Grants Manager, USAID ClimAct Activity

Background:

• Winrock International (Winrock) is a non-profit organization that works around the world to increase economic opportunity, sustain natural resources, and protect the environment. Winrock strengthens the capacity of women, children, youth, civil society organizations, and businesses to actively participate in sustainable development and to positively impact society.
• This position will fall under the Environment and Energy (E2) Group is comprised of three units: Ecosystem Services, Clean Energy, and Forestry and Natural Resource Management. The E2 group collaborates closely with other Winrock Groups, including Agriculture, Resilience and Water; Human Rights, Education & Empowerment, The Wallace Center, Domestic Programs, and Corporate Affairs, to identify and implement cutting-edge solutions to climate change. Winrock is a non-profit organization that works around the world to increase economic opportunity, sustain natural resources, and protect the environment. Winrock strengthens the capacity of women, children, youth, civil society organizations, and the private sector to actively participate in sustainable development and to positively impact society.
• The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded ClimAct activity will be based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The activity is focused on supporting Bangladesh’s transition to net-zero and climate-resilient development pathways. This involves three key objectives: catalyzing climate-positive shifts in the policy landscape, transforming economic and financial systems, and enhancing governance and citizen engagement.

Responsibilities:

• Identify relevant grantees and establish relationships with the grantees
• Ensure full compliance with all applicable USAID and Winrock policies, practices, and procedures (ADS, CFR, ClimAct Grants Manual) are in place, including grant solicitation and selection procedures, grant awards, grant implementation, grant monitoring and evaluation and grant closeouts
• Work closely with grantees to build their capacity on managing grants that are compliant with USAID regulations
• Develop scopes and work, in collaboration with the technical leads, for small grants
• Develop and issue Request for Information (RFI) for grantees to apply for project grants.
• Work close with Winrock home office awards management team on developing grants RFI’s and Grant Agreements.
• Receive and review grant applications.
• Develop score sheets and track incoming applications
• Review grant budgets and grant requirements for compliance
• Develop tracking tools to monitor grants implementation
• Monitor grants implementation to ensure milestones and payments are met
• Liaise with identified grantees and communities within the area of responsibility to assist with the development and implementation of projects; develop and maintain friendly, open, and professional relationships with local counterparts, project beneficiaries, contractors, suppliers, other international organizations as well as local and national authorities.
• Support the drafting of grant proposals and other related documents to be submitted for approval by project management and ensure necessary feasibility studies, market analysis, and socio-economic assessments meet project guidelines for resource support; monitor proper implementation of approved grants.
• Work closely and collaboratively with the Procurement Manager to ensure that materials and equipment are delivered and training for their proper use is conducted and serve as a resource to the grantee throughout the implementation process to provide the necessary support.
• Ensure return of the project equipment unless otherwise USAID approves the grantees to retain them for future use
• Maintain accurate and timely program and grant documentation and database management ensuring that completed grants are closed in a timely way and according to deadlines.
• Perform other tasks as requested by the Deputy Chief of Party/Operations.
• Travel as necessary and applicable.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum 7 years experience managing or administering grants including for USAID programs in Bangladesh
• Previous grant management experience similar to the responsibilities described above.
• Previous experience working with NGOs or international donor organizations preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment.
• Spoken and written fluency in English

Source: https://winrock.org/work-with-us/careers/job-openings/?gh_jid=7616577002