Grants Specialist 3 at RTI International

RTI International is a nonprofit organization headquartered in the Research Triangle Park in North Carolina that provides research and technical services.

 

Grants Specialist 3

  • Job TypeFull Time
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA
  • Experience3 years
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldFinance / Accounting / Audit 
  • The Grants Specialist will administer the financial, contractual, and compliance aspects of the grants for the project.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

  • Manage all contractual responsibilities for subgrant agreements for project teams.
  • Support in the various stages of the competitive selection process of grantees until completion.
  • With support from the Grants Manager monitor upload and continuously update grantee information on the Grants Management System (GMS).
  • Conduct periodic reviews of grantees’ compliance with the grant terms and conditions and the grant schedule, as well as conduct a review of timeliness and quality of technical performance.
  • Using RTI’s best practices, develop tracking and monitoring systems to ensure timely receipt of all deliverables, adherence with terms of all agreements, and timely payments to subrecipients.
  • Preparing cash requests for all grants ensuring amounts requested are reasonable and within approved budgets.
  • Reviewing financial reports from grantees against approved grants budgets to ensure financial compliance.
  • Work with project and grantee staff to ensure compliance with RTI and donor requirements.
  • Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Reporting: The Grants Specialist will report to the Grants Manager and may have matrixed reporting lines. S/he is expected to work closely with the Finance team and Office of Grants and Contracts.

Required Experience

  • Master’s Degree and 3 years of work experience or Bachelor’s Degree with 5 Years of work experience in business administration, public administration or equivalent experience.
  • Demonstrated experience with administrative and contractual management of USAID grants in non-profit organization.
  • Proven project management, communications, report writing, and interpersonal skills including strong experience with client management.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of internal controls and audit processes (e.g. procurement, local subcontract agreements, etc.)
  • Excellent verbal and written communication; proactive relationship builder.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office software suite; ability to quickly learn financial systems/software.
  • Strong organizational skills, high level of attention to detail, and effectiveness under deadlines.

Skills & Abilities

  • Ability to plan, develop, manage, and evaluate projects of the scope and complexity described above is required.
  • Proven ability to work under pressure, and with multiple concurrent demands.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to RTI International on globalcareers-rtiinc.icims.com to apply

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