Grant Specialist - KINERJA- Jakarta

KINERJA Project, a local governance program funded by USAID focusing on
providing service delivery in the areas education, health and economic
services is currently looking for Grant Specialist according to the
scope of work below.

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications to
apujiastuti@kinerja.or.id
apujiastuti@kinerja.or.id >
not later than January 20, 2013 indicating the reference subject. All
candidates are requested to specify their availability date in the
application letter. Please note that only short-listed candidates will
be contacted.

Duration of Project: Anticipated dates—February 2013 to February 28,
2015
Position: Grant Specialist
Duty Station: Jakarta

General Description of Position:

The Grants Specialist coordinates grant management and monitoring in
Kinerja project, ensuring that the grant program has been administered
in accordance with RTI and USAID policies and procedures. The Grants
Officer will be primarily responsible for grants solicitation,
evaluation, preparation of grant awards and grants modifications, and
monitoring of grants technical and financial performance (in cooperation
with other project staff). While most work will be conducted in the
KINERJA national office, there will be travel for site visits to
grantees for pre-award purposes, training, and monitoring during grants
implementation.

This position reports to Finance and Grants Manager.

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Work with Finance & Grants Manager, National Specialists
and Advisors, Provincial Coordinators, Districts Staff (LPSS, LGHS,
LDHE), Province FGOs and M&E Specialists to develop and review NGO
workplan, budget and expenditures tracking.

· Submit grant documentation to the Finance & Grants Manager
for review and submission to COP, HO and USAID.

· Prepare grant agreements and modification for review and
signature by related parties.

· Provide detailed oversight of grants and associated
deliverables and reports, send reminders as required to related parties.

· Provides training for grantees on applicable rules and
regulations, policies and procedures, guidelines for preparing financial
reports

· In coordination with Home Office Sr. Grants Manager,
updates grants database in RTI systems; keeping grants documentation and
files in the project office for audit trail.

· Coordinates monitoring of grants by project technical
staff; ensures timely filing of monitoring grantee online reports

· Conducts periodic grants site visits

· Prepares grants implementation section for quarterly
project progress reports

· Reviews advance requests from grantees and endorse them for
further approvals and processing

· Reviews progress reports and financial reports from
grantees, endorse financial reports for further approvals.

· Conducts grantee financial monitoring, including collection
of financial information and supporting documentation from grantees;
voucher verification; determination of budget compliance, reasonableness
of charges, and cost allocability;

· Conducts periodic market surveys and unit cost checks to
insure reasonableness of unit costs for grantees and sub-awardees.

· Close out completed grants

Qualifications required:

* Bachelor Degree in Program Management, Business
Administration, Accounting, Finance or related field
* Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in the field of grants
management
* Proven track record of effective grants/subcontracts
management to achieve project objectives is required.
* Able to work under tight deadlines and managing priorities
* Strong financial management, organizational and interpersonal
skills, attention to detail, and ability to work in a team-oriented
setting are necessary.
* High standard of personal and professional integrity
* Experience in administering RTI and USAID grants and contract
policies, financial regulations, systems and procedures is
desirable
* Proficient in MS Excel and working knowledge of any accounting
software is preferable
* Able to communicate in both native language and English
(written and spoken)

For more detail info about us, please visit www.kinerja.or.id
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