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Position Description

POSITION TITLE: Grants Officer

LOCATION: Bangkok, Thailand

REPORTS TO: Chief of Party, Thailand Counter-Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) Program

Position Summary:

The Grants Officer will be responsible for overseeing the grants program for the USAID Thailand CTIP program. S/he will ensure compliance with Winrock and donor regulations and conduct due diligence on potential sub-grantees. S/He will be responsible for developing, reviewing, and compiling financial, administrative, and other documentation as it relates to the grants procurement and management processes.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with the operations and program staff to develop requests for proposals, support grant recipients with finalization of scopes of work, action plans and budgets before signing grant agreements

• Conduct pre-award assessments, coordinate review and document findings to inform the final selection decisions for grantees and sub-contractors

• Lead and facilitate the formation and activities of grants review panels consisting of multi-disciplinary teams with relevant expertise and expertise

• Coordinate preparation of all necessary documents for grants, subawards and subcontracts for review and approval by the Home Office and the donor

• Draft grant agreements for internal reviews and liaise with the partner on signing

• Ensure that grantees understand grant agreement requirements (financial, reporting, etc.)

• Organize and facilitate portions of post-award orientations for subrecipients

• Review grantee inputs including financial reports and technical reports, ensuring that grant agreement requirements are met

• Track grant progress, working with technical team to ensure necessary amendments and close out procedures are timely, efficient, and compliant

• Ensure overall compliance with Winrock and funder policies

• Ensure timely internal review and clearance of all financial documentation and reporting associated with grants

• Ensure timely and accurate payments are made to partners throughout life of the sub-grants

• Visit grantees’ offices and project activities as necessary to assess compliance and ensure correct systems and filing are present

• Provide guidance and advice to grantees and program staff on compliance issues and questions

• Maintain high ethical standards of integrity; respect confidentiality and represent Winrock International at all times

• Any other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, and COMPETENCES

Education: Degree in economics, accounting, business administration, public administration, or related field.

Experience

• A minimum of 4 years of experience working in project coordination and grant management for NGOs/INGOs

• Experience on USAID-funded projects preferred

Skills

• Sound knowledge of international donor financial and accounting regulations and procedures

• Strong workflow management skills; flexibility; good interpersonal and organizational skills for coordinating a variety of tasks simultaneously; attention to detail; team player

• Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, databases) required

• Fluency in English (written and oral)

• Willingness to travel

APPLICATIONS:

Applicants should apply by emailing a cover letter and resume to info.th@winrock.org by October 24, 2022. Please include “Grants Officer” in the email subject line, and save documents (cover letter, resume) in one PDF as ‘Last Name, First Name.pdf’ (e.g., Smith_Jane.pdf). Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Winrock would like to thank all applicants for their interest but only candidates who meet all requisite criteria and are shortlisted will be contacted.