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Title:         Grants
Manager

Organization: DAI
Global

Duty Station: 
Kampala, Uganda

Reports to:
Director of Finance and Administration

About US:

DAI Global works at
the cutting edge of international development, combining technical excellence,
professional project management, and exceptional customer service to solve our
clients’ most complex problems. Since 1970, DAI has worked in 150 developing
and transition countries, providing comprehensive development solutions in
areas including crisis mitigation and stability operations, democratic
governance and public sector management, agriculture and agribusiness, private
sector development and financial services, economics and trade, HIV/AIDS, avian
influenza control, water and natural resources management, and energy and
climate change. Clients include international development agencies,
international lending institutions, private corporations and philanthropies,
and host-country governments.

About USAID Project:

DAI seeks to
implement a five-year, $24 million dollar USAID-funded agriculture program. The
Feed the Future Uganda Inclusive Agricultural Markets Activity (FtF IAM) works
with agro-industry/agribusiness firms, Government of Uganda institutions and
agencies, and market actor organizations on creating efficiencies in
cross-market functions that enhance systemic changes to sustainably increase
incomes and improve the livelihoods of households through agriculture-led
inclusive economic growth. The Activity contributes to the Global Food Security
Strategy (GFSS) Uganda Country Plan goal of reducing hunger, malnutrition, and
poverty, as well as the USAID/Uganda Country Development Cooperation Strategy’s
(CDCS) 2016-2021 five-year goal of strengthening Uganda’s systems to accelerate
inclusive education, health, and economic outcomes. The Activity works
throughout the FtF Uganda Zone of Influence (ZOI), which covers 38 districts
spread across four regions of Uganda.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Ensure adherence to the Grants Under Contract Manual
• Provide procedures and policy guidance and interpretation for program
  staff as well as sub-grantees to ensure adherence to grant management
  policies.
• Analyze and evaluate grant applications, proposals and awards to
  ensure adherence to grants management policies.
• Follow all USAID rules and regulations and DAI policies and
  procedures pertaining to the awarding of grants to recipients.
• Ensure proper negotiation of the terms and conditions for
  sub-grants.
• Review and analyze budget estimates for allowability, allocability,
  reasonableness, and consistency.
• Provide day‐to‐day management of grant fund, including
  awards management, reporting, outreach to potential grantees, and
  compliance.
• Routinely monitor grantees to ensure that funds allocated are used
  for specified purposes.
• Supervise the grants assistant.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
• Seven to ten years of demonstrated experience in grants design and
  administration, preferably in agriculture/agribusiness.
• Prior background in grants award and grants management as well as
  prior experience in the award and administration of subcontracts.
• Working knowledge of USAID Contract Management and Grants Management
  policies and procedures required, particularly in regards to fixed
  obligation grants.
• Fluent English required.

How to Apply:

All candidates
should please send your CV and letter of interest to IAMrecruitment@dai.com
with “Grants Manager” in the subject line. Only short-listed candidates will be
notified. No phone inquiries, please.

Deadline: 6^th December 2019

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