Вакансія
Grant Operation Manager
Огляд
- CRDF Global — an independent nonprofit organization that promotes safety, security, and sustainability through international development and foreign assistance missions in over 120 countries. Organization is a recognized leader in strategic capacity building programs that combine technical expertise with flexible, locally driven solutions across the areas of CBRNE security and non-proliferation, global health, strategic trade controls, cybersecurity, innovation, and international professional exchanges.
- CRDF is looking for an experienced, passionate, and driven Grant Operation Manager. The role reports to the Director of Grants and will be responsible for the operationalizing the CRDF Grants Management vision and strategy, by establishing processes and solutions for end to-end grant management across CRDF.
Обов'язки
- develop, manage, and oversee best-in-class, high-impact grants management operations across CRDF grant programs that align with our grants management strategy, donor requirements, urgency, available resources, and accountability
- liaise across CRDF teams to deliver high-quality, timely, and compliance-consistent grant processing and management
- play a key role in supporting the ongoing transformation effort to design and implement a high-impact, donor and grantee-centric grant-making process. be a driving force for positive change, identifying opportunities to adopt more effective business processes
- line-manage and support grants staff (based out of the Ukraine, Jordan and Arlington Hub) in the delivery and implementation of our current and future grant programs by ensuring the staff are positioned to support program delivery efforts and to meet agreed-upon standards of quality, compliance, and performance. the grant operation manager ensures that staff are aware of and adhere to CRDF Global grant policies and procedures. in addition to leading staff, the grant operation manager allocates grant work to team members and is responsible for the day-to-day management of a portfolio of complex assistance activities
- oversee the utilization of Fluxx grants management system and simplify and standardize grants data collection and analysis
- lead on grants compliance, grants risk management and grants agreements
- perform pre-award risk assessments and develop and implement risk mitigation plans
- review and approve subgrant/subaward financial plans
- issue and negotiate subgrant/subaward agreements with award recipients
- coordinate with internal and external stakeholders on all aspects of grants administration, ensuring subgrantee compliance with all federal rules and regulations and CRDF Global policies and procedures
- maintain agreement files per federal audit requirements
- provide comprehensive financial monitoring of programs, including the review and approval of subgrantee payments and advance requests and completion of grant account expense reconciliations
- provide accurate and timely grants management information/reports to Grants Directors, Senior Leadership Team, the Board and relevant Business Development team to enable effective decision making and strong proposals
- support Business Development team with proposal activities including participation in proposal design, proposal writing and pricing
- represent the CRDF grant team internally and externally
- lead on monitoring, evaluation and learning of the grant programs
Вимоги
- bachelor’s degree
- demonstrable prior experience (5+ years) and knowledge with grant processing, grant making systems, compliance, and risk management
- 3+ years of experience of leading and managing teams
- an understanding of USG grants compliance laws such as 2 CFR 200, 2 CFR 700
- experience of having delivered grant programs funded by Donors such as USAID, NIH, State Dept, DTRA would be an advantage
- prior experience working with international partners in foreign markets, administering foreign assistance agreements, and/or working on or leading cross-border teams highly desired
- demonstrable experience successfully leading complex, cross-functional projects, including designing implementation plans, managing diverse teams, and owning risk mitigation
- expertise in change management, ideally with experience in agile and good fundamentals in business process design and teams-based systems of service delivery
- track record of engaging, influencing, and managing a complex stakeholder group
- English fluency
- Ukraine work authorization
- proven customer service experience and effective oral and written communication skills required. candidate should be comfortable communicating with stakeholders entirely through e-mail, video conference, or mobile phone where required
- ability to utilize Fluxx, Microsoft Office Suite with emphasis on Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Word. candidate should be comfortable preparing financial reports and statistical analysis, creating presentations, and drafting award agreements and related documents
- strong project management skills (work breakdown structure), project planning, scheduling and tracking
Умови
- work in Kyiv
- hybrid work schedule (working hours 10am to 6:30pm)
- flexible work environment
- full-time job with official employment + 28 days of annual leave + sick leaves
- medical care package / life insurance
- educational reimbursement program