Key responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Manage all contractual responsibilities for subgrant agreements for project teams.
• Support in the various stages of the competitive selection process of grantees until completion.
• With support from the Grants Manager monitor upload and continuously update grantee information on the Grants Management System (GMS).
• Conduct periodic reviews of grantees’ compliance with the grant terms and conditions and the grant schedule, as well as conduct a review of timeliness and quality of technical performance.
• Using RTI’s best practices, develop tracking and monitoring systems to ensure timely receipt of all deliverables, adherence with terms of all agreements, and timely payments to subrecipients.
• Preparing cash requests for all grants ensuring amounts requested are reasonable and within approved budgets.
• Reviewing financial reports from grantees against approved grants budgets to ensure financial compliance.
• Work with project and grantee staff to ensure compliance with RTI and donor requirements.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Reporting: The Grants Specialist will report to the Grants Manager and may have matrixed reporting lines. S/he is expected to work closely with the Finance team and Office of Grants and Contracts.

Requirements

Required Experience

• Master’s Degree and 3 years of work experience or Bachelor’s Degree with 5 Years of work experience in business administration, public administration or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated experience with administrative and contractual management of USAID grants in non-profit organization.
• Proven project management, communications, report writing, and interpersonal skills including strong experience with client management.
• Demonstrated knowledge of internal controls and audit processes (e.g. procurement, local subcontract agreements, etc.)
• Excellent verbal and written communication; proactive relationship builder.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office software suite; ability to quickly learn financial systems/software.
• Strong organizational skills, high level of attention to detail, and effectiveness under deadlines.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to plan, develop, manage, and evaluate projects of the scope and complexity described above is required.
• Proven ability to work under pressure, and with multiple concurrent demands