Deadline: 30 December, 2020
Location: Juba, South Sudan
Winrock International is seeking to fill the position of Operations and Grants Manager.
The organisation provides solutions to some of the world’s most complex social, agricultural and environmental challenges.
Responsibilities
- Provide overall management, leadership, and oversight to all aspects of grants, subcontracts and procurement including pre-awards assessments, awards, implementation, subrecipient monitoring and evaluation, and final disposition and close-outs
- Develop and implement programme’s grant strategy and in consultation with programme staff and stakeholders, identify and prioritise funding opportunities that align with programme objectives and respond to local needs
- Build financial and administrative capacity of grantees, as needed, and coordinate with project technical staff to assist grantees to achieve their targets and milestones
- Maintain sound records of all vendors, sub-awards, and transactions
- Develop systems and support team efforts to monitor, track and report related grants fund management and audit recommendations
- Manage and process awards in accordance with USAID rules and regulations and Winrock procedures and policies
- Maintain high ethical standards of integrity, respect confidentiality, and represent Winrock International at all times
- Oversee the project’s HR, grants, finance, procurement, and administration functions, including supervising staff
- Oversee and build capacity of operations, administrative, and finance staff in operational procedures
- Monitor work to ensure compliance with USAID rules and regulations and Winrock procedures as laid out in the Winrock project manuals
- Formulate and implement office policies and procedures in line with Winrock policies and South Sudanese laws
- Monitor contracts to ensure consultants, subcontractors, or local vendors (as appropriate) are working within their level or effort and period of performance
- Monitor contractual compliance to ensure services and/or goods are delivered within deadlines
- Work closely with the technical team, in coordination with a finance manager, to monitor financial obligations to ensure budget availability and allocability
- Work with the home office in close communication with the COP/DCOP and technical teams to prepare accurate budget burn-rate projections and monitor expenditures using the project’s budget tracker
Requirements
- Degree in Business, Accounting, Economics, Public Administration, or a related field plus demonstrated industry experience
- Five years, minimum, of progressively responsible professional experience
- Experience in managing field-based grants of any type (including challenge, cost reimbursable)
- Financial management skills and experience
- Three years, minimum, of experience on donor-funded programmes
- Experience in conducting due diligence tests in the form of pre-selection assessments, financial reviews or audits, or some other form of accountability assessments
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with private sector and NGO grantees
- Strong communication and English writing skills
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