Grants Officer - Dhaka

Job Description

Title: Grants Officer - Dhaka

Company Name: Democracy International

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: --

Experience:

• At least 2 years

• Master`s Degree in Accounting/Finance/Management/Business Administration

• At least 2 years

• Minimum two years of professional experience in grants and financial management.

• Strong familiarity with USAID rules and regulations.

• Very comfortable with MS Word, MS Excel, email, internet navigation, etc.

• Ability to multi-task with a strong commitment to meeting deadlines.

• Strong attention to detail, self-starter attitude, and flexibility.

• Strong writing and verbal skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate and work with a wide range of stakeholders.

• Professional fluency in English is required.

• Democracy International (DI) is seeking to hire a Grants Officer for the USAID funded Ain Shohayota Activity in Bangladesh, based in Dhaka. The goal of the Activity is to promote people-centered justice through increased public participation, inclusivity, and data-driven approaches to strengthen the justice system. The specific objectives of this Activity are: i) Increase Demand for Responsive Justice Services, ii) Promote Pro-Bono Legal Services, and ii) Build and Utilize an Evidence-Base to Strengthen the Justice Services. This is a full-time position based in Dhaka and is likely to require some travel across the Activity focus districts within Bangladesh. This position is only open to the citizens of Bangladesh.

• The ideal candidate will have responsibility to collaborate with and provide overall assistance to Director of Grants Administration for grants management.

Essential Job Duties:

• Assist with the programmatic and financial aspects of grants awarded through the project.

• Assist with and oversee the grants application process, selection procedures, direction, and reporting.

• Collect and review the invoices against contract milestones from grantees and process for payment.

• Build the capacity of potential grantee organizations to ensure successful implementation of the grantee’s project and the sustainability of activities.

• Assist with the review and analysis of budget estimates for the purpose of cost reasonableness, consistency, and expense allowability.

• Assist in tracking and reviewing grants and contracts through the payment cycle, ensuring compliance with USAID agreements and DI policies.

• Contribute to DI reporting and other deliverables, as required.

• Prepare the monthly grantees financial projections, manage the budget and cash flow.

• Assist in reviewing and overseeing grantees’ internal reports, annual implementation plan, and monthly reports.

• Assist in ensuring post-award assessment is in accordance with relevant regulations, including but not limited to reporting, audits, grants modification, close-out etc. in accordance with USAID policy and procedures.

• Maintain all grants related files in an orderly fashion.

• Other similar tasks and responsibilities that DI might reasonably request.

Reporting:

• This position reports to the Director of Grants Administration.