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Job Title:   Senior Grants Specialist  

Organisation: Research Triangle Institute (RTI)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About US:

RTI International is a non-profit organization headquartered in the Research Triangle Park in North Carolina. RTI provides research and technical services. It was founded in 1958 with $500,000 in funding from local businesses and the three North Carolina universities that form the Research Triangle.

Job Summary:  RTI’s Center for Governance is seeking a Grants Specialist for the Uganda DRA Project. The Grants Specialist will assist in the implementation and management of the Uganda DRA grants program. This position will conduct grants activity reporting, budget and program monitoring, and other operational activities related to compliance with grant making guidelines. This position will be based in Kampala, Uganda, and reports to the Finance & Grants Manager.

NB: Position is contingent upon award and funding.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversees grants management process for local organizations, including grants proposal tracking, review, and approval process.
• Maintains grants files in the RTI’s Grants Management System (GMS)
• Maintains financial management files for grants and ensures audit trail for all necessary grant documentation.
• Ensures timely financial disbursements, compliance with grants financial management policies, monitors all grant expenses, and provides regular updates on grant status.
• Provides technical assistance to strengthen capacity of local partners and grantees.
• Reviews technical and financial proposals from local CSOs/CBOs, including negotiating annual budgets, and reviews grantee financial expenditure reports for accuracy and adherence to the Program Description and budget.
• Works with RTI and Grantee technical teams to adhere to project timelines and collaborates effectively across a consortium of local partners.
• Collaborates with program and management staff to conduct regular monitoring of grantees’ activities, ensures development and filing of quarterly monitoring reports for grants.
• Coordinates periodic pause and reflect sessions for grants implementation
• Ensures proper grants closure

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 8 years of experience, master’s degree and 6 years of experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least five years of experience in grants design and administration, management, and distribution of grants; experience administering USAID grants preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of development issues in the program regions, ability to travel and work in the field with administrative and sector technicians, as well as civil society organizations.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
• Demonstrated competency in the use of computers, computer program
• Prior experience with USAID-funded programs strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to work under pressure, and with multiple concurrent demands.
• Fluency in English.

How to Apply:

All candidates should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 30th June 2024

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