amendments) and ensuring that all documentation requirements are
consistently met, are of a good quality and serve IDI’s and stakeholders’
best interests. - Monitoring and tracking of sub-grantee
compliance and outputs: - Continuously updating and enforcing
systems (including manual and electronic documentation) for regular
tracking and follow-up of partners’ financial and programmatic performance
and compliance to IDI and funder requirements; - Tasked with recommending on-going actions
to ensure that IDI’s and funders’ objectives are met. Ensuring timely and
accurate payments to partners. - Training & Capacity Building:
- Continuously identifying partner training
and capacity building needs; providing compliance-related support and
designing and delivering of appropriate training and capacity building
opportunities - General Team Leadership:
Leading a team of up to twenty staff overseeing the IDI sub-granting
function; setting performance standards and targets for the team and
leading and motivating the team to achieve IDI’s sub-granting objectives - Other: Perform any other duties
specified by the IDI Head of Strategic Planning & Development.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate should preferably hold
a Bachelors’ degree in any relevant field, including but not limited to
finance, accounting/ audit and business management; Master’s degree in a
similar field and/or professional qualification is preferred. - At least five years of related experience
in sub-granting for development programs - Prior grants management experience and
familiarity with US government (CDC, USAID, NIH, DOD) and other funder
regulations, procedures and requirements - Extensive knowledge of international
standards of program design and delivery and of funder regulations
(especially in a community health program context) - Demonstrated ability to create enduring
systems, especially related to managing sub¬grants - Keen attention to detail and
conscientiousness in design and maintenance of systems and documentation - Proven excellence in creative thinking and
collaborative problem-solving in a variety of management settings and with
a variety of stakeholders/ partners ;ability to interact at the most
senior corporate, donor and academic levels as well as at a community
level and within multi-cultural environments - Previous experience training/developing
others - Excellent oral and written English skills
and high level of proficiency in using MS Excel tools - Excellent organizational and communication
skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested persons may apply through e-mail
or hand-deliver their application letter with a detailed CV, naming at least
two referees, to:
or hand-deliver their application letter with a detailed CV, naming at least
two referees, to:
The Manager, Human Resources,
Infectious Diseases Institute The McKinnell Knowledge Centre Main
Campus,
Campus,
Makerere University P.O. Box 22418, Kampala.
E-mail to: [email protected]
Deadline: 25th March 2017
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