Grants Manager
Company Overview:
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 foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.
For the past 50 years, we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than 2,500 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of more than 35,000 technical experts, Palladium has improved - and is committed to continuing to improve - economies, societies and most importantly, people's lives.
Palladium is a child-safe organisation, and screens applicants for suitability to work with children. We also provide equal employment to al l participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.
Project Overview and Role:
We are looking for a Grants Manager to join our team in London on an upcoming bid to lead the design and implementation of the overall grant fund for the Centre for Disaster Protection, overseeing and managing all the full lifecycle of the fund, with a strong focus on managing risk at every stage of the process.
Grant Management
* With support from the Leadership Team, develop the design, process flow and implementation of the eligibility, application and selection criteria for the Fund
* Coordinate the process of submissions of grant proposal (including request for applications, receipt of application, address questions from potential grantees, internal coordination, etc.)
* Lead on confirming eligibility of grantees. Perform formal evaluation of each application.
* Work in collaboration with the Team throughout the grant implementation to perform Due Diligence on potential grantees such that the team can take the necessary care, attention and discretion prior signing grant agreements and during the implementation.
Implementation of the Fund
* Manage the overall grant portfolio and ensure activities are on track to meet targets
* Contribute to and prepare the grant allocation, disbursements, and forecast schedules, as required
* Lead the team in tracking all financial disbursements to grantees
* Track and report risks. Coordinate risk management measures throughout the life of the grants. This includes ensuring grantee compliance in relation to their grant agreement and reporting any risk or issue
* Monitor grants implementation including workplans and budgets submitted by the grantees and manage the provision of funding to grantees
* Work with team members in the preparation and completion of financial audits as required
* Ensure that goods and services are purchased by each grantee according to Palladium Procurement policy and guidelines. Ensure that good and services are maintained according to processes and specifications that maximise quality and minimise lifetime cost and fully comply with DFID
* Guidelines with asset management.
* Ensure that the Grants Manual is up to date regarding grant management policies and procedures
* With support from the Project Manager, lead on contract amendments
* At close out verify the completion of all grant funded activities, confirm that they are completed to the expectations set out in the Grant Agreement, and confirm that all the expected deliverables have been provided and outputs achieved. Any variances to either the technical implementation or the budget must be explained and justified.
Capacity Building
* Provide support to the grantees, verify that the grant activities are progressing as per requirements of the Grant Agreement, and that any variances to the workplan are explained and justified. Verify that the appropriate milestone / contractual point has been reached successfully.
* Provide necessary training, capacity building and information to grantees to enable compliance with the financial accounting, reporting and procurement requirements of their funding agreements
Required Qualifications:
* Significant experience designing and managing multi-million pound grant funds on complex international programmes is required
* Experience working with the UK Government, and in particular the Department for International Development and World Bank
* Well-developed organisational skills and the ability to combine attention to detail with a view of strategic priorities
* Knowledge of DFID contracting regulations, contract procedures and reporting requirements
* Previous experience managing or coaching team members
* Through understanding of various contracting modalities that are flexible to specific research and development needs, including at least the possibility of:
(a) solicited and unsolicited proposals under a light-touch process;
(b) accountable grants to relevant organisations, research institutions or individual academics;
(c) joint research between the Centre and other research institutions, under which grant-making may be done by the partner institution using their modalities for funding research.
This vacancy is archived.