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Category: Programs
Req ID: GRANT02096
Posted Date: 2020-06-23
Schedule: Full Time
Location: Cairo, Egypt EGY

Description

Background:

Creative Associates International is a dynamic, fast-growing global development firm that specializes in education, economic growth, democratic institutions and stabilization. Based in Washington, D.C., Creative has a field presence in more than 25 countries with a strong client portfolio that includes the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department, among others. Since its founding in 1977, Creative has earned a solid reputation among its clients and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike.

Project Summary:

Creative Associates seeks a Grants Manager for an upcoming USAID-funded program in Egypt. The anticipated Building Egypt’s Skilled Workforce (BESWF) activity will focus on interventions aimed at achieving the following results:

  • Modernizing and improving the quality of Egypt’s technical and vocational education and training (TVET) system in order to develop the technical skills and capabilities demanded by a globally competitive private sector;
  • Improving human resource management at the firm level and ensuring strong private sector engagement with the TVET system to maximize employment opportunities for graduates; and
  • Improving the enabling environment through employment and labor market policy reform to address inefficiencies at local and national levels.
    Position Summary:

The Grants Manager (GM) will be accountable for oversight of all grant administration from pre-award to post-award and closeout phases. The Grants Manager’s responsibility includes ensuring efficient and proper control/measures are in place to be compliant with USAID and Creative grants procedure as set out in the grant manual. The GM will also coordinate on training and grants administration with grantees to build grantees’ capacity to meet USAID rules and regulations. The GM will be also review grantees submissions such as financial and narrative reports and will pass on to responsible departments for final review and to process grantees’ payments.

Reporting and Supervision:

The Grants Manager will report to the Deputy Chief of Party – Operations and Compliance. The GM will oversee a Grants Officer and liaise with grants officers in Egypt, as needed.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Oversee the entire grant administrative process and ensure the process is compliant with approved Grant Manual (GM) and client’s requirements;
  • Lead the grants planning process that includes, but not limited to initiate the solicitation, reviewing it with relevant technical team members who will add the program description in the solicitation, finalize and issuance of the solicitation;
  • Carry out initial screening of submitted applications in response to the solicitation to ensure applications meet the basic criteria set in the solicitation prior applications go to the detailed review by Selection Committee (SC) members;
  • Ensure the submitted applications and budgets are in compliance with RFA and Grant Manual (GM) and client’s requirements;
  • Kick off the SC meeting and facilitate the process and ensure all SC scoring sheets/results are uploaded in SMART;
  • Facilitate the negotiation process with grantees at the pre-award processes;
  • Complete the grant packages to the selected applications for funding opportunity;
  • Share grant packages with HQ for final review prior submitted to client for approval;
  • Amend grant packages based on the feedback provided by HQ Point of Contact (as applicable);
  • Oversee the grant implementation process that includes desk review of grantees submitted documents (grantees financial/milestone reports, site visits reports, conducting physical field visit to project/grant implementation site with or without monitoring team as applicable) and coordinate communication between technical/finance team and grantees (as applicable);
  • Maintain all required documents in SMART for auditing purpose;
  • Obtain SMART training and deliver it to relevant field staff and grantees;
  • Perform as SMART administrator at the field office and provide assistance to field office staff on SMART when and as required;
  • Coordinate with HQ on the technical issues of SMART that needs to be taken care at HQ and those technical issues are beyond Grant Manager authority (user role in system); and
  • Perform other tasks as assigned by supervisor.

    Required Skills and Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree or professional accounting/financial qualification is required;
  • At least four (4) years’ experience in grant management, including reporting and at least six (6) years of general work experience is required, including at least three (3) or more years in supervisory roles;
  • Demonstrated experience with financial administration, budget and cost control management is essential;
  • Knowledge of USAID rules and regulations and previous experience working on USAID-funded projects is required;
  • Excellent record keeping and documentation skills;
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; and
  • Fluency in spoken and written English highly desired, advanced knowledge required.

Local candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Position contingent upon donor funding.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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Creative is an international development organization dedicated to supporting people around the world to realize the positive change they seek.

In 1977 in a Washington, D.C. basement, four women with diverse cultural backgrounds and a single passion for educational excellence and opportunity founded the enterprise that would become Creative Associates International.

Charito Kruvant was a pioneer in bilingual education who had worked with Head Start in minority neighborhoods in New Jersey. Mimi Tse, originally trained as a chemist, was fascinated by child psychology and the development of the young mind. Diane Dodge was an early childhood specialist, and Cheryl Jones was an accomplished education practitioner. Both were from the United States.

MISSION

To support people around the world to realize the positive change they seek.

VISION

Creative envisions stable neighborhoods, communities and regions that can develop effective institutions to provide for their people, enabling them to overcome hardship and live peaceful and fulfilling lives.

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Category: Programs Req ID: GRANT02096 Posted Date: 2020-06-23 Schedule: Full Time Location: Cairo, Egypt EGY

Description

Background:

Creative Associates International is a dynamic, fast-growing global development firm that specializes in education, economic growth, democratic institutions and stabilization. Based in Washington, D.C., Creative has a field presence in more than 25 countries with a strong client portfolio that includes the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department, among others. Since its founding in 1977, Creative has earned a solid reputation among its clients and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike.

Project Summary:

Creative Associates seeks a Grants Manager for an upcoming USAID-funded program in Egypt. The anticipated Building Egypt's Skilled Workforce (BESWF) activity will focus on interventions aimed at achieving the following results:

  • Modernizing and improving the quality of Egypt's technical and vocational education and training (TVET) system in order to develop the technical skills and capabilities demanded by a globally competitive private sector;
  • Improving human resource management at the firm level and ensuring strong private sector engagement with the TVET system to maximize employment opportunities for graduates; and
  • Improving the enabling environment through employment and labor market policy reform to address inefficiencies at local and national levels. Position Summary:

The Grants Manager (GM) will be accountable for oversight of all grant administration from pre-award to post-award and closeout phases. The Grants Manager's responsibility includes ensuring efficient and proper control/measures are in place to be compliant with USAID and Creative grants procedure as set out in the grant manual. The GM will also coordinate on training and grants administration with grantees to build grantees' capacity to meet USAID rules and regulations. The GM will be also review grantees submissions such as financial and narrative reports and will pass on to responsible departments for final review and to process grantees' payments.

Reporting and Supervision:

The Grants Manager will report to the Deputy Chief of Party - Operations and Compliance. The GM will oversee a Grants Officer and liaise with grants officers in Egypt, as needed.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Oversee the entire grant administrative process and ensure the process is compliant with approved Grant Manual (GM) and client's requirements;
  • Lead the grants planning process that includes, but not limited to initiate the solicitation, reviewing it with relevant technical team members who will add the program description in the solicitation, finalize and issuance of the solicitation;
  • Carry out initial screening of submitted applications in response to the solicitation to ensure applications meet the basic criteria set in the solicitation prior applications go to the detailed review by Selection Committee (SC) members;
  • Ensure the submitted applications and budgets are in compliance with RFA and Grant Manual (GM) and client's requirements;
  • Kick off the SC meeting and facilitate the process and ensure all SC scoring sheets/results are uploaded in SMART;
  • Facilitate the negotiation process with grantees at the pre-award processes;
  • Complete the grant packages to the selected applications for funding opportunity;
  • Share grant packages with HQ for final review prior submitted to client for approval;
  • Amend grant packages based on the feedback provided by HQ Point of Contact (as applicable);
  • Oversee the grant implementation process that includes desk review of grantees submitted documents (grantees financial/milestone reports, site visits reports, conducting physical field visit to project/grant implementation site with or without monitoring team as applicable) and coordinate communication between technical/finance team and grantees (as applicable);
  • Maintain all required documents in SMART for auditing purpose;
  • Obtain SMART training and deliver it to relevant field staff and grantees;
  • Perform as SMART administrator at the field office and provide assistance to field office staff on SMART when and as required;
  • Coordinate with HQ on the technical issues of SMART that needs to be taken care at HQ and those technical issues are beyond Grant Manager authority (user role in system); and
  • Perform other tasks as assigned by supervisor.Required Skills and Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree or professional accounting/financial qualification is required;
  • At least four (4) years' experience in grant management, including reporting and at least six (6) years of general work experience is required, including at least three (3) or more years in supervisory roles;
  • Demonstrated experience with financial administration, budget and cost control management is essential;
  • Knowledge of USAID rules and regulations and previous experience working on USAID-funded projects is required;
  • Excellent record keeping and documentation skills;
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; and
  • Fluency in spoken and written English highly desired, advanced knowledge required.

Local candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Position contingent upon donor funding.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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