Senior Grants & Subcontracts Manager at Resonance

Practice/Department:

Business Development

Location:

Malawi

Job Title:

Senior Grants & Subcontracts Manager

Reports to:

Finance and Operations Director

General Description

Resonance is a global consulting firm that delivers market-based solutions to address the world’s toughest challenges.

We work with changemakers in the private sector and the international development community to solve wicked problems and promote market opportunity. We specialize in development of partnerships, innovation, sustainable business models, and impact finance that drive impactful results.

Across our work, we integrate diverse voices and perspectives. We promote collaboration across sectors and up and down the chain—from the field to the boardroom. Throughout, we translate client ambition into action and impact on the ground.

POSITION MANDATE

Resonance is seeking a Senior Grants & Subcontracts Manager to support the anticipated USAID Malawi Fisheries Management Activity, which is expected to strengthen economic, regulatory, and governance mechanisms that effectively conserve the exceptional biodiversity of Lake Malawi while supporting improved livelihoods from sustainable, inclusive, and equitable wild-caught fisheries in priority areas of the Lake. The Senior Grants & Subcontracts Manager will oversee the procurement, award and management of all Activity grants and subcontracts.

This is a full-time position based in Malawi, reporting to the Finance and Operations Director.

OUTCOMES / Essential Functions

• Lead and oversee the development, solicitation and awarding of all Activity grants and subcontracts
• Assume primary responsibility for overall grantee and subcontractor oversight, planning, compliance, reporting and quality control for the Activity.
• Develop and/or update grants and sub-contract manuals in compliance with USAID requirements, working closely with project staff in country and in the Resonance Home office.
• Administer the full cycle of grant and subcontractor management activities, including planning, facilitation, selection, pre-award assessments, negotiation, submission, orientations, review of monthly reports, monitoring/compliance visits, and closeout.
• Oversee budget management of project’s grant pool and ensure accurate and timely disbursement and liquidation of grant and subcontractor funding.
• Ensure timely training and capacity building of grantees, subcontractors, and project staff to understand and comply fully with Resonance policies, USAID regulations, and Malawian law
• Develop and/or update training materials and carry out regular training with subgrantees, subcontractors, Resonance field staff, and other project partners where necessary.
• Supervise the work of a Grants Specialist.

Required education & experience

• Bachelor’s degree in related field required.
• Minimum 5 years of professional and directly relevant experience.
• Strong experience in international grants management, managing large complex multi-million-dollar USAID grants.
• Demonstrated background ensuring compliance on large complex donor funded programs and current knowledge of USAID rules and regulations.
• Proven track record of working collaboratively with various stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal skills to maintain good relations with the relevant partners and counterparts.
• Well organized, able to work independently, skilled in handling multiple tasks, able to adhere to deadlines.
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, including ability to develop and communicate a common vision and foster collaboration across an interdisciplinary team.
• Strong management skills to guide all project human, technical, and financial resources.
• Experience managing subcontracts.
• Strong interpersonal, writing, and oral presentation skills in English and Malawian Chichewa.

Preferred education & experience

• Previous experience as a USAID Grants and Subcontracts Manager preferred.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Self-starter with excellent interpersonal and communication skills who takes initiative and leadership.

travel expectations

Work environment & physical demands

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

As a part of the responsibilities for this job, the employee is required to communicate, detect, converse with, discern, convey, express oneself, and exchange information orally and in writing with others. The employee must be able to remain in a stationary position, sitting at a desk for prolonged periods, move or traverse inside the office and facilities; operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, place, detect, or position computers and other office equipment, such as a calculator, copy machine, furniture, and computer printer. The employee must be able to make substantial repetitive motions of the wrists, hands and fingers. The employee must be able to lift and move up to 15lbs at times.

Work Authorization / security clearance

AAP/EEO Statement

Resonance believes that employees should be provided with a working environment which enables each associate to be productive and to work to the best of his or her ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.

We expect and require the cooperation of all employees in maintaining a discrimination and harassment-free atmosphere.