Job Title: Senior Grants Manager (Nigeria Integrated Health Activity)
Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Regular Full-Time
Category: Project Management
Program Description
- The anticipated $200M (est.) USAID/Nigeria integrated health activity seeks to increase the survival and well-being of vulnerable populations and improve health system resilience in priority states.
- The activity will strengthen the development and execution of state-level health and development plans and scale-up high-impact MNCAH, FP/RH, nutrition, malaria and HSS interventions.
- The anticipated activity will be based in Abuja, Nigeria and provide technical assistance in approximately five TBD priority states.
Position Description
- RTI is seeking a Senior Grants Manager for an anticipated USAID/Nigeria integrated health activity.
- The Senior Grants Manager will conduct grants activity reporting, budget and program monitoring, and other operational activities related to compliance with grant making guidelines.
- This position will report to the and be based in Abuja, with travel to state-level implementation areas.
Responsibilities
- Develops the grants management program with the input and oversight of the Chief of Party, Deputy Chief of Party, Operations, and the RTI Office of Contracts.
- Oversees grants management process and subcontracts for local organizations, including grant proposal tracking, review, and approval process.
- Maintains financial management files for grants and ensures audit trail for all necessary grant documentation.
- Ensures timely financial disbursements, compliance with grants financial management policies, monitors all grant expenses, and provides regular updates on grant status.
- Provides technical assistance as required to build capacity of local partners and grantees.
- Reviews technical and financial proposals from local NGOs/CBOs, including negotiating annual budgets, and reviews grantee financial expenditure reports for accuracy and adherence to the SOW and budget.
Qualifications
- Master’s Degree and 10 years of experience, or bachelor’s degree and 12 years of experience.
- At least six years of experience in grants design and administration, management, and distribution of grants; experience administering USAID grants preferred.
- Demonstrated knowledge of development issues in the program regions, ability to travel and work in the field with administrative and sector technicians, as well as civil society organizations.
- Demonstrated competency in the use of computers, computer programs
- Prior experience with USAID-funded programs strongly preferred.
- Proven ability to work under pressure, and with multiple concurrent demands.
- Ability to travel and work in any of the anticipated priority states.
- Excellent interpersonal communication and writing skills.
- Excellent knowledge of MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Verbal and written English proficiency is required.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
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Note: This position is contingent upon funding availability/award from USAID.
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