Grants Officer - KATCH & ASSET

• Support project teams in developing terms of reference for grant opportunities.

• Publicize grant opportunities, hold Q&A, and support the proposal review process.

• Review and organize grants applications, proposals, and responses to solicitations, and communicate with applicants on their applications as directed.

• Lead and facilitate the formation and activities of grants review panels consisting of multi-disciplinary teams with relevant expertise and experience, including survivor advisors.

• Conduct pre-award assessments, coordinate review and document findings to inform the final selection decisions for grant recipients and sub-contractors.

• Work with selected partners, project staff, and the Home Office to develop, as needed, capacity development plans to address any areas for improvement identified as part of the pre-award assessment.

• Draft sub-agreements and liaise with the partner on signing.

• Coordinate preparation of all necessary documents for grants and subcontracts for review and approval by the Home Office and the donor

• Coordinate with project staff, relevant Home Office Management team, and Awards Management team, to develop and negotiate contractual documents related to grants.

• Organize and facilitate portions of post-award orientations for subrecipients.

• Review and validate partner reports, maintain the grants tracker, flag arising issues for resolution.

• Coordinate with program and finance staff on financial and performance reporting and supporting documentation as per Winrock and donor requirements.

• Ensure timely internal review, clearance, and submission for payment of all financial documentation and reporting associated with grants.

• Ensure timely and accurate payments are made to partners throughout life of the sub-grants. As needed, lead the development of sub-award modifications in a timely manner to avoid lapse in period of performance.

• Visit grant recipient offices and project activities as necessary to assess compliance and ensure correct systems and filing are present.

• Provide guidance and advice to grant recipient and project staff on compliance.

• Escalate performance concerns and all issues outside of standard policies and procedures with Home Office.

• Maintain accurate and updated grant files per Winrock policies.

• Maintain high ethical standards of integrity and transparency; respect confidentiality.

• Ensure proper close-out of grants per Winrock and donor policies and procedures.

• Draft and translate relevant project documents and provide oral translation during meetings, workshops, etc.

• Other duties as assigned

• A minimum of three years' experience with grants management under U.S. government funding agencies or other international donors

• Demonstrated knowledge of international donor financial and accounting regulations and procedures

• Demonstrated understanding of the national regulations in Central Asia on grants by international organizations

• Experience facilitating external sub-award audits and ensuring compliance with findings and recommendations.

• Strong workflow management skills; flexibility; good interpersonal and organizational skills for coordinating a variety of tasks simultaneously; attention to detail; team player.

• Excellent computer skills (MS Office Suite, word-processing, spreadsheets, and databases) are required.

• Fluency in English and Russian required, knowledge of at least one Central Asia language strongly preferred.

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