Ghana Innovating is a USAID funded project designed to support the current portfolio of literacy projects in Ghana by promoting a culture of home-based reading, grounded in local language. It will augment current classroom-level interventions by promoting reading in the community and the home by using a SBCC strategy to initiate a social movement in reading at national, regional, local and family levels. The project seeks a qualified Grants Assistant (women are particularly encouraged to apply).<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title:\u00a0Grants Assistant<\/strong><\/p>\n Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n The Grants Assistant will be responsible for the day-to-day management of a comprehensive USAID grants program including assisting in the designing and development of RFAs, proposal evaluation, Qualification Required & Experience<\/p>\n \u2022 Bachelor\u2019s degree in public administration, economics, ACCA\/CA II or a related field How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n Interested qualified candidates are requested to submit their CVs and letters of motivation to: jobsatinnovating@edc.org Ghana Innovating is a USAID funded project designed to support the current portfolio of literacy projects in Ghana by promoting a culture of home-based reading, grounded in local language. It…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[85],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-78y","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27438"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27438"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27438\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\ngrant issuance and closeout. This position reports to the Grants Manager. This position is based in EDC\u2019s project office in Labone, Accra, Ghana.
\nSpecifically, the Grants Assistant will:
\nEssential functions include [but are not limited to] the following:
\n\u2022 Assist in developing the Annual Program Statements\/Requests for Applications\/Proposals and other solicitations, selection criteria, and other and tools and processes related to selection and evaluation;
\n\u2022 Assist in preparation quarterly grants and subcontract forecast into the budget;
\n\u2022 Assist in tracking compliance against detailed work plans and schedules;
\n\u2022 File all grants and subcontract related documentation clearly, appropriately, and in an organized manner in compliance with EDC standards;
\n\u2022 Work in collaboration with EDC home office to ensure USAID, EDC and Ghanaian law compliance;
\n\u2022 Assist in the reviewing of deliverables\/milestones in respect of FAAs (Fixed Amount Awards) and issuing the necessary certifications prior to sending additional funds to the grantees;
\n\u2022 Perform thorough reviews of grantee\u2019s and related supporting documentation and ensure that only allowable, allocable and reasonable costs are charged to the project;
\n\u2022 Work closely with the Finance team in ensuring that the grants tracker in quick books is updated and reconciled with the excel tracker maintained by the Grants manager;
\n\u2022 Assist in project close out plan according to USAID and EDC guidelines.
\n\u2022 Conduct activities as needed, these activities may include: data collection in the field, report writing, collaboration with field teams and data analysis.
\n\u2022 Conduct other duties as directed by the supervisor<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 A minimum of three (3) years\u2019 experience in grants management
\n\u2022 Experience with USAID sub-awards and\/or grants management guidelines
\n\u2022 Ability to communicate effectively and write technical reports in English
\n\u2022 Strong interpersonal skills
\n\u2022 Ability to work efficiently within a team and in an international setting
\nLocation: Accra<\/p>\n
\nClosing Date: 20 November, 2017 Late submissions will not be considered. To ensure the timely review of your credentials,
\nplease insert \u201cGrants Assistant-Innovating\u201d in the subject line of the email. Only candidates who are being invited for an interview will be contacted. EDC is committed to diversity in the workplace. EDC offers a supportive work environment, competitive salary, and an excellent benefits package.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"