Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, July 10, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Winrock is seeking a professional to oversee the grants under contract for an anticipated USAID-funded project in Zambia to scale up clean cooking technologies and fuels, while reducing charcoal production and use. The Grants Manager will help to develop, create, and manage a granting mechanism for the project utilizing industry best practices. This position is contingent on receipt of donor funding. .

Essential Responsibilities:
• Publicize challenge grant opportunities, and coordinate and manage proposal review process
• Ensure grants align with program alternative livelihoods objectives and respond to local needs
• Build financial and administrative capacity of grantees as needed and coordinate with project technical staff to assist grantees to achieve their targets and milestones
• Coordinate with relevant Home Office Management team, Contracts staff, program staff to develop, analyze, review and negotiate contract documents related to program's challenge grant component
• Review sub-award modifications, if any
• Notify COP, DCOP and Home Office of problems and risks, and initiate mitigation measures
• Provide guidance and advice to program staff on compliance and capacity development issues
• Vet all issues outside of standard policies and procedures with Home Office
• Maintain high ethical standards of integrity; respect confidentiality and represent Winrock International at all times

Skills:
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Financial management skills and experience
• Sound knowledge of international donor contracts, financial and accounting regulations and procedures, particularly USAID contract regulations
• Computer literate in word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software (Microsoft)

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE: Education:
• Tags
• capacity development
• financial management
• office management
• word processing
• Degree in business, finance, or related field

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Work Experience:
• A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible professional experience
• Zambia experience
• Experience administering and managing grants-under-contract working for an USAID implementor
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with private sector and NGO grantees
• Experience managing challenge grants and/or similar grant mechanisms, including but not limited to in-kind grants and FOGs
• Experience with building capacity of grantees
• Experience supporting alternative livelihoods projects

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