Since its inception in 1933, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has been a global leader in emergency response and providing durable solutions for conflict- and crisis-affected populations. IRC has been active in Pakistan since 1980, mobilizing and empowering Afghan refugees and earthquake-affected Pakistani communities to take a proactive role in the provision and development of essential services. Today, IRC Pakistan works in partnership with local government and non-governmental organizations to manage and deliver large, complex programs to meet needs and support community building in a variety of sectors, including education, water and sanitation, reproductive health, women’s and children’s protection and empowerment, food security, and economic recovery and development.
The IRC is leading a USAID-funded Pakistan Reading Project PRP to improve the quality of reading in public and private schools, supporting at least 2.5 million additional primary school students to read at a level commensurate with standards at their grade level. This goal will be supported by the mutually-reinforcing components of teacher education and professional development (PD), systems reform, and civil society engagement.
The Grants Manager will be responsible for assisting the Grants Coordinator, Islamabad in managing sub-agreements with local partners and the projects small grants program, including sub-award management, disbursement of funds, partner assessments, compliance assurance, and capacity building.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Maintain the proposals, grants, report and assessments/evaluation tracking systems;
- Assist Grants coordinator in Grants Solicitation.
- Ensure all grant files are organized and well managed for planning and preparation of donor reports and project monitoring;
- Provide support to Grants Coordinator to monitor and facilitate compliance of programs with USAID and IRC commitments and requirements, including program progress and adherence to objectives, submission of timely modification and extension requests, procurement regulations and requests for waivers/derogations, etc.
- Work with the Grants Coordinator in needs assessments, data collection, and needs assessment reporting as necessary to feed into project design;
- Assist with all internal and external reporting, ensuring high-quality, well-written and timely reports meeting USAID and IRC requirements.
- Work closely with the Grants Coordinator to develop and maintain standardized project sub-award administrative, monitoring, reporting and evaluation tracking tools;
- Assist in ensuring that project sub-award-related administrative processes and procedures are consistently implemented throughout the region ; consistent with overall project approaches, including pre-award compliance checks, agreements, disbursements, reporting and partner capacity-building;
- Work with operations and finance department in ensuring that relevant donor procurement and financial rules are followed for sub-awards;
REQUIREMENTS:
- University or Masters degree in relevant discipline preferred;
- Three to Five years of work experience in sub-grant administration or finance in relief or development programs, on projects with international donor funding;
- Strong understanding of compliance and sub-award rules and regulations for international donors such as USAID, European Union World Bank
- Previous experience with competitive calls for proposals, management of sub-awards, and capacity building of partner organizations;
- Demonstrable understanding of project planning and management cycles;
- Demonstrated monitoring and evaluation and implementation experience;
- Abilities to coordinate well with diverse individuals and teams and to negotiate effectively with colleagues and stakeholders to achieve results;
- Strong communication skills, both oral and written;
- Fluency in English and Urdu is required.
- Willingness to travel (up to 50%) within region for management of sub Grants
