Primary Role And Responsibilities
Develop a country-level partnership strategy to maximize both private capital mobilization and development impact and oversee implementation of it, making adaptation as needed
Oversee the administration, compliance, and implementation procedures of contracts and subawards, and ensure compliance with USAID contract and grant regulations including procurement regulations
Design and conduct contracts, subaward and consulting assignment solicitations and advertisements.
Facilitate and coordinate technical design of innovative grant, partnership and subcontracting approaches to meet the technical strategies of the program
Support designing and conducting grants solicitation and advertisements utilizing Palladium’s Pay for Results methodologies
Support the design, planning, outreach, implementation, and maintenance of partnerships for the program, including with internal and external partners
Manage grants commitments, taking into account probability-weighted pipelines and other tools to manage grant agreements against obligated amounts
Ensure design of grants and partnerships are aligned with the project’s technical strategy and results-based methodology and in compliance with USAID rules and regulations
Facilitate pre-award risk assessments and due diligence checks
Develop and execute all aspects of the GUC process, including development of the GUC manual utilizing Palladium’s approved GUC manual templates and guidelines
Support designing, preparing, and negotiating partner strategies with internal staff and potential partners
Assist in negotiating, in collaboration with Palladium HQ, grant terms and agreements, with potential grantees
Lead negotiations with contractors and applicants on awards, processes, and execution.
Facilitate and manage grants and subcontracts close out and final reporting
Other tasks as deemed necessary
Key Competencies Required
Knowledge of USAID grants policies, procedures, and reporting requirements
Knowledge of USAID subcontracts regulations
Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance or a related field in international business management, finance, accounting and/or auditing experience.
Experience in managing grants under contract for USAID-funded programs of a similar size
Experience in managing innovation grants, performance-based grants, or other mechanisms to algin performance incentives with an activity’s strategic objectives
Experience in managing partnerships, interacting with stakeholders, collaborating on meetings and workshops, and overseeing partnership activities
Experience in designing and managing subcontracts, preferably under USAID-funded programs
Prior experience in a management role on a USAID funded program highly desired experience managing staff
Demonstrated experience coordinating and collaborating with various stakeholders and grant awardees
Advanced knowledge of computers and MS Excel
Local candidates are preferred
Written and oral proficiency in English required
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