IRC Pakistan Grants Manager - FATA

The Grants Manager will be responsible for assisting the Grants Coordinator in managing sub-agreements with local partners and the projects small grants program, including sub-award management, disbursement of funds, partner assessments, compliance assurance, and capacity building.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain the proposals, grants, report and assessments/evaluation tracking systems;
• Assist Grants coordinator in Grants Solicitation.
• Ensure all grant files are organized and well managed for planning and preparation of donor reports and project monitoring; 
• Provide support to Grants Coordinator to monitor and facilitate compliance of programs with USAID and IRC commitments and requirements, including program progress and adherence to objectives, submission of timely modification and extension requests, procurement regulations and requests for waivers/derogations, etc.
• Work with the Grants Coordinator in needs assessments, data collection, and needs assessment reporting as necessary to feed into project design;
• Assist with all internal and external reporting, ensuring high-quality, well-written and timely reports meeting USAID and IRC requirements.
• Work closely with the Grants Coordinator to develop and maintain standardized project sub-award administrative, monitoring, reporting  and evaluation tracking tools;
• Assist in ensuring that project sub-award-related administrative processes and procedures are consistently implemented throughout the region ; consistent with overall project approaches, including pre-award compliance checks, agreements, disbursements, reporting and partner capacity-building;
• Work with operations and finance department in ensuring that relevant donor procurement and financial rules are followed for sub-awards;

REQUIREMENTS:

• University or Masters degree in relevant discipline preferred;
• Three to Five years of  work experience in sub-grant administration or finance in relief or development programs, on projects with international donor funding;
• Strong understanding of compliance and sub-award rules and regulations for international donors such as USAID,  European Union World Bank
• Previous experience with competitive calls for proposals, management of sub-awards, and capacity building of partner organizations;
• Demonstrable understanding of project planning and management cycles;
• Demonstrated monitoring and evaluation and implementation experience;
• Abilities to coordinate well with diverse individuals and teams and to negotiate effectively with colleagues and stakeholders to achieve results;
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written;
• Fluency in English and Urdu is required.
• Willingness to travel (up to 50%) within region for management of sub Grants

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