Job Title: Grants Specialist
Hiring Organization: PATH
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: NGO
Job Type: Full
Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 05/14/2024
PATH is
an international organization that drives transformative innovation to save
lives and improve health, especially among women and children. We accelerate
innovation across five platforms-vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and
system and service innovations-that harness our entrepreneurial insight,
scientific and public health expertise, and passion for health equity.
Responsibilities
PATH’s
Grants Specialist will administer the financial, contractual, and compliance
aspects of the grants for this project. Key responsibilities include but are
not limited to the following:
- Manage
all contractual responsibilities for subgrant agreements for project
teams.
- Develop,
negotiate, and monitor grant agreements.
- Review
scopes of work and devise payment schedules and payment terms.
- Using
PATH’s best practices, develop tracking and monitoring systems to ensure
timely receipt of all deliverables, adherence with terms of all
agreements, and timely payments to subrecipients.
- Apply
in-depth understanding of PATH policies and procedures as well as donor
rules and regulations, especially those of the US government.
- Work
with project and grantee staff to ensure compliance with PATH and donor
requirements.
Required
Experience
- Bachelor’s
degree and 7+ years of experience working in international business and
grants management, with experience in USAID grants management preferred OR
Master’s degree in business administration, public administration,
nonprofit management, or a related field; equivalent experience will be
considered in place of a Master’s.
- Demonstrated
experience with administrative and contractual management of US government
grants.
- Proven
project management, communications, writing, and interpersonal skills
including strong experience with client management.
- Demonstrated
knowledge of internal controls and audit processes (e.g. procurement,
local subcontract agreements, etc.)
- Excellent
verbal and written communication; proactive relationship builder.
- Proficient
in Microsoft Office software suite; ability to quickly learn financial
systems/software.
- Strong
organizational skills, high level of attention to detail, and
effectiveness under deadlines.
