Vaga Servisu - Senior Associate, Grants, USAID Integrated Health System Activity - Palladium

Senior Associate, Grants, USAID Integrated Health System Activity - (PROPEL Health Timor-Leste)

PROPEL (Promoting Results and Outcomes through Policy and Economic Levers) Health, a USAID-funded five-year $100 million project awarded to Palladium, aims to improve the enabling environment for equitable and sustainable health services, supplies, and delivery systems through policy development and implementation; adequate, predictable, and sustainable health financing; enhanced government stewardship, transparency, and accountability; and use of evidence-based advocacy approaches at global, national, and subnational levels to promote best practices.

The USAID Integrated Health System Activity in Timor-Leste (PROPEL Health Timor-Leste) shall aim to work with the Ministry of Health and key local actors to accelerate progress toward building a sustainable and inclusive health system – focusing on strengthening family planning/ reproductive health (FP/RH), maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (MNCAH), and nutrition programs and improving related health outcomes through primary health care-based health system strengthening and demand generation approaches.

Palladium is seeking a Senior Associate, Grants in Timor-Leste for its USAID Integrated Health System Activity project. In Timor-Leste, the USAID Integrated Health System Activity will strengthen the health system to sustainably increase equitable access to and demand for family planning and reproductive health services and maternal and child health care.

The Senior Associate, Grants based in Dili, Timor-Leste, will be responsible for coordination, assist in implementation, management, and closeout of PROPEL Health’s grants over the life of the project. The incumbent will advise and monitor grants management policies, procedures, and practices. The Senior Grants Associate will develop grants tools, issue Request for Application (RFA), analyze and evaluate grant applications, issue grants, and provide guidance and capacity building to grantees. This position will reports to the Senior Manager, Finance and Administration.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Grants/Subawards Management: Coordinate with technical staff to develop RFA and prepare documentation for grant evaluation and approvals  Advertise RFA, analyze and evaluate grant applications with the review team, and issue grants that adheres to PROPEL Health Grants Manual 
• Manage the start-up and closeout of PROPEL Health Timor-Leste grants over the life of the project
• Manage and monitor grants management policies, procedures, and practices to grantees 
• Ensure appropriate documentation is completed and on file to guarantee grant file audit readiness 
• Conduct grantee training as needed, including capacity building for potential grantee organizations, and knowledge transfer for internal project staff 
• Remain knowledgeable of updates and revisions to the PROPEL Health’s Grants Manual, and recommend revisions, as program operations change 
• Manage pre-award reviews of potential grantees, regular mid-implementation audits, and pre-close out grant file review in coordination with the M&E, Capacity, Comms, Grants Advisor, and other staff as required, to maintain clean, audit-ready files throughout the life of project 
• Manage payment of grant milestones to ensure compliance with workplan and milestones and monitor the projected expenditures against their actual expenses 
• In coordination with HQ and local staff, review monthly grants budget reports to monitor spend rate against forecast 
• Manage the screening all selected grantees/subawardees through Refinitiv WorldCheck, Sam.Gov, OFAC, and UN Sanctioned List  
• Any other grants/subawards duties and tasks as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of bachelor’s degree with at least 3 years of experience in international development with a strong leaning on grant management or other relevant fields.
• Three years experience managing USAID-funded grants under contract or cooperative agreement programs.
• Experience with Fixed Amount Awards (FAA) and cost analysis is highly preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including an eye for detail and ability to grantee budgets.
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure with limited guidance and strict deadlines yet deliver high quality
• Excellent communication skills are essential to present information in a variety of settings and formats to diverse project stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills; fluent in English.
• Timor-Leste nationals are strongly encouraged to apply for this role

Company Overview:

About Palladium - Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with governments, businesses, and investors to solve the world's most pressing challenges. With a team of more than 3,000 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of over 35,000 experts, we help improve economies, societies and, most importantly, people's lives.

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