Grants manager

Organization: Chemonics International

Website: Chemonics

Title: Grants manager 

Location: Georgia

Compensation: Not Listed

Description:
Chemonics seeks a grants manager for the anticipated four-year, $25-million, USAID-funded New Economic Opportunities project in Georgia. The project aims to improve rural incomes, reduce poverty levels, increase food security, address critical small-scale household and agricultural water constraints in targeted communities, enable internally displaced persons to maintain their households sustainably, and assist communities distressed by natural or other disasters.
Responsibilities include:

• Create policies, practices, and processes on all aspects of grants under contract in accordance with USAID regulations, culminating in the creation of a grants management manual
• Develop specific procedures relating to grant solicitation, selection, award, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and close-out
• Ensure preparation and execution of grant agreements and modifications in line with USAID regulations
• Negotiate budgetary and financial aspects of grant proposals
• Assess organizational capacity of grant applicants to determine risk and responsibility
• Recruit, identify, hire, and train local grants staff
• Provide training in grants management and capacity building to improve the financial management and sustainability of grantee organizations
• Ensure effective communication and coordination between project staff and grantee organizations
• Work closely with the chief of party, operations manager, technical coordinators, and USAID on all matters relating to grants

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in a related field preferred
• Minimum five years of experience with USAID or other donor-funded grants under contract
• Extensive knowledge of USAID rules and regulations strongly preferred
• Experience in reviewing and negotiating budgets, reviewing financial vouchers and expense reports, and drafting agreements and modifications
• Experience in assessing organizational capacity and conducting training
• Understanding of economic and rural development technical areas a plus
• Excellent management, administrative, and communication skills
• Ability to work on teams and under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Fluency in written and spoken English required; Georgian or Russian preferred

To Apply:
Send electronic submissions to NEO@chemonics.com by August 15, 2010. Please submit application, including a cover letter and three professional references. Include the position title in the subject line. Submissions will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. No telephone inquiries, please.

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