Subgrants Officer- Middle East and North Africa – Internews Retour vers les opportunités

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

This position reports directly to the Subgrants Manager for MENA, providing overall support to both programs teams and local partners with start-up and ongoing capacity building, as well as with compliance with internal and funder policies.

LOGISTICS

Internews aims to reopen the field office in Tunis, Tunisia in 2022. Ultimately, this role will be based in Tunis, Tunisia.

Wherever possible, we work to try to find solutions for international hiring that work for both the company and the candidate. This means that some of the particulars around the offer for a role will be dependent on several factors, and that the benefits and salary structure that apply to a position will ultimately be based upon the candidate’s location and where the role is hired.

OUR COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING A CULTURE OF BELONGING

We are an organization of dynamic, mission-driven individuals who are passionate about our core values and about supporting positive change in the world. We pride ourselves on our commitment to innovation and flexibility. We believe that diverse teams are strong teams and work to support an ethic of belonging, dignity, and justice for all people. Our current team includes a mix of genders, parents and non-parents, and people of multiple races, nationalities, ages, sexual orientations and socioeconomic backgrounds. We are an EEO employer and encourage candidates of all races, genders, ages, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply, and welcome those with alternative backgrounds and experiences.

DAY-TO-DAY TASKS will include:

• Maintain internal shared files of all local partners;
• Support Subgrants Manager in preparation of toolkit guidance documents as needed/requested;
• Support project teams and Subgrants Manager to determine most appropriate subgrant instrument;
• Support Subgrants Manager with capacity building and training of local partners, including development of policies recommended during initial start-up phase;
• Support Subgrants Manager in the review of financial and narrative reports, including follow-up as needed;
• Maintain internal tracker for subgrants reporting, payments, modifications, internal and funder approvals, etc;
• Works closely with local partners to collect all initial supporting documentation (questionnaire, capacity assessment, etc);
• Support Subgrants Manager with monitoring the status of subgrants by activities in comparison with the overall budget and propose ideas where necessary for potential modifications, extensions or any appropriate actions accordingly;
• Assists with preparing payment requests, including banking information, packaging due diligence documentation and troubleshooting disbursement issues;
• Fielding questions on compliance from internal programs teams and local partners;
• Support Subgrants Manager with modification requests to existing subgrant agreements;
• Ensure relevant project team members and subrecipients are informed of upcoming deadlines for deliverables and follow-up as needed;
• Support Subgrants Manager with ensuring required vetting has been completed prior to engagement;
• Other tasks as assigned;
• In all duties, an understanding of and demonstrated commitment to upholding Internews’ Core Values.

This position is being offered and hired by Internews Network. Benefits will be consistent with Internews Network’s offerings and will be reviewed during the hiring process. Additional information can be found on our About Working for Internews page.

Internews Network is an EEO/AAP/OFCCP employer. Every qualified applicant will be considered for employment. Internews does not discriminate based on race, gender, gender identity or orientation, genetic information, age, national origin, marital status, disability status, political ideology, military or protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.