Grants Specialist, Makanati USAID, Jordan

2 أكتوبر، 2022

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– Grants Specialist, Makanati USAID, Jordan
Company: Industry: Non-Profit and Social Services Job Location: Amman, Jordan Career Level: Intermediate (Experienced non manager) Date Posted: 30-09-2022 Ref. Number: 153557 Citizenships Jordan Residence Country Jordan
Grants Specialist, Makanati USAID, Jordan
seeks
Grants Specialist
candidates for the
Makanati
|
USAID Women Economic Empowerment and Leadership Activity in Jordan.
The purpose of Makanati is to contribute to increasing women’s access to waged employment and leadership opportunities in Jordan by improving women’s access to the job market, addressing inequalities and prohibitive social norms and traditions, and enhancing the workforce enabling environment.The Grants Specialist will report to the Grants Manager and be responsible for supporting the
accounting
,
finance
,
procurement
, and
grant monitoring
, for
in-kind grants
and
facilitate assistance awards
to local partners for innovative, adaptive, and locally led development approaches that support Makanati objectives. The Grants Specialist will contribute to other functions as required by the contract as well as the
day-to-day follow-up of the grantees
. The Grants Specialist will review and
process grant applications
, conduct due diligience and
preassessment prior to award
, support the grants selection committee, working closely with the operations team to finalize procurement processes and
review monthly grantee reports
. The position requires utilization of the appropriate systems and following proper
grants management
procedures to disburse, account for, and report usage of funds. S/he will work directly with the Grants Manager to ensure full compliance in accordance with
USAID
rules and regulations, functioning of grants processes, and maintaining internal controls for all activities.

Conducting the initial processing of incoming proposals by:
+ Reviewing proposal submissions (eligible vs. ineligible).
+ Prepare applications review for the grant’s selection committee.
+ Assisting with award package preparation.

Assisting with grants management and compliance for a large number and wide range of grants issued to local governmental and non-governmental organizations, working closely with the Grants Manager and rest of the team.

Organizing and maintaining grant documentation throughout the activity cycle, including grantee reports and correspondence from pre-award to close out.

Assisting the Grants Manager with regular Database and SharePoint file management throughout the entire activity cycle.

Assisting with award data quality control and following up to ensure course corrections are made as needed.

Tracking grantee evaluation, monitoring, and compliance.

Reviewing and preparing post-award management documentation in support of the Grants Manager.

During grants implementation, preparing payment requests, ensuring all required documentation is included with the payment package and saved in the activity file.

Assists the Grants Manager with the grant closeout process, ensuring all files are complete and accurate before closeout, following up with grantees to complete activity files, as needed.

Fulfilling additional administrative functions, as assigned.

Engaging fully as a member of the EnCompass staff team, including participating in staff meetings and other EnCompass events, and providing administrative support to other team members as needed

Other duties as assigned
Minimum of four (4) years of experience working on donor-funded projects in a related role and working experience in grants and operations management field, previous experience working in USAID-funded projects preferred.

Proficient in US Government grants management, procurement, and financial reporting processes and requirements highly preferred

Experience in reviewing and negotiating budgets, reviewing financial reports, preparing for, and monitoring audits of grantees, and file management.

Excellent knowledge of MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel

Excellent knowledge of grants under contract tracking and operations

Ability to multi-task & work well with team members.

Ability to listen and communicate well both verbally and in writing

Ability to work independently

Attention to detail and accuracy

Very good skills in English, both written and verbal, required. Fluency in Arabic, required.

Jordanian citizens are strongly encouraged to apply
Company: Industry: Non-Profit and Social Services Job Location: Amman, Jordan Career Level: Intermediate (Experienced non manager) Date Posted: 30-09-2022 Ref. Number: 153557 Citizenships Jordan Residence Country Jordan