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Job Title ⇒ Grants Management Specialist
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Organisation ⇒ World Vision International
Duty Station ⇒ Kampala, Uganda
Reports to ⇒ Associate Director Grants Management
About US ⇒
World Vision Uganda is a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-
Government Organization dedicated to working with children, families and
communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in over 41
districts in Uganda. World Vision is committed to the protection of children
and we will not employ people whose background is not suitable for working
with children. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of
all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where
possible. “Our Vision for every child, Life in all its fullness. Our prayer
for every Heart, the will to make it so.”
Job Summary ⇒ The Grants Management Specialist will provide support in
ensuring the World Vision Uganda grants portfolio is managed well. This
includes but is not limited to ensuring compliance to all programmatic and
financial contractual obligations, grants are implemented on time, on target
and on budget, high quality donor reports are shared in a timely manner, and
communication between World Vision Uganda and key donors and Support Offices
is maintained.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Grants implementation, compliance and risk management
⇗ Supervise implementation of grants ensuring timely and quality
implementation per approved designs and donor guidelines
⇗ Lead grants start-up and closure planning processes per World Vision Uganda
and donor expectation.
⇗ Review/support implementation planning and budgeting process for all
grants, ensuring that robust plans leading to timely implementation are in
place
⇗ Liaise and coordinate technical teams – Technical Programme Managers,
evidence and learning, partnership, etc. - to provide the required support to
grants teams, ensuring that quality and timely support is being provided to
grants teams
⇗ Work closely with the Associate Director, Evidence and Learning, Finance
and others to develop and rollout simple tools to track monthly performance
for grants and provide real time feedback to teams
⇗ Support the Associate Director to review monthly field finance reports for
grants, identifying risky grants and working with grants teams and support
teams to develop corrective actions
⇗ Review and seek donor/Support Office approval for any changes or amendments
to approved proposals and budgets prior to implementing the changes
⇗ Support the Associate Director Grants, and grants finance teams to
coordinate grants external audit as well as ensuring timely implementation of
audit recommendations of all grants projects or as may be allocated
⇗ Strengthen cross-functional linkages between all sectors in the grant
implementation processes.
⇗ Support teams to identify, document and management risks as well as
ensuring overall awareness of potential risks and impacts on running grants
Project monitoring, reporting, documentation and learning
⇗ In conjunction with Evidence and Learning, Associate Director Grants,
Finance teams and others, support the development and maintenance of an
appropriate grants progress monitoring system – portfolio management buster,
periodic meetings, monthly progress dashboards/portfolio health tracker and
feedback mechanisms etc.
⇗ Work closely with the Compliance and Reporting Officer and others to ensure
robust review of internal and external reports leading to timely submission of
high quality reports
⇗ Ensure timely notification to management, donors and SOs of any significant
milestone changes in grants projects.
⇗ Work with relevant teams to ensure that appropriate controls, sector
monitoring and evaluation tools are being utilized in a timely manner in every
grant project for consistency
⇗ Provide status periodical reports for all grants while identifying issues
that warrant management action
⇗ Coordinate joint planning, regular field supportive supervision and
monitoring visits to projects and programmes to ensure timely and quality
implementation that meet donor standards.
⇗ In conjunction with grants teams, and evidence and learning, ensure
assessments and evaluation processes are conducted timely and input from
relevant parties including donors is incorporated
⇗ Support the Resource Development Unit by sharing lessons learnt from
previous and ongoing grants, input on grant staffing structures and other
grant implementation related information that is required for the development
of new grant proposals.
Capacity building for quality programming
⇗ Work closely with the Learning and Organizational Development Manager, and
project managers to identify capacity gaps of the project staff and initiate
capacity building initiatives
⇗ Support P&C to carry out timely recruitment of high capacity grants staff
⇗ Facilitate orientation/induction of new grants staff on specific
programming areas including WVI/WVU, donor requirements, risk management,
among others
External engagement and communication
⇗ Ensure Support Offices and donor queries and requests are responded to in a
timely manner while ensuring quality of the responses
⇗ Proactively reach out to donors, SOs and other key partners with key
updates and information keeping the relationship strong
⇗ Review and ensure all responses/communications from the field to donors and
Support offices are of excellent quality and in line with WVU leadership
position
⇗ Ensure strong participation/representation by WVU staff – project team,
sector leads, etc. in donor events, and other coordination efforts
affecting/associated with running grants
⇗ Keep the Resource Development Unit informed about Support Office and donor
engagement on ongoing grants.
⇗ Perform any other assignments as assigned by the Supervisor
⇗ Participate in the devotions and other prayer and Christian nurture
initiatives at WVU

Qualifications, Skills and Experience ⇒
⇗ The ideal applicant for the World Vision Grants Management Specialist must
hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Development Studies, Social Work and Social
Administration or related studies from a recognized university.
⇗ A Master’s degree and/or post graduate training in project management or
any of the related fields will be an added advantage
⇗ A minimum of seven years of working experience in an international NGO in
Uganda with a considerable part of this time at supervisory level managing
diverse and dispersed teams
⇗ Must possess at least 3 years’ experience in management of donor programmes
and projects in either Education and Child Protection; Livelihoods and
Resilience; Emergency Response, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene or Health
generally
⇗ A minimum of three years of experience in fundraising / donor resource
mobilization processes
⇗ Must demonstrate experience working with multiple major donors such as
USAID, ECHO, EU, DFiD, DFAT/ANCP, UN etc.
⇗ Proficiency in Computer especially in Microsoft Office Suite and data
analysis programs such as SPSS, Stata, EPI Info.
⇗ Possess excellent communication, facilitation, networking and relationship
building skills
⇗ Ability to maintain donor relations through timely and appropriate
communications.
⇗ Must be a self-starter who is able to work under stress and with minimum
supervision.
⇗ Must be a committed Christian who is able to stand above denominational
diversities.
⇗ Ability to influence multi-sectoral teams towards a given goal.
⇗ Possess excellent knowledge of the Humanitarian Development Field
How to Apply ⇒
All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to submit your application
and complete Curriculum Vitae by applying online through visiting World Vision
International’s e-recruitment jobs portal at the web link below.
Click Here ]https//careers.wvi.org/jobs/uganda/field-
operations/grants-management-specialist/15656
Deadline 20 th November 2020

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