Grants Manager at Chemonics International

Chemonics International – We’re one of the world’s leading partners in international development, because where Chemonics works, development works. From our founding in 1975, we have worked in more than 150 countries to help our clients, partners and beneficiaries take on the world’s toughest challenges. Today, we re-imagine global supply chains to deliver essential medicines to the right place at the right time. Our global network of more than 4,000 specialists share an unwavering resolve to work better, driven by a conviction that the world must be better.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Grants Manager

Location: Abuja

Responsibilities

• Control and oversee the grant application, approval, implementation and close-out processes, and ensure compliance with USAID regulations and policies
• Mentor relevant partners in all processes related to grants and subcontracts
• Organize and track all grant and contract documents
• Monitor individual grant/contract budgets and expenditures
• Perform due diligence on reimbursement requests to ensure they are valid and allowable
• Provide both strategic and technical guidance to the Chief of Party and other component leaders
• Proficiently manage and administer a sizeable and complex array of subcontracts and subgrants
• Provide technical and administrative support to local sub-grantees and subcontractors to effectively manage grants

Qualifications

• Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Agricultural Economics, or a related field
• Minimum of 5 years’ of demonstrated experience and success in setting up and managing grants under contracts
• Demonstrated knowledge of USAID financial and management systems, regulations and reporting requirements, and evidence of ability to, within those requirements, be creative and flexible
• Demonstrated record of achieving results in grants management with international development programs
• Candidates with experience working in Northeast Nigeria highly preferred
• Willingness to travel frequently to Northeast Nigeria (Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Jigawa, Kano and Yobe States)
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility and integrity
• Fluency in English required.

Application Closing Date
17th April, 2020.