With oversight from the Director Finance and Operations, the Contracts and Grants Manager Director will provide leadership and management for FHI 360 Eswatini’s programs and projects in contracts, grants and cooperative agreements, including contracts with consortium partners and agreements with funders and sub agreements management with implementing agencies. S/he will monitor work flows and help develop and implement systems to provide sound management control over FHI 360’s compliance with award terms and conditions and FHI 360 policies.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Provide overall management, guidance and coordination of contract and grant activities, including oversight management and control of grant staff as well as contract negotiation, reporting and monitoring of implementing agencies.
- Develop and implement procedures to ensure compliance with award terms and FHI 360 policy and provide support to C&G and other FHI 360 staff to ensure that C&G tools align with program needs.
- Take lead in the interpretation of funding regulation to ensure that all FHI 360 Eswatini policies and procedures and Federal Government and other Funder contracting requirements are met for sub-agreement and subcontracting activities.
- Assess C&G needs and capabilities and develop an annual work plan.
- Ensure all documentation and audit trails relating to contracting matters with implementing partners and funders is complete and compliance.
- Lead ongoing monitoring, support and liaison with HQ to ensure the organization’s systems and staff can respond to new donors’ regulations.
- Take lead in pursuing strategies to improve award management in FHI Eswatini through knowledge management and replicating best practices and tools.
- Develop templates, provide guidance and identify training needs to ensure FHI 360 C&G functions are consistently applied across the program and in coordination with the global organization.
- Collaborate on draft C&G documents and provide general communications to the field on such matters including input for C&G policy and procedure revisions.
- Develop and implement procedures to ensure that C&G processes and related projects are efficiently, monitored and executed in a timely manner.
- Represent FHI 360 to external organizations at professional meetings and conferences.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Educational Background:
BSc. in Business Administration, Accounting or related field and 7 - 9 years relevant experience; OR MSc./MBA with 5 - 7 years relevant experience in an NGO setting.
Skills/Experience:
- Relevant software skills to include spreadsheet and database software and Management Information Systems.
- Working knowledge of donor (USAID, CDC, DFID, GFATM) contract and grant agencies are required.
- Ability to interpret funding regulations and develop implementing procedures is required.
- Sound knowledge of U.S. Government grants, contracting and auditing standards as they apply to effective management of multi-year contract funds.
- Expert knowledge of budgets, contracts, generally accepted accounting, budgeting and fiscal control theory and practices.
- Budget development skills with multi funding sources and general ledger skills.
- High degree of proficiency in written and spoken English communication, including presentation and training skills.
- Relevant software skills to include automated accounting software and database spreadsheets and Management Information Systems.
- Resourceful through technology, research skills, and relationship building among several organization teams and units and professional organizations.
- Ability to work with scientific/technical personnel who may have little or no knowledge of fiscal control procedures and practices.
- High degree of proficiency in written and spoken English communication, including presentation and report writing skills.
Compensation/Benefits:
FHI 360 fosters the strength and health of its workforce through a competitive benefits package, professional development and policies and programs that support healthy work/life balance. Join our global workforce to make a positive difference for others — and yourself.
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Jun 15 2019
Active Until:
Jul 15 2019
Hiring Organization:
Fhi 360
industry:
Nonprofit