Grants Officer/ Sr. Grants Officer

Job Description

Title: Grants Officer/ Sr. Grants Officer

Company Name: The Carter Center

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business administration or relevant field is required; Master's degree is desired.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 7 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Advancing Women`s Right to Information in Bangladesh
∎ Overview: The Carter Center was founded in 1982 by Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter to advance human rights and alleviate human suffering worldwide. The Atlanta-based, non-profit, non-governmental Center has helped to improve the quality of life for people in more than 80 countries around the world.
∎ The Carter Center`s Rule of Law Program seeks the below position, to be based in Dhaka, Bangladesh to implement a project to advance women`s right to information. The project`s long-term goal is to promote access to information by working together with government offices, information liaisons, and community partners. All full-time staff positions require fluent Bangla, professional-level English, and the ability to freely work and travel throughout Bangladesh.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Develop and manage the sub-grants and subcontracts portfolio, sub-grant funding, and usage of funds.
∎ Work with technical team to identify potential activities and grantees that meet project objectives.
∎ Prepare grant solicitations, proposal and budget guidelines, and grant funding instructions and procedures and coordinate grantee selection process.
∎ Establish detailed systems and procedures for management of grants activities, including the preparation of grant agreement templates and other compliance-related documents related to the solicitation, review, and approval of grant requests, as well as the monitoring and close out of grant awards.
∎ Develop grant budgets, prepare cash forecasts, and monitor grant expenditures.
∎ Administer all local grants and subawards including provision of technical oversight on award management and performance monitoring.
∎ Conduct mandatory training for all grantees/sub-awardees regarding financial and technical reporting requirements.
∎ Prepare due diligence reports for each selected applicant Including risk assessments.
∎ Participating on Organizational Capacity Assessment aligned with NUPAS
∎ Conduct grantee/sub-awardee site visits as appropriate with the MEL team.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 7 years of experience in a senior level finance and/or grants position at an international development organization.
∎ Knowledge of and experience with USAID's rules and regulations, and with current standards and guidelines regarding grants is preferred.
∎ Demonstrated experience or willingness to learn USAID Organizational Capacity Assessment/NUPAS approach and serve as a facilitator of local partners financial management capacity strengthening
∎ Proficient in MS Office tools (Word, Excel, Teams, Outlook) and professional fluency in English and Bangla required.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 2 Oct 2023

Company Information:
∎ 17 Sep 2023
∎ The Carter Center
∎ Business : The Carter Center was founded in 1982 by Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter to advance human rights and alleviate human suffering worldwide. The Atlanta-based, non-profit, non-governmental Center has helped to improve the quality of life for people in more than 80 countries around the world.

Category: NGO/Development

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