Grants Officer

Job Description

Title: Grants Officer

Company Name: Counterpart International

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master of Commerce (MCom) in Post graduated in accounting or related field;
∎ Post Graduated in accounting or related field

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Counterpart International is currently seeking a Grants Officer for its USAID-funded program in Bangladesh which supports a broad array of civil society actors to provide them with the skills, technology, financial resources, and connections to global networks that will enable them to work in partnership with government counterparts to advance policy objectives.

∎ The Grants Officer will work under the direction of the Grants Manager and will work closely with the Grants Manager in the area of grants. The position will effectively implement day to day grants management activities and ensuring compliance of donor and Counterpart International regulations. This is a full-time position based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Monitor the compliance of grant recipients to ensure general and specific requirements of grants are adhered to.
∎ Assist in the grantmaking process from start to finish, including design and issuance of Requests for Applications (RFAs), review of proposals, and financial and narrative reporting.
∎ Support the Grants Manager in the development of an up-to-date grant's manual for the program.
∎ Assist the Grants Manager to institutionalize Counterpart International's grants management best practices within the program.
∎ Support in the process to ensure that the sub-grants to local civil society organizations and any other sub-grantees are implemented as per program objectives, design, and USAID sub-grants regulations.
∎ Participate in the shortlist and evaluate grant applications including Expression of Interests (LOIs), budgets and full proposals.
∎ Support in the provision of training and technical assistance to grantees on USAID regulations, financial management and reporting.
∎ Monitor grantee performance per sub-grant agreement requirements.
∎ Assist to ensure accurate grant close-out procedures.
∎ Assist the Grants Manager on the Grant Team's review of financial and program reports for submission to the Chief of Party, as well as documentation to ensure that grantees meet both Counterpart International and USAID rules and regulations.
∎ Provides information to accounting staff to ensure proper recording of grants for financial records.
∎ Assist in communicating with and providing mentoring support to Program grantees in connection with financial issues, as needed;
∎ Work with grants manager for constructing and monitoring the budget, scope of work for grants
∎ Assist to maintain sub-award grant tracking and ensure timely submission of reports in adherence to Counterpart and USAID policies;
∎ Assist to maintain and update grant documentation and records;
∎ Assist with the grants making process along with grants management and providing links between program, finance and other administrative staff so that all grant-making activities are smoothly implemented;
∎ Assist to prepare assigned periodic audit schedules and monitoring visits of PAR grantees;
∎ Participate in consultations with HQ Programs, Financial/Accounting, and GCC teams;
∎ Perform other tasks as assigned by his/ her supervisor when required.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum of five years in grants management experience preferred
∎ Experience working with international development programs preferred;
∎ Substantive knowledge of the technical and operational requirements of US government funding agencies (e.g. USAID) a plus
∎ Knowledge of grant processes including accounting and financial reporting.
∎ Ability to manage grants funding requirements, submissions, and budget projections.

Salary:
∎ Negotiable
∎ N/A

Application Deadline: October 26, 2019

Company Information:
∎ Counterpart International
∎ Address : House – 11, Road – 54A, Gulshan -2, Dhaka - 1212
∎ Web : www.counterpart.org
∎ Business : Counterpart International helps people build better lives and more durable futures, community by community. We equip individuals, organizations, communities, and networks -our counterparts- to become solution creators in their own families, communities, regions and countries. We help communities identify and map complex challenges; develop durable social partnerships; implement innovative, scalable, and sustainable solutions; and generate lasting impact.
For more information on Counterpart, please visit our website at www.Counterpart.org.

`Counterpart International strongly believes in equal opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, veteran`s status, age, marital status, sexual preference, disability or any other protected personal characteristic.`


Category: NGO/Development

Source: bdjobs.com

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