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Director, Grants & Innovation, Kenya Private Sector
Closing: Feb 28, 2023
This position has expiredPublished: Feb 15, 2023 (2 months ago)
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Palladium is seeking a Director, for Grants Innovation for an anticipated USAID-funded economic growth program which is anticipated to begin in 2023. The USAID/Kenya and East Africa Feed the Future (FtF) Private Sector Activity (PSA) will be a 5-year program focused on accelerating agriculture-led growth in Kenya through partnerships with large agricultural sector firms (such as processors and off-takers) and expansion of smallholder farmer out-grower schemes. The anticipated activity will focus on creating jobs and generating large scale increases in sales/exports in the agriculture sector cost-effectively and, ideally, through a sustainable and locally-led vehicle. The activity would combine tools used in USAID’s traditional private sector development activities with tools used to mobilize finance and investment into one mechanism – supporting a range of agricultural firms to expand investments and operations via a blended finance approach.
Required Qualifications:
Knowledge of USAID grants policies, procedures, and reporting requirementsBachelor’s degree in business administration, finance or a related field in international business management, finance, accounting and/or auditing experience.Experience in managing grants under contract for USAID-funded programs of a similar sizeExperience in managing innovation grants, performance-based grants, or other mechanisms to algin performance incentives with an activity’s strategic objectivesPrior experience in a management role on a USAID funded program highly desiredexperience managing staffDemonstrated experience coordinating and collaborating with various stakeholders and grant awardeesKnowledge of blended finance preferredAdvanced knowledge of computers and MS ExcelLocal Kenyan candidates are preferredWritten and oral proficiency in English required
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Palladium is seeking a Director, for Grants Innovation for an anticipated USAID-funded economic growth program which is anticipated to begin in 2023. The USAID/Kenya and East Africa Feed the Future (FtF) Private Sector Activity (PSA) will be a 5-year program focused on accelerating agriculture-led growth in Kenya through partnerships with large agricultural sector firms (such as processors and off-takers) and expansion of smallholder farmer out-grower schemes. The anticipated activity will focus on creating jobs and generating large scale increases in sales/exports in the agriculture sector cost-effectively and, ideally, through a sustainable and locally-led vehicle. The activity would combine tools used in USAID’s traditional private sector development activities with tools used to mobilize finance and investment into one mechanism – supporting a range of agricultural firms to expand investments and operations via a blended finance approach.
Required Qualifications:
Knowledge of USAID grants policies, procedures, and reporting requirementsBachelor’s degree in business administration, finance or a related field in international business management, finance, accounting and/or auditing experience.Experience in managing grants under contract for USAID-funded programs of a similar sizeExperience in managing innovation grants, performance-based grants, or other mechanisms to algin performance incentives with an activity’s strategic objectivesPrior experience in a management role on a USAID funded program highly desiredexperience managing staffDemonstrated experience coordinating and collaborating with various stakeholders and grant awardeesKnowledge of blended finance preferredAdvanced knowledge of computers and MS ExcelLocal Kenyan candidates are preferredWritten and oral proficiency in English required
Oversee grants administration, compliance and implementation procedures, and ensure compliance with USAID grants regulations, including procurement regulations
Lead and coordinate technical design of innovative grants approaches to meet the technical strategies of the Inclusive Business Model, Financial Institutions and Business Advisory Service Providers teams
Design and conduct grants solicitation and advertisements utilizing Palladium’s Pay for Results methodologies
Oversee grants commitments, taking into account probability-weighted pipelines and other tools to manage grant agreements against obligated amounts
Ensure design of grants are aligned with the project’s technical strategy and results-based methodology and in compliance with USAID rules and regulations
Oversee pre-award risk assessments of grantees
In accordance with Palladium’s USAID-approved Grants Under Contract (GUC) manual, develop and execute all aspects of the GUC process, including development of the GUC manual
Design and prepare Grant Review Guidelines for evaluators, including scoring formats
Convene the Grant Committee Meetings, lead negotiations with applicants, and prepare the Memorandum of Negotiations and Responsibility Determination Statement, awards and execution
Negotiate, in collaboration with Palladium HQ, grant terms and agreements, with potential grantees
Conduct grants tracking and reporting, ensuring timely usage of grants funds as per annual work plans and coordinating issue resolution with other teams
Issue instructions and provide guidance to grantees for the Branding and Marking Plan and Monitoring and Evaluation of grant implementation practices
Direct and oversee grants close out and final reporting
Other tasks as deemed necessary
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