Background
The USAID TADAEEM is 4-year governance Project that aims to help the Government of Tunisia decentralize governance to the institutions closest to its citizens and continue to strengthen its nascent democracy. The Project works to enhance citizen participation in the process of governance as well as the local government’s capacity to deliver better services that citizens prioritize. The Project is being implemented in 12 governorates, 33 municipalities, and with the central government in Tunis to ultimately strengthen the ecosystem of stakeholders and institutions across the country. TADAEEM has four Regional Hubs in the following governorates: Gabes, Kairouan, Kef and Tozeur.
Objectives
The Grants Officer will work with program staff to ensure an accurate, timely, efficient and transparent process for the entire grants life cycle, from proposal to close.
Specific Tasks
- Assist the overall Grant Program;
- Support the project technical staff in defining Grants Program needs, activities, goals and expected results;
- Support the technical staff in developing Grants SOWs as applicable;
- Support the Grants team in preparing APS, Call for Concept papers and RFAs;
- Serve as principal contact for all grant applicants and other potential partners and respond to additional requests for information;
- Organize and lead information sessions for different solicitations as applicable;
- Organize the evaluation of the applications;
- Assist in preparing the necessary documentation for USAID approvals;
- Prepare grant award packets;
- Lead post award kick off meetings;
- Ensure smooth implementation, reporting and tracking of the grants;
- Develop clear recommendations based on site visits to project sites, program results to date, project implementation challenges and grantee inputs;
- Ensure that individual project budgets and work plans adhere to stated targets including monitoring individual grantee activity budgets, preparing quarterly accruals, tracks budget spending;
- Review milestone reports and deliverables for active grants in support of the task manager;
- Collaborate with grantees to provide project management support, train on USAID rules and regulations, data collection;
- Organize and maintain all project documents and files related to grant process and individual grantee activities;
- Support Component Leader in all reporting activities and perform all other duties assigned by the Leader and/or COP.
- Track the status of all grants;
- Assist the grants closeout.
Reporting Requirements
The Grants Officer will report directly to The Chief of Party or The Deputy Chief of Party as needed.