Deadline: 18 October, 2020

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Options Consultancy Services is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Grants Manager and Organisational Capacity Advisor.

The organisation is an international development outfit that delivers innovative solutions to some of the most complex health challenges around the world.

Responsibilities

• Under supervision of the deputy programme director/fund manager, and in collaboration with the VAWG technical lead, support the development and implementation of the grants management process including application, review, selection process, and tracking and monitoring systems, ensuring all the systems and information are clear and easily communicated to relevant stakeholders and potential applicants
• Agree selection criteria with the senior management team to ensure awarded grants contribute to the programme’s objectives
• Coordinate development and use of all grants management tools and processes required during the course of the programme
• Manage calls for proposals and review grant applications, in consultation with others, according to set criteria, ensuring applications are in line with selection criteria and the programme aims and that selected organisations are financially and operationally sound
• Prepare and respond to the selection committee requests and coordinate approvals of the selected grantees as appropriate
• Oversee overall progress of grantees’ delivery against work-plan, performance objectives, and budget, and establish management mechanisms where delays or issues arise
• Develop risk matrix for each grantee (with inputs from team and grantees) and regularly track it, escalating potential issues to the deputy programme director/fund manager and in accordance with Options’ policy
• Support the capacity assessment and capacity building of grantee organisations
• Support in developing and overseeing implementation of an organisational capacity building plan for each grantee organisation
• Provide/coordinate capacity building support to a portfolio of grantees on organisational capacity including financial management, managing fiduciary risk, programme management, donor compliance, safeguarding and duty of care
• Facilitate and support cross-learning among grantees on organisational capacity where appropriate

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Management, or Economics
• Accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA)
• Grant management experience, particularly with civil society organisations (preferably on large grant programmes)
• Significant experience of managing programmes and grants, with a proven track record in disbursing grants directly to grassroots organisations in remote and diverse contexts across a multi-country programme
• Experience of contracting and contract management
• Experience in designing and coordinating delivery of organisational capacity building plans
• Proven experience in planning, budgeting and programme management (including financial management)
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation
• Experience in knowledge management and learning, including peer-to-peer learning
• Experienced working in organisational development and developing capacity of grassroots organisations

To apply and for more information, click here.

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