Grants Manager, Asia (Re-Advertisement)
Job Description
Title: Grants Manager, Asia (Re-Advertisement)
Company Name: BRAC International
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor degree in Finance or International Development or related field
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 7 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ The purpose of this position is to support the Nepal, Myanmar, Philippines and Afghanistan Country Offices in strategic and operational stewardship over donor resources by applying a set of relevant systems, policies, procedures and tools to ensure that grants and contracts are donor compliant and best serve the organizational mission. Under the direction of the Global Resource Mobilization and Partnerships (GRP) Head of Grants, the Asia Grant Manager will be responsible for ensuring that the country programs within the portfolio adhere to all its grant management obligations internally within BRAC and externally with donors. As this role services multiple Country Offices, the candidate may be called upon to deploy to any of the countries to provide extraordinary support and services on the ground.
∎ Employment type: Regular/Contractual
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Coordination:
∎ Coordinates and negotiates the drafting process for financial and narrative reports among different teams, ensuring submission deadlines are met
∎ Liaises with the donor/Affiliates regarding any clarifications on reporting dates or changing donor requirements and inform teams accordingly; update tracking systems
∎ Facilitates Kick Off meetings with a diverse stakeholder group
∎ Facilitates monthly Grant Review Meetings with a diverse stakeholder group, notes action commitments and follows up to ensure completion;
∎ Facilitates Close Out meetings and actions
∎ 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 Country Office CMT to communicate with donors on grant management and/or project implementation issues as necessary
∎ Compliance:
∎ Supports adherence to BRAC Grant and Sub-Grant Management procedures and policies
∎ Supports adherence of complex donor compliance requirements across the Country Offices and downstream partners through regular communication of compliance elements and training
∎ Supports the Proposal Development SOP process by reviewing all calls for proposals with a compliance lens and reviewing/negotiating contracts;
∎ Ensure donor reports of high quality through application of the Donor Report Quality Checklist prior to submission to donors; support with writing/editing
∎ Draft sub-grant agreements using endorsed template packages and ensuring that all donor compliance requirements are passed down
∎ Identify and address or escalate any potential compliance issues to GRP; SMT/CMT
∎ Analysis:
∎ Support review of proposal budgets to ensure correct budget template and identify questionable costs from donor compliance perspective
∎ Maintain/support Country Offices to maintain portfolio and pipeline tracker for the Country Offices
∎ Maintain/support Country Offices to maintain reporting tracker and resource efforts accordingly.
∎ Portfolio Management:
∎ Participate in Country Office monthly fundraising calls with grant management inputs
∎ Lead regular grant reviews and other monitoring across allocated portfolio
∎ Provide/support Grant Managers in country to provide regular management information to the SMT/CMT on the performance of the active portfolio (Key Performance Indicators)
∎ Support the SMT/CMT to develop action plans to address issues highlighted by grant metrics and indicators and implement those actions
∎ Capacity Building:
∎ Capacity build more junior staff and promote learning in the grant management team, as applicable.
∎ Capacity build key CO colleagues (CMT) on grant management, particularly donor compliance and reporting
∎ Systems:
∎ Maintain grant files in accordance with BRAC procedures
∎ Act as Country Offices super user and lead on Grant Management System, its reporting functions, and ensuring adherence to system guidelines to promote data quality
∎ Develop expert knowledge of GMS & dashboard functionality, maintain up to date data and use GMS data for decision making
∎ Others (Safeguarding):
∎ Establish a safeguarding culture across all levels of the programme by implementing the safeguarding policy and procedures, including reporting. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Experience with INGOs
∎ 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 basic understanding of program operations including procurement and field realities
∎ 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
∎ Strong attention to detail, problem solving skills, and ability to analyse trends
∎ Computer literate (i.e. Google Suite/ Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet Explorer, financial systems)
∎ Patient, adaptable, able to improvise, and communicate clearly and effectively under pressure
∎ Strong writing skills
∎ Fluent communication (written and spoken) in English
∎ Knowledge of BRAC, its history, and its programmes and culture desirable
∎ Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 7 years' experience in development or related field
∎ Experience in grants management
Salary: Negotiable
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 15 May 2022
Company Information:
∎ 29 Apr 2022
∎ BRAC International
∎ Business : BRAC is a development success story, born in Bangladesh and expanding into 10 other developing countries in Asia and Africa. It spreads anti-poverty solutions making it a global leader in providing opportunities for the world’s poor.
BRAC was founded in Bangladesh in 1972 by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, and is today one of the top leaders in developing cost-effective, evidence-based poverty innovations in extremely poor, fragile and post-disaster settings. BRAC started its first programme outside of Bangladesh in Afghanistan in 2002 through its Dutch registered Stichting BRAC International. BRAC International is currently reaching over 19 million people beyond Bangladesh and creating opportunities to break the cycle of poverty.
With a holistic approach that uses a wide array of interventions including microfinance, education, healthcare, legal services and more, BRAC invests in communities’ own human and material resources, catalyzing lasting change and creating an ecosystem in which the poor have the chance to seize control of their own lives. Of the world’s top development and humanitarian relief organisations, BRAC is one of the few based in the global south. In February 2019, BRAC was ranked as the number one NGO in the world for the fourth consecutive year by the Geneva-based NGO Advisor, an independent media organisation committed to highlighting innovation, impact and governance in the non-profit sector.
Category: NGO/Development
Source: bdjobs.com
Deadline Expired on 15th May 2022
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