Vacancy: Grants Manager
Ref: 16-535
Country: Kenya
Department: International
Operations
Background: International
Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to
saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief
and development projects.
International
Medical Corps is working in more than 35 countries, focused on addressing
humanitarian needs of the most vulnerable while also supporting training and
capacity-building.
International Medical Corps
is recruiting a Grants Manager, to be based in Nairobi, for an anticipated
Department of State, Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Global
Health Diplomacy (S/GAC) project.
The Key Populations
Investment Fund (KPIF) is a five-year intervention designed to support scale up
of key population (KP)-led community approaches to enhance and expand quality
HIV/AIDS services for key populations.
Through this project, the
Prime Recipient will re-grant most of their award to community-based
sub-awardees.
Job Summary: The Grants Manager will be responsible for overseeing and managing the subawards that are expected through this project.
Essential Responsibilities
Job Summary: The Grants Manager will be responsible for overseeing and managing the subawards that are expected through this project.
Essential Responsibilities
- Collaborate
with technical team to develop and publicize solicitations.
- Coordinate the
review of applications – including review of organizational and
eligibility requirements, managing application evaluation meetings, and
communicating results back to applicants.
- Assess
subrecipients’ organizational capacity, including but not limited to the
technical and financial capacity, internal controls, risk analysis and
establish risk mitigation plans.
- Develop and
negotiate subaward agreements (and later subaward modifications, as
needed) with selected subrecipients, ensuring compliance with donor and
organizational policies.
- Coordinate
subaward kick-off meetings.
- Identify and
provide subrecipient administrative and technical capacity development as
needed. Monitor subrecipient capacity progress, including evaluating
internal control systems over time, timely submission and review of
required milestones/reports.
- Develop and
maintain Field office standard operating procedures which align with IMC’s
organizational policies that relate to subaward management.
- Coordinate and
track subaward monitoring efforts by IMC, including but not limited to:
review of regular technical/program and financial reports, site visits,
monitoring and capacity building plans.
- Monitor the
subrecipient compliance with the subaward terms and applicable donor
requirements. Advise relevant staff and management on compliance issues.
- Maintain
regular communication with subrecipients regarding required compliance,
reporting, and modification requirements.
- Ensure regular
reporting on subaward programs.
- Build IMC staff
capacity by training them on subaward management, country/donor
regulations, and IMC’s procedures (including but not limited to Subaward
Management and Contract Review/Signatory Authority protocols, as needed).
- Establish and
maintain key country office subaward files. Special attention should be
given to key documentation, including but not limited to, the subaward
agreement, selection and negotiation memo, risk assessments,
modifications, key correspondence, donor approvals and other relevant
documents.
- Assist with
subaward close out and internal audit reviews
Qualifications:
- An advanced
degree in a related business administration or finance field.
- At least 7
years of experience working as a grants manager or related field,
experience as a grants manager for a development and/or health program
preferred.
- Demonstrated
experience being responsible for ensuring that there are systems and
internal controls in place to effectively manage, monitor and report on
sub-awards, including being responsive to all Department of State
regulations and requirements.
- Prior work
experience in Kenya and the East Africa region highly desirable.
- Prior work with
Key Populations preferred.
- Strong verbal
and written English communication skills required Kiswahili preferred.
How to Apply
CLICK HERE to apply online or
visithttps://careers.internationalmedicalcorps.org/
Compliance & Ethics: Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics
throughout International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position,
maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor
compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Conducts work
with the highest level of integrity. Communicates these standards to partners
and requires them to adhere to these values.
NOTE: Shortlisting is being done on a rolling basis