Grant Manager, BRAC PRL
Job Description
Title: Grant Manager, BRAC PRL
Company Name: BRAC
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Masters in any discipline preferably in Finance from any reputed university.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 7 year(s)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Coordinates and negotiates the drafting process for financial and narrative reports among different teams, ensuring submission deadlines are met and reports of high quality
∎ Liaises with the donor/Affiliates regarding any clarifications on reporting dates or changing donor requirements and inform teams accordingly; update tracking systems
∎ Facilitates monthly Grant Review Meetings with a diverse stakeholder group, notes action commitments and follows up to ensure completion;
∎ Participates in Global Grant Management community of practice calls and trainings on behalf of Country Office and applies relevant information and learning internally
∎ Lead and coordinate Due Diligence of Downstream partners during grant implementation as needed
∎ Proactively analyses issues and resolve through collaboration with other teams/partners/Affiliates
∎ Supports adherence to BRAC Grant Management procedures and policies
∎ Supports adherence of complex donor compliance requirements across the Programme Office and downstream partners through regular communication of compliance elements and training
∎ Supports the Opportunity Assessment process and Donor Contract review process by reviewing all calls for proposals with a compliance lens
∎ Identify and address or escalate any potential compliance issues to SMT/CMT
∎ Support review of proposal budgets to ensure correct budget template and identify questionable costs from donor compliance perspective
∎ Perform monitoring of grants, grant spending, portfolio spending and perform further analysis to aid in resolution of issues identified
∎ Maintain multi-programme reporting tracker for the Programme Offices
∎ Use Proposal Grant System and tools and monitor Programme Office multi-programme portfolio and performance in grant management
∎ Lead regular grant reviews and other monitoring across allocated portfolio
∎ Provide regular management information to the Head of Grants on the performance of the active portfolio (Key Performance Indicators)
∎ Identify issues in active grant portfolio and apply problem solving skills to resolve these
∎ Support the Head of Grants to develop action plans to address issues highlighted by grant metrics and indicators and implement those actions
∎ Encourage professional development among Grants Management team
∎ Act as super user and lead on the BRAC Proposal Grant System for allocated portfolio, its reporting functions, and ensuring adherence to system guidelines to promote data quality
∎ Develop expert knowledge of Proposal Grant System & dashboard functionality, maintain up to date data and use PGS data for decision making
∎ Establish a safeguarding culture across all level of the programme by implementing the safeguarding policy. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
∎ Responsible to ensure team members are appropriately trained, supported and have access to resources regarding issues that are identified and actioned in accordance with the safeguarding policy and procedure.
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so
Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 7 years of experience in development or related field with five years experience in grants management;
∎ Experience in grants management and specifically experience of managing multi program grants
∎ Additional Requirements:
∎ Knowledge of the requirements of major institutional donors including budgeting, eligibility issues, compliance management, and reporting; experience of engaging with donors at a strategic level (UNHCR, USAID, GAC, DFAT, DFID)
∎ Possess understanding of the full grant cycle including proposal development phase
∎ Understanding of the financial aspects of grant management, ability to work with Finance Departments on grant management issues
∎ Show courage and confidence to have tough conversations with other CO teams, donors and Affiliates
∎ Show high skills in coordination and negotiation
∎ Computer literate (i.e. Google Suite/ Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet Explorer, financial systems)
∎ Fluent communication (written and spoken) in English
Salary: Negotiable
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Festival Bonus, Contributory Compulsory Provident Fund, Gratuity, Health & Life Insurance and others.
Application Deadline: 22 Dec 2020
Company Information:
∎ 14 Dec 2020
∎ BRAC
Category: NGO/Development
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