Grants Manager, Ghana RING II at Abt Associates

Description

• Abt Associates is currently seeking a qualified Grants Manager for the Resilience in Northern Ghana (RING) II – Systems Strengthening Activity.
• This Activity focuses on enhancing the ability of all stakeholders to address poor nutrition and weak resilience in northern Ghana.
• The RING II – Systems Strengthening activity will result in sustained improvements in the delivery of local services to achieve measurable improvements in the nutrition and resilience of an estimated 85,000 reproductive-aged women and children under five years old.
• The Grants Manager will oversee a $10 million grants program, ensuring innovative and efficient use of grant funds in support of the project’s technical objectives, and assuring compliance with USAID and Abt requirements.

Key Roles And Responsibilities

• Working closely with the project’s technical staff, define scopes of work for grantees to support the project’s technical objectives as elaborated in the project’s work plan.
• As outlined in the project’s grants manual, conduct grants solicitation and advertisements; design and prepare grant review guidelines for evaluators, including scoring formats; convene grant committee meetings; participate in negotiations with applicants; and prepare the negotiation memoranda and awards.
• Oversee grants administration, compliance, and implementation procedures, and ensure compliance with USAID procurement regulations and local laws.
• Develop and implement a grant tracking system to ensure the timely and correct execution of all grant agreements.
• Collaborate with the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning team to obtain required monitoring data and to support ongoing learning.
• Make periodic visits to the organizations and institutions that are executing activities supported by grants funds.
• Organize/provide ongoing support and training to strengthen grantee financial, management, and governance systems, as well as operational policies and manuals.
• Review invoicing from grantees and ensure that all payment requests are supported and justified by appropriate documentation.
• Facilitate the technical approval and payment of grantees for work completed.
• Ensure a successful and compliant close-out of grant activities.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least5 years of experience managing USAID grants. Experience with USAID grants under contract highlight preferred.
• Progressively challenging work experience in grants management, program administration or coordination, monitoring/evaluation, or organizational development.
• Knowledge of USAID rules and procedures strongly preferred.
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly and work independently.
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks efficiently.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills required.
• Ghanaian nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree + Twelve years of relevant experience, or Master’s Degree + Ten years of relevant experience, or PhD+ Eight years of relevant experience
• Abt Associates is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Abt Associates provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits. Local candidates strongly encouraged to apply.

Disclaimer: 

• Abt Associates will never ask candidates for money in exchange for an offer of employment.