Senior Grants Manager
Senior Grants Manager
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Job Description
Panagora Group is a small business providing novel and integrated solutions in global health and international development. Our goal is to provide innovative solutions that build national capacity and promote sustainability through robust local participation and capacity building utilizing highly integrated and private sector solutions. Throughout our work we embrace a virtuous circle of knowledge stewardship collaborative learning and the application of evidence to heighten and accelerate positive health and development outcomes.
Panagora Group seeks a Senior Grants Manager for the fiveyear USAIDfunded Localize Global Health Security (LGHS) project. The project works with local partners in priority USAID GHSA countries to address critical health security gaps and strengthen global health security capabilities as defined in their national health security action plans contributing to their Global Health Security Agenda 2024 targets. The Senior Grants Manager will support the technical design of grants that address health security challenges and provide daytoday finance grants and administration support. Reporting to the Director of Grants and working in alignment with local entities including international health organizations local government ministries and LGHS stakeholders the Senior Grants Manager will support and coordinate a full range of activities to identify prepare and review awards and grants in compliance with USAID regulations.
This is a fulltime position which can be based in the Washington DC area and may require travel to multiple project countries.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Supports the Director of Grants with the successful implementation of a large global grants under contract program in compliance with Panagoras policies and procedures and standard of practices as well as relevant USAID requirements and regulations
- Supports and provides guidance to countrylevel grants engagement managers (GEMs)
- Assists with grants design support and supervise the selection and award performance tracking and compliance
- Collaborates with incountry and regional technical advisors to lead/support the design of grants
- Reviews and tracks approval and status of periodic grants (milestone) payments under each grant in coordination with GEMs and Finance Manager.
- Develops solicitations and supports grant making and administration processes
- Assists with capacity strengthening of local grantee partners in grant proposal development and management through training written guidance supportive supervision and local events and workshops
- Facilitates assessments and the development of capacity development programs for local grantees in administration operations and financial management
- Works closely with the Project Director of Grants Deputy Project Director and technical teams to ensure quality and compliant implementation while ensuring collaboration learning and sharing use of resources and tools
Requirements
- Bachelors degree or higher in international development business administration public administration or related field
- Minimum five 5 years of grants management experience within the USAID context
- Deep working knowledge of U.S. government regulations implementing a grants under contract program
- Demonstrated ability to create and maintain a complex grantsprogram in an international development context
- Ability to communicate effectively with program and technical staff concerning regulatory policies and procedures and compliance issues
- Excellent track record of strong interpersonal communication skills leadership and managerial skills
- Excellent writing and budgeting skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Word Excel and PowerPoint
- Ability to travel internationally when required
- English required; proficiency in French preferred
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
