Grant Specialist

Job Description

Title: Grant Specialist

Company Name: Management Systems International (MSI)

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka, Rajshahi

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's degree in relevant discipline, preferably in business administration.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 4 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Assist in the overall design and management of all grants issued under the program.
∎ Ensure full compliance with the policies, practices and procedures relating to grant development, awards, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and grant closeout.
∎ In close collaboration with the Program Development Specialists (PDSs), maintain close coordination with grantees during execution of the grants to track milestones, compliance, timelines and deliverables.
∎ Maintain the grants tracking database and oversee accurate reporting and documentation by grantees to ensure achievement of grant and program results.
∎ Prepare regular reports on grantee performance and signal any significant delays or other issues that impact project's successful implementation.
∎ Provide training and support to potential grantees in the preparation of their grant applications.
∎ Maintain communication with grantees ensuring they meet all deliverables.
∎ Perform other duties as assigned by Operations Manager and/or Chief of Party.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum of four (4) years of demonstrated expertise in developing and managing grant program activities in partnership with civil society organizations; at least two (2) years of USAID project experience required.
∎ Experience overseeing grants, procurements and service contracts in compliance with donor regulations, with knowledge of USAID regulations.
∎ Demonstrated experience in programs requiring community-level engagement.
∎ Strong leadership and communication skills and ability to manage and be flexible in difficult and challenging circumstances.
∎ Fluency in spoken and written English and Bengali.
∎ Strong self-initiative: ability to implement and manage program activities tasks proactively, without waiting for instructions.
∎ Ability to travel to anywhere in Bangladesh regions outside of Dhaka, as needed.

Application Deadline: November 19, 2019

Company Information:
∎ Management Systems International (MSI)
∎ Business : MSI, a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, DC metro area international development firm with a 35-year history of delivering development results across the world. Our core expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation (M&E), institutional development, public sector management, governance and anti-corruption. MSI implements nearly 100 projects in 90 countries around the world such as Jordan, Morocco, Lebanon, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Colombia, and Mexico. As one of the leading companies in our field, MSI has partnered with more than 80 organizations across all sectors of international development with clients ranging from large bilateral and multilateral donors such as USAID, the World Bank and the UNDP to national and local governments, NGOs, think tanks, foundations and universities.

Category: NGO/Development