Grants Manager

The Palestinian Authority Capacity Enhancement Project aims to serve the Palestinian people by working with the Palestinian Authority (PA) to provide more effective, efficient, and responsive services through developing public administration systems. The three-year project is funded by USAID and implemented by Chemonics International Inc., a private international development consulting firm. The PACE Project has an immediate opening for a Grants Manager’ Position to based in Ramallah.
Key Responsibilities:
• Play a leading role in designing, managing and implementing the project’s grants program
• Draft requests for applications and annual program statements for the grants program
• Evaluate proposals for both technical and budget considerations, as well as assess organizations’ technical and administrative capacity to execute proposed programs
• Review, execute and negotiate grant agreements
• Ensure financial and contractual compliance with all USAID and Chemonics appropriate
rules and regulations, as well as all reporting requirements
• Monitor and evaluate the implementation of grants that have been awarded
• Develop and maintain and relationships with civil society organizations, and local service
providers
Qualifications:
• At least 6 years of grants management experience or relevant work on donor-funded
projects. Previous work experience with USAID preferred
• Demonstrated ability to assess the financial, administrative, and programmatic capacities of grant recipients
• Solid knowledge of civil society organizations and socio-political conditions in the West
Bank
• Demonstrated knowledge on work, needs and priorities of public sector institutions
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation
• Ability to travel throughout the West Bank as needed
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and
Arabic
To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter to: [email protected] by Saturday April
18, 2009, no later than 4 pm. Only short listed candidates will be contacted and we apologize in advance for not being able to respond to applicants who do not meet the aforementioned requirements.

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