Job Title: Grants Manager
Organisation: Abt
Associates
Associates
Project Name: USAID/Uganda’s
Integrated Community, Agriculture, and Nutrition (ICAN) Activity
Integrated Community, Agriculture, and Nutrition (ICAN) Activity
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Direct
of Finance, Compliance and Administration
of Finance, Compliance and Administration
About Abt:
Abt Associates is an
international development organization composed of dedicated professionals who
provide technical assistance, research, analysis, and practical training
services in more than 128 countries. Abt seeks to implement a five-year project
funded by the U.S Agency for International Development (USAID).
international development organization composed of dedicated professionals who
provide technical assistance, research, analysis, and practical training
services in more than 128 countries. Abt seeks to implement a five-year project
funded by the U.S Agency for International Development (USAID).
About USAID ICAN Project:
Abt Associates is
implementing the USAID/Uganda’s Integrated Community, Agriculture, and
Nutrition (ICAN) Activity, which will aim to sustainably enhance the resilience
of vulnerable households by increasing economic opportunities for poor
households, improving nutrition with a focus on women and children, and
strengthening community and local governance.
implementing the USAID/Uganda’s Integrated Community, Agriculture, and
Nutrition (ICAN) Activity, which will aim to sustainably enhance the resilience
of vulnerable households by increasing economic opportunities for poor
households, improving nutrition with a focus on women and children, and
strengthening community and local governance.
Job Summary: The Grants Manager will manage ICAN’s grants
program, assuring compliance with USAID regulations and generally accepted
standards, laws, and administrative policies.
program, assuring compliance with USAID regulations and generally accepted
standards, laws, and administrative policies.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Working closely with the project’s technical staff, define scopes of
work for grantees to support ICAN’s technical objectives - Conduct grants solicitation and advertisements; design and prepare
grant review guidelines for evaluators, including scoring formats; convene
grant committee meetings; participate in negotiations with applicants,
prepare the negotiation memoranda and awards - Oversee grants administration, compliance and implementation
procedures, and ensure compliance with USAID procurement regulations and
local laws - Develop and implement a grant tracking system to ensure the timely
and correct execution of all grant agreements - Collaborate with the monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) team
to obtain required monitoring data and to support ongoing learning - Make periodic visits to the organizations and institutions that are
executing projects supported by grants funds - Organize/provide ongoing support and training to strengthen grantee
financial, management, and governance systems, as well as operational
policies and manuals - Review invoicing from grantees and ensure that all payment requests
are supported and justified by appropriate documentation - Facilitate the technical approval and payment of grantees
- Ensure a successful and compliant close-out of grant activities
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Grants Manager USAID
Project job placement should hold a Bachelor’s Degree and at least 6 years
of professional experience - At least four years of experience managing USAID grants
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
- (8+) years of experience and a bachelor degree OR the equivalent
combination of education and experience
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified and interested candidates who wish to join the USAID Project are
encouraged to apply online at the link below.
qualified and interested candidates who wish to join the USAID Project are
encouraged to apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 10th August 2018
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