Recruitment, apply for Creative Associates International recruitment 2022 below.
Gatekeepers News reports that Creative Associates International provides outstanding, on-the-ground development services and forges partnerships to deliver sustainable solutions to global challenges. Its experts focus on building inclusive educational systems, transitioning communities from conflict to peace, developing sustainable economic growth, engaging youth, promoting transparent elections, and more.
Creative Associates International is seeking to fill the position below;
Grants Manager
- Experience 5 years
- Location Adamawa
- Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit
REPORTING & SUPERVISION:
The Grants Manager reports to the Deputy Chief of Party. The Grants Manager supervises (Sr.) grant officers.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manage full award cycle for grants and contracts, including solicitation, review, execution, implementation management, monitoring, communication with awardees, and closeout of grants;
- With the DCOP, develop and manage grants process workflow and create job aids and tools to support staff understanding and adherence;
- Lead the implementation of bidder’s conferences and grantee kickoff meetings, ensuring appropriate coordination among grants, finance, procurement, and program staff and timeliness of events;
- Ensure adherence to the established grant monitoring procedures, conducting regular reviews of grant documentation as well as scheduled and random site visits to ensure that grants are being implemented in accordance with USAID and Creative policies, rules, and regulations;
- Work closely with program and procurement teams to monitor GUC mechanisms overall budget and assist the DCOP and HO Project Manager with budget forecasting for grant activities;
- Monitor grantee adherence to agreed-upon implementation plans, budgets, and timelines in order to proactively alert the DCOP and COP to the need for grant amendments. These may include scope, cost, and/or time amendments necessitating approvals from USAID. The GM is responsible for drafting and justifying the request in coordination with the program managers;
- Develop complete grant packages with the required backup documentation for each grant (i.e., In-kind Grants, Fixed-Award Amount, etc) for the DCOP and HO Project Manager to obtain USAID Approval;
- Review and analyze grant budget estimates for allowability, allocability, and reasonableness of cost;
- Prepares and sends official responses to applicants after selection or rejection;
- Collaborate with the program team to assist in developing and revising mechanisms for making payments, monitoring & reporting financial performance;
- Establish and maintain proper grant tracker, processes, documentation, and monitor and record budget and payment information and contract deliverables;
- Monitor grant expenses and work with grants and program officers to provide regular updates on grant status including developing and maintaining grantee activity calendar;
- Where appropriate, assist the grantees in developing the work plans, budgets, monitoring progress, tracking expenses, preparing reports, and following up on grantees complaints with the terms of their agreements;
- Regularly follow up with grants staff and grantees on deliverables and to track implementation of activities;
- Coordinate with program teams to ensure thorough review of grantee deliverables and reports and ensure timely financial disbursements and compliance with grants financial management policies;
- Work closely with program staff to review state-level strategies and initiate appropriate planning and sequencing of grants and direct implementation activities in the pipeline with grants, procurement, and finance staff;
- Manage grantee database, ensuring the accuracy of the information and updating regularly;
- Ensure all grant documentation is properly filed and up to date on SharePoint, in accordance with grants checklist;
- Ensures grant concept notes and proposals received are summarized and documented in Grants Review Table; and
- Any other task assigned by the supervisor.
REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelors’ degree in management, business administration, financial analysis or related field required, Master’s degree preferred;
- Minimum of five (5) years professional experience (including at least two years of supervisory experience) working in complex and challenging field operational contexts; at least two (2) years working in international development strongly preferred.
- Minimum three (3) years’ grants administration experience with international donors is required, previous USAID grant experience is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated experience managing a team and ability to work under own initiative.
- Ability to analyze cost applications and prepare reports and recommendations on whether applicants should be funded;
- Solid understanding of donor regulations and procedures pertaining to grants management.
- Competent in computers and using Microsoft office (word, excel, etc) software for budgeting and tracking purposes essential.
- Understanding of budget and cost control management and ability to analyze budget line items for compliance required;
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate clearly and develop strong working relationships with grantees.
- Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, performing complex tasks and prioritizing multiple projects;
- Proven records maintenance and database management skills; and
- Excellent written and spoken English essential.
The physical demands and work environment that have been described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: [email protected] using the position as the subject of the email.
Disclaimer: Gatekeepers News gets job vacancies from advertising agencies and other sources to inform the public about employment opportunities. Gatekeepers News or any agent does not seek any payment in whatever form for prospective candidates to apply. We, therefore, implore you not to pay for any job vacancies because they are not for sale, and we are not responsible for any loss that may arise as a result of this.
