Grants and Contracts Analyst at International Potato Center

Key responsibilities:

• Support the review of sub-recipient (partner) award transactions and collaboration agreements, in collaboration with other functional areas such as Program, PMU, Finance, Legal/Intellectual Property, Administration, and/or POD for internal clearance and approval.
• Contribute to change management of transactions that require modification to grant agreements, MoUs, and SGAs.
• Support in maintaining up-to-date database and repository of SSA and Asia signed awards, project-related MoUs in OCS and/or Knowledge Management G&C public and internal sites, and PMU Project sites in coordination with G&C System Officer.
• Drafting of compliance matrix for projects, as required; and participation in start-up meetings to identify actions related to project partners (due diligence, capacity building, etc.).
• Support the partner closeout process to make sure all deliverables have been submitted, partners have complied with the terms and conditions, and files contain all necessary documents for archiving.
• Coordinate with Principal Investigators, PMU, and PBC to communicate relevant project information throughout the organization.
• Participate in project life cycle reviews and meetings.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Financial Management, or Operations or related field.
• At least 2 years of experience required in a similar position or 1 year in a similar position in CGIAR organizations, Research Centers, or Public International organizations.
• Proficient in MS Office, especially in Excel.
• Strong qualitative and quantitative analytical skills.
• Knowledge in software solutions (ERP).
• Additional certification in Project Management is desirable.