Grants Officer - Northern
Sindh

Scope of Work

Position:                              Grants Officer

No. of Positions:                  1

Base of Operations:             Northern Sindh – Pakistan

Period of Performance:        LTTA

Overview

The Grants Officer will oversee the grant implementation process in Northern Sindh. This position will report to the Grants Manager in regional office Karachi.

Scope of Work 

• Oversee grant implementation and work with grantees to ensure that activities are implemented in accordance with activity design.
• Facilitate grantee and program team to resolve issues that arise during grant implementation.
• Analyze grant budget estimates for allowability, allocability, reasonableness, and consistency.
• Schedule meetings to define roles, responsibilities and timelines for grantees.
• Generate and review all aspects of grant agreements with grantees and ensure all activities are implemented in line with the activity design
• Review and submit payment requests at kick off meetings.
• Ensure that all grant activities are properly documented from the start of implementation to grant close-down.
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications 

• University degree in relevant field.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in grants management or in a similar role required.
• Relevant experience working on USAID contract in a similar role is highly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work with communities, civil society and the local government.
• Experience with grants or small grants under contract programs required.
• Strong computer skills (MS Office suite) required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills required.
• English language fluency required.
• Working experience in the Northern Sindh will be highly preferred.
• Ability to communicate in local languages is highly preferred.