Ensure all grant and contract budget estimates meet the standards of allowability, allocability, cost reasonableness, and consistency.
Draft USAID approval requests and ensure all required approvals are received.
Manage and track completion of milestone and the respective payment requests for milestones.
Oversee and ensure proper maintenance of documentation and reporting in accordance with USAID and SCI guidelines, including preparing regular reports on grantee and subcontractor performance, and raising issues and risks related to activity fund implementation to the COP and CIGF committee.
Participate in pre-award audits and risk assessments of possible grantee partners, in addition to periodic monitoring during implementation and at close-out.
Establish clear grants policies, procedures, and systems, update the grants manual (and/or internal work flows), as needed, and ensure effective communication for systematizing grant award administration procedures that blend technical and operational innovation.
Provide support to program staff as well as grantees to ensure adherence to the Grants Manual (and/or internal work flows) and USAID policies and the delivery of on-time technical excellence, evidence, and learning under the grant fund.
Ensure that all grant milestones are correctly entered into the project’s Activity Database (MIS), AMS Or Other SCI systems) and/or on SharePoint and maintain up to date and complete files for each grant award. eHTr1cG B2L9Ru
Contribute data required on a recurrent basis to assist in the preparation of monthly and semi-annual reports as well as presentations on grantee/activity performance, as needed.
Other project management tasks and team capacity building efforts as delegated.
To be a strong supporter and advocate for children in this role you will need to have:

At least a Master’s degree in international development, economics, business administration, Marketing, or other relevant discipline.
At least 5years of grants management experience for USAID-funded grants, preferably with private sectors.
Experience working with private sectors in market lead, entrepreneurship focused projects.
Proven skills in establishing clear grants policies, procedures, and systems suitable for private sector.
Proven experience in creating and maintaining effective working relationships that foster collaborative learning
Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to lead and work effectively in team situations
Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills in English desirable
Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles
Application Information:

Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at https://hcri.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Application closes on March 21, 2024 midnight Uganda time.

Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified talent, persons with disabilities and female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Disclaimer: Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process and does not act through recruitment agents.

OUR DIVERSITY BELIEF

Save the Children International is committed to create a truly inclusive, effective and representative organisational culture, encouraging equity and diversity among its employees and eliminating unlawful discrimination. We want our people to be truly representative of all sections of society. Having a diverse profile of employees, different age groups, backgrounds, cultures, & disabilities etc. We are guided by our values in everything we do, and recognise that being a diverse and inclusive employer helps us fulfill our responsibility to make a difference for children around the world.

About Us

The Organization We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information: Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/jobs We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.