Grants Advisor at Options Consultancy Services

The UK Department for International Development in Ghana (DFID Ghana) funded Disability and Mental Health Programme which this role will contribute to, aims to support people with disabilities, including mental health disabilities, neurological and substance use conditions (MNS) to improve their health and wellbeing and ensure they are engaged, empowered and able to enjoy improved social and economic outcomes and rights. The four key outputs of the Programme include:

• Stronger policy, leadership, resources and governance systems that respect the rights of people with disabilities, including people with mental health disabilities
• Scaled-up quality, integrated, disability inclusive community-based and recovery oriented mental health and social services
• Reduction in negative and discriminatory attitudes, behaviours and norms against people with disabilities, including mental health disabilities
• Evidence generated to inform policy, practice and enabling environment

Summary purpose and objective of role

• Options Consultancy seeks a Grants Advisor to lead the overall grants component of the programme. He/she will lead a team to assess, oversee and manage grantees, including supporting the development and delivery against work plans and objectives.
• The Grants Advisor will be accountable for ensuring that the grants component of the programme cohesively connects comprehensive technical assistance and the overarching programme approach to the grants and grantees. Grantees will be CSOs, with a particular focus on Disabled People’s Organisations and Self-Help Groups, as well as research institutions.
• The Grants Advisor will ensure best practice is in place and that all grants are in line with Options and the designed programme management approach.  The technical division of the grants team (under the Grants Advisor’s direction) will support grants to organisations for community-based initiatives, advocacy, campaigns to reduce stigma and discrimination, and operations research.

Other information

• Options is an equal opportunities employer
• Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment
• We seek people who are pro-choice, energetic and enthusiastic about Options’ vision.

Required Skills or Experience

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Grant management experience, particularly with CSOs
• Experience on the development and implementation of programmes within the health sector in Ghana
• Excellent financial and people management skills
• Experience in designing and coordinating delivery of CSO capacity building plans
• Experience in setting-up processes and procedures, and communicating these to external audiences often in remote locations
• Proven experience in planning, budgeting and programme control
• Proven experience in risk and change management
• Experience in Knowledge Management, including peer to peer learning