FHI 360 is a global organization that mobilizes research, resources and relationships so people everywhere can access the opportunities they need to lead full, healthy lives. With collaborations in over 60 countries, we work directly with local leaders to advance social and economic equity, improve health and well-being, respond to humanitarian crises and strengthen community resilience.
We are currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of Grants and Compliance Manager for the upcoming FCDO Rwanda Girls in Rwanda Learn (GIRL) program.
This position will be based in Kigali, Rwanda and is contingent upon award.
Project Description
Girls in Rwanda Learn (GIRL) (2023 – 2030) is the FCDO’s new bilateral education program in Rwanda. The program will support marginalized girls and children with disabilities to return to school, stay in school and learn. It will improve teaching pedagogy, which will in turn improve foundational learning outcomes in English and math for girls and boys. The program will reduce drop out and improve transition to lower secondary/other learning opportunities, particularly for girls and children with disabilities.
Position Description
The Grants and Compliance Manager is responsible for developing and leading a compliant grants management system for an innovation fund that will provide grants to local and other organizations to pilot interventions that provide support to out-of-school girls (OOSG) to return to school or access other learning opportunities. The Grants and Compliance Manager will be a senior management professional with experience in the management of innovation funds or grant schemes, partnership management and a sound understanding and experience of FCDO compliance.
Job Summary/Responsibilities
Work with Innovation Fund team to:
Develop and finalize fund design and application process.
Lead grant cycles from pre-award to close-out, including solicitation processes, evaluation committees, negotiation, preparation of grant packages, execution, monitoring, overall grant management, administration and close-out, in line with FCDO and FHI 360 requirements.
Work with technical, monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL), grants accountant and finance teams to adapt and apply the FHI 360 grants manual and templates to this Fund.
Ensure that robust and appropriate safeguarding procedures are in place and applied across the Fund.
Contribute to design of solicitations and accompanying application materials.
Prepare solicitation packs for approval.
Organize all aspects of the competition, including dissemination, questions and answers process, solicitation workshops, application processing, coordinating and facilitating application reviews and due diligence, documenting the selection process, informing applicants of their status, application tracking, etc.
Coordinate and review pre-award assessment results and negotiate documentation requirements, special award conditions, etc, as needed.
Liaise with shortlisted applicants and technical/MEL teams on final project design and budget.
Conduct negotiations on final project design and budget, performance monitoring plans, quarterly reporting requirements in conjunction with MEL and technical teams.
Monitor grant compliance, coordinating with technical, MEL teams and finance teams; approve modification requests as, as needed.
Provide capacity building to local grantees in grants management