International Development Group
Position Title: Grants Manager (Short term assignment)
The Tusome Early Grade Reading Activity in Kenya is a basic education initiative, implemented by RTI International, to improve the reading skills of the approximately 5.4 million individual Kenyan children in Grades 1-3.
In support of this objective, RTI is increasing the grant funding to 23 youth organizations working in over 20,000 villages across Kenya.
During the current school year, the grantees will support quality education through intensive youth-led and youth managed activities.
This position will be responsible for the administration and management of this project component.
The programming will be very rapid, with implementation and closeout to be completed by the end of September 2022.
Regular communication with each youth group will be required to ensure that the work stays on track and is completed within the tight time frame.
The work will involve close coordination with other members of RTI’s technical, contractual, and administrative units.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsible for day-to-day administration of partners engaged through grant or other contractual mechanisms per RTI policies and procedures, encompassing the solicitation phase through closure.
- Provide capacity building training to local organization including guidance on rules and regulations applicable to assistance instruments and program reporting and/or coordinate technical training with appropriate team members
- Carry out the monitoring plan and conduct site visits to ensure that grantees are compliant with award specific requirements and applicable USAID regulations and on track with milestones deliverables
- Maintain grant files including records on monitoring and evaluation and other quality control activities (financial, programmatic, proof of performance)
- Work with communications team to ensure there are photos and other media content to report on success stories and other updates from youth groups.
- Review and process grantee invoices for compliance and coordination with technical teams for performance measurement
- Close-out completed grants and ensure audit trail for all necessary grant documentation
- Track all deliverables, ensuring grantees stay up to date on their work, troubleshoot problems as they arise, and keep management apprised of the status of all youth grants.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s degree and 9 years of relevant experience in grants management/administration and international development projects, or Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, International Relations, or related field with 12 years of relevant experience.
SKILLS & ABILITIES
- A proven ability to work collaboratively with youth and/or institutional partners and experience implementing grant activities designed
- At least 8 years relevant experience in USAID grants management/administration and international development projects in Kenya or East Africa
- Strong background in management and administration, finance, compliance, and accounting is highly desirable
- Demonstrated experience providing training and developing capacity building/sustainability plans for local organizations
- Solid knowledge of USAID and USG assistance-related regulations (2CFR200, 22 CFR 228, ADS 303, ADS 591)
- Proficient in Microsoft Office package, especially Excel
- Excellent communication and people skills
- Fluency in English (both oral and written)
Application process
Please follow the link provided below or visit RTI International Careers page for more information about the opportunities. http://m.rfer.us/RTI4YnDjx .
The application deadline is May 30, 2022.
We regret that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
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