Grant Officer

RTI International

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GRANTS OFFICER

Position Summary

RTI's International Education Division is supporting education development around the world by strengthening education policy, management and practice in order to achieve measurable improvement in teaching and learning. From our well-established reputation in education system strengthening, to innovative work in early grade assessment and learning, RTI is improving education quality, relevance and efficiency through implementation of projects funded by USAID, DFID, Australian Aid and other donors and clients.

The International Education Division is currently accepting applications for a Grants Officer for a USAID-funded five-year project to improve early grade reading in Nepal. This is a full-time position based in Kathmandu. The Grants Officer will be responsible for ensuring the timely and efficient administration of grant awards from the proposal stage to the end of the life of the grant.  S/he will report directly to the Grants Manager.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Assist the Grants Manager in the administration of the grants program in coordination with RTI and USAID guidelines.
  • Maintain good financial reporting processes for all grants, and report any grants pipeline issues to management on a monthly basis.
  • Review potential grantees budgets and costs for appropriateness, and analyze financial reports and procedures of potential grantees.
  • Monitor grant budgets to ensure project expenditures versus milestones and reimbursements.
  • Coordinate with technical staff and Financial Manager to compile project financial reports and maintain trackers. 

Track all leveraging from partners, cash and in-kind. Certify in-kind leveraging in a timely manner and evaluate according to grant objectives. Report leveraging expenditures to USAID on a quarterly basis.

  • Support partners in grants elaboration and training.
  • Support the Finance Manager, as necessary, in the administration and oversight of program funds in coordination with RTI and USAID guidelines.
  • Other duties as assigned by Grants Manager.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in business administration, social sciences or other related fields.
  • The candidate must have 1-3 years of experience working with contracts and grant management to civil society in developing countries.
  • Strong financial and administrative management, organizational and interpersonal skills, attention to detail, and ability to work in a team-oriented setting;
  • Experience in client relationship management, developing program budgets, financial management of large-scale programs.
  • Must be fluent in both English and Nepali

To Apply: Qualified candidates are invited to apply at www.rti.org/job15993 by 7th June 2015. Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Only short listed applicants will be contacted. RTI is proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V.

Overview

Category Finance & Administration
Openings 1
Experience 1+ years
Education Please check vacancy details
Posted Date 28 May, 2015
Apply Before 07 Jun, 2015
City Kathmandu