POSITION TITLE: Grants and Procurement Specialist
POSITION LOCATION: Dili, Timor-Leste
POSITION SUMMARY:
POSITION LOCATION: Dili, Timor-Leste
POSITION SUMMARY:
Winrock International works with people around the world to increase economic opportunity, sustain natural resources, and protect the environment. Winrock is seeking a Grants and Procurement Specialist for an anticipated donor project to accelerate resilient, agriculture-led economic growth and increase food security in Timor-Leste. The project will use a market systems approach to promote access to and adoption of improved inputs, market information, extension and advisory services, market access, and post-harvest services. The project will use innovative partnerships to incentivize private sector investment in modernizing Timor-Leste’s agriculture sector while increasing production capacity and market access and building resilience for smallholder farmers. The position is contingent upon receipt of donor funding.
Essential Responsibilities:
Degree in business, accounting, economics, public administration, or a related field plus demonstrated industry experience.
Work Experience:
Essential Responsibilities:
- Provide overall management, leadership, and oversight to all aspects of grants, subcontracts and procurement – including pre-awards assessments, awards, implementation, subrecipient monitoring and evaluation, and final disposition and close-outs;
- Develop and implement program’s grant strategy and in consultation with program staff and stakeholders, identify and prioritize funding opportunities that align with program objectives and respond to local needs;
- Build financial and administrative capacity of grantees as needed and coordinate with project technical staff to assist grantees to achieve their targets and milestones;
- Maintains sound records of all vendors, subawards, and transactions;
- Develop systems and support team efforts to monitor, track and report related grants fund management and audit recommendations;
- Manages and processes awards in accordance with USAID rules and regulations and Winrock procedures and policies;
- Maintain high ethical standards of integrity, respect confidentiality, and represent Winrock International at all times.
Degree in business, accounting, economics, public administration, or a related field plus demonstrated industry experience.
Work Experience:
- A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience;
- Experience managing field-based grants of any type (including challenge, cost reimbursable, in-kind and/or FOG) required;
- Minimum five (5) years of experience on donor- funded programs is required experience on USAID-funded programs preferred;
- Experience in conducting due diligence tests in the form of pre-selection assessments, financial reviews or audits, or some other form of accountability assessments;
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with private sector and NGO grantees
- Experience in Timor-Leste required
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Tetum.
- Proficiency word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software (Microsoft Office Suite).
Apply here:
https://winrock.org/join-us/careers/job-openings/?gh_jid=5296620002&gh_src=65e13c3a2us?lbchange
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