Grants Manager

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

The Opportunity

The Grants Manager will be a key member of the project team responsible for ensuring successful grants implementation, monitoring and reporting in alignment with Plan International and donor policies. Grant recipients include Individual Enterprises, Livelihood Groups, Village Savings & Loans Associations (VSLA), and Farmer Based Organisations (FBO). The Grant Manager will assess to determine their eligibility, maturity level and interest level utilizing the different community organization performance assessment tools outlined in the Economic Livelihood Grand Manual (ELGM). The job-holder will manage a portfolio of $18 million in small grants and support the monitoring of compliance requirements for the contract. The position holder will coordinate with the Lead Service Provider (LSP) Manager and other key specialists across the project, particularly the Lead Financial Management, Gender and Livelihoods Specialists, along with the Plan International Liberia core team as well as the relevant support teams from Plan Global, Regional and National Offices. The Grants Manager will also supervise the projects Grants Officers.

About You

You are an experienced professional with post-graduate qualifications or equivalent experience and over 5 years in grant management, overseeing more than $18 million in donor-funded projects. Skilled in using grant management systems, MS Office, and financial tools, you have strong management experience, leading teams and handling financial reporting and compliance, particularly with World Bank and Government of Liberia standards. You have worked in consortia with diverse partners, including government bodies and rural women’s organizations, focusing on value chain development and women-led enterprises. Your strengths include negotiation, communication, attention to detail, and managing complex donor-funded programs.

Location: Liberia, Monrovia. Relocation Support will be provided

Type of Role: 3-year contract

Reports to: Project Team Lead (LSP Manager)

Closing Date: 19th October 2024

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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