Job Title: Grants Manager (2 Job Positions)
Organisation: Lutheran World
Relief (LWR)
Relief (LWR)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: LWF-WS Uganda
Program Coordinator
Program Coordinator
About US:
Lutheran World Relief is a US non-profit organization that works with
local partners to provide lasting solutions to poverty, injustice and human
suffering. LWF Uganda works to reduce people’s vulnerability, supporting them
to realize their potential, to build on their assets, and to respond to their
own problems and needs. LWF Uganda currently has five areas of operation in
Pader, Kitgum, Adjumani, Katakwi, Sembabule, Kampala and Kamwenge Districts.
local partners to provide lasting solutions to poverty, injustice and human
suffering. LWF Uganda works to reduce people’s vulnerability, supporting them
to realize their potential, to build on their assets, and to respond to their
own problems and needs. LWF Uganda currently has five areas of operation in
Pader, Kitgum, Adjumani, Katakwi, Sembabule, Kampala and Kamwenge Districts.
Job Summary: The Grants
Manager is primarily responsible for the development of high quality project
proposals and concept notes for direct submission to key donors including US
Government (BPRM and USAID), ECHO, Europeaid, UN Agencies and other major
institutional donors. Experience with and an understanding of the rules and
requirements of these donors is essential. The incumbent will be tasked with developing
log-frames, work-plans, budgets and monitoring processes/templates will be a
key task, requiring hands-on work with the LWF Uganda country program team
ahead of and during the proposal development process. The ‘needs assessment’ is
also an important and major element for proposal development and, while not
being the responsibility of this position, must be undertaken by the Uganda
country program team to enable the task to be completed by the Grants Manager.
The LWF-WS Grants Manager will need the ability to adapt and quickly shift
focus and/or agenda in response to shifting priorities within the country
program while taking on diverse tasks within the proposal development process
from writing, developing monitoring plans, and providing administrative
support.
Manager is primarily responsible for the development of high quality project
proposals and concept notes for direct submission to key donors including US
Government (BPRM and USAID), ECHO, Europeaid, UN Agencies and other major
institutional donors. Experience with and an understanding of the rules and
requirements of these donors is essential. The incumbent will be tasked with developing
log-frames, work-plans, budgets and monitoring processes/templates will be a
key task, requiring hands-on work with the LWF Uganda country program team
ahead of and during the proposal development process. The ‘needs assessment’ is
also an important and major element for proposal development and, while not
being the responsibility of this position, must be undertaken by the Uganda
country program team to enable the task to be completed by the Grants Manager.
The LWF-WS Grants Manager will need the ability to adapt and quickly shift
focus and/or agenda in response to shifting priorities within the country
program while taking on diverse tasks within the proposal development process
from writing, developing monitoring plans, and providing administrative
support.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
Grants Management:
- Carry out regular and continuous site
visits and completes site visit reports to track project progress, measure
performance, and ensure accountability, especially to the targeted
communities. - Provide support to the implementing
project officers in identifying program challenges or concerns, and in
collaboration with the sub Program Manager, provide the necessary support. - Manage assigned grants’ reporting,
ensuring high-quality, well-written and timely reports meeting donor and
LWF requirements, with support from the M&E Manager and Finance
Manager. - Ensure quality information management
related to the assigned grants by overseeing the regular maintenance of
the files, reporting calendars, and updating of internal LWF documentation
and grant unit tools. - Coordinate with the M&E Manager and
Finance Manager to ensure that donor reports (both financial and
narrative) are generated and sent out to the relevant donor in time.
Monitoring and Evaluation:
- The jobholder will also organize grant
monitoring visits to ensure that the project is implemented in compliance
with the LWF and donor regulations, - Ensure the proper operational opening and
closing of the assigned grants as well as monitoring and evaluation of
programmatic progress. Disseminate project follow- up reports to guide
timely action. - Work closely with the M&E Manager to
develop and maintain program monitoring and evaluation tracking tools to
ensure all project indicators report clear linkage of activity outputs to
intended outcomes and that the progress of change is clearly tracked. - Provide support in organizing exchange
visits with other country programs and also receive colleagues
implementing similar grant sin other LWF country programs.
Program Support:
- Support the program department in
identifying and/or responding to funding opportunities and ensuring that
quality proposals are prepared in relation to the needs of the community. - Act as custodian of documentation of
institutional knowledge and program documents in coordination with
relevant program staff in line with headquarter requirements. - Assist the Country Representative to review,
update and archive program policies, guidelines and other information
needs as required by the headquarters in Geneva. - Support the Program Coordinator as needed
in development of high quality proposals for new development
opportunities, including review of concept notes, proposals and budgets. - Conduct monitoring visits to other field
locations as possible and as assigned by the supervisor.
Other:
- Support the Country Representative with
specific field monitoring visits to Burundi as assigned from time to time. - Perform any other duties as assigned by
the supervisor.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The applicant should preferably hold a Master’s
degree in humanitarian or development work, and/or other related social
science. - Several years of professional experience
in international humanitarian and development program Experience in
project plan donor networks. Work experience with institutional donors
including ECHO & Europeaid is required. - Cultural sensitivity and adaptability.
High degree of integrity and professional responsibility. - Working experience in Eastern, Central and
Horn of Africa is an asset. - Flexibility, patience and ability to work
under pressure in challenging contextual circumstances and working with
very tight deadline. - Proven ability to work independently and
at times with little supervision. - Ability to travel in the region at short
notice. - Excellent organizational, interpersonal,
verbal and written communication. - Computer literacy skills
- Advanced English.
How to Apply:
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