Senior Grants Specialist job at Research Triangle Institute (RTI)

June 28, 2024 Business, Featured, Full-time

Senior Grants Specialist job at Research Triangle Institute (RTI)

Vacancy Title: Senior Grants Specialist
Type: Full-time
Industry: Nonprofit and NGO
Category: Admin & Office
Jobs at: Research Triangle Institute (RTI)
Deadline: Sunday, June 30, 2024
Duty Station: Within Uganda, Kampala, East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2024
Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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Job Details:

Research Triangle Institute (RTI) has over 30 years of experience assisting governments, communities, and the private sector. As a not-for-profit, independent research institute based in North Carolina, USA, RTI has roughly 6,000 employees with global experience implementing international development projects.

The RTI Center for Governance promotes strong, stable societies by empowering people and strengthening institutions. Building on RTI’s decades-long legacy of leading governance projects worldwide, the Center works to increase transparency and accountability, mitigate corruption, and help government actors better deliver on the needs of citizens. Boasting a global reach, the RTI Center for Governance includes partners, expertise, and learning from major initiatives spanning sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Southeast Asia. The Center leverages RTI’s longstanding local partnerships to bring together governments, civil society, the private sector, and communities to define problems and jointly create sustainable solutions in countries around the world.

Position Description

This position is planned for an upcoming governance project to be based in Kampala, Uganda. RTI’s Center for Governance is seeking a Grants Specialist for the Uganda DRA Project. The Grants Specialist will assist in the implementation and management of the Uganda DRA grants program. This position will conduct grants activity reporting, budget and program monitoring, and other operational activities related to compliance with grant-making guidelines. This position will be based in Kampala, Uganda, and reports to the Finance & Grants Manager. This position is contingent upon award and funding.

Primary Responsibilities:

Oversee grants management process for local organizations, including grants proposal tracking, review, and approval process.
Maintain grants files in the RTI’s Grants Management System (GMS).
Maintain financial management files for grants and ensure an audit trail for all necessary grant documentation.
Ensure timely financial disbursements, compliance with grants financial management policies, monitor all grant expenses, and provide regular updates on grant status.
Provide technical assistance to strengthen the capacity of local partners and grantees.
Review technical and financial proposals from local CSOs/CBOs, including negotiating annual budgets, and review grantee financial expenditure reports for accuracy and adherence to the Program Description and budget.
Work with RTI and Grantee technical teams to adhere to project timelines and collaborate effectively across a consortium of local partners.
Collaborate with program and management staff to conduct regular monitoring of grantees’ activities and ensure development and filing of quarterly monitoring reports for grants.
Coordinate periodic pause and reflect sessions for grants implementation.
Ensure proper grants closure.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree and 8 years of experience, master’s degree and 6 years of experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
At least five 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.
Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
Demonstrated competency in the use of computers and computer programs.
Prior experience with USAID-funded programs strongly preferred.
Proven ability to work under pressure, and with multiple concurrent demands.
Fluency in English.