Requisition ID: req8256
Job Title: Grants Manager
Sector: Grants
Employment Category: Regular
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: No
Location: Yangon, Myanmar
Job Description
Grants Management and Compliance:
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Responsible for grant compliance for IRC’s 3MDG/Access to Health grants and other specific grants, providing grants compliance support and guidance to Programmes, Operations and Finance colleagues;
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Ensure regular and effective grant review meetings, grant opening meetings and grant closing meetings and follow-up of key grant compliance and grant management actions for 3MDG/Access to Health Fund and other specific grants within portfolio;
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Manage contracting and grant amendments for 3MDG/Access to Health Fund and other specific grants coordinating with in-country, regional and HQ colleagues through the IRC’s online tracking system (OTIS);
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As requested by the SPDG Coordinator, serve as the focal point for post-award communication with donors and partners as appropriate;
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Ensure all grant filing on OTIS, shared drive and hard copy is up to date for 3MDG/Access to Health Fund and other specific grants;
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Update grants compliance guideline documents and stay up to date with all institutional donor guidelines, rules and regulations, and reporting templates;
- Support quality control, finalisation and timely submission of quality narrative and financial donor reports; as required complete/write donor reports.
Capacity Building
- Support efforts to build capacity of IRC staff and local sub-grantees/partners in grant compliance, grant management, proper record keeping and drafting quality and accurate program reports through mentoring and training for program and field staff.
Program Design & Proposal Development:
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As required, support proposal development tasks in close collaboration with Senior Program Design and Grants Coordinator and Grants Officer.
- Support various aspects of project start-up, during the transition between proposal to project implementation.
Other Tasks
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At the request of the SPDG Coordinator, act as a liaison between IRC and its donors, partners, and/or headquarters;
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Support strategic action plan delivery, BVA-related initiatives, SMPS and other key initiatives as required;
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At the request of the Grants Manager and Senior Program Design and Grants Coordinator, take responsibility for miscellaneous projects not falling under responsibilities underlined in this job description.
Qualifications
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Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline.
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Three to five years’ work experience in grant or project management for relief or development programs. Previous experience with 3MDG or other multi-donor funding mechanisms, grant management highly regarded.
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Demonstrated successful experience in donor reporting and compliance for key donors including e.g. 3MDG, LIFT, USAID, ECHO, EuropeAID, UNPFA, OFDA, UNOCHA.
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Demonstrable understanding of project planning and management cycles.
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Flexibility to adapt to changing requirements.
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Demonstrable high-level performance management and team-working skills, with substantial experience in managing multiple grants.
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Ability to work well under programmatic pressures.
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Excellent computer skills, particularly in Word and Excel.
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Excellent professional fluency in spoken and written English and Myanmar essential.
Myanmar nationals with relevant skills sets and proven experience of working at international level are strongly encouraged.
