Grants Manager

The American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) is seeking candidates to support an anticipated USAID-funded Rule of Law program in Kosovo. The Grants Manager is responsible for the overall management and execution of the subgrant portfolio of the program.

The Grants Manager is the primary point of contact for subgrant partners from solicitation to close of award and tracks subgrantee progress for contribution to progress reports, assisting partners in articulating concrete impacts of their programming. The Grants Manager also provides capacity-building support on financial and operational matters as needed based on CSO partners’ capacity. The candidate should have demonstrated subgrant management experience and deep knowledge of CSOs in the legal and justice space in Kosovo and the region.

Responsibilities:

• Manages the subgrant portfolio, including core partner and openly solicited subawards.
• Oversees and drives the subgrant selection process from solicitation to award, including determining selection criteria in coordination with the program team, guiding the review process of applications for funding, and working with subgrant partners to refine and administer subawards.
• Performs site visits and audits as needed to assist subgrant partners in financial management and reporting, ensuring compliance with relevant USG policy in budgeting and reporting expenses.
• Maintains a grant tracking system to ensure correct execution of all grant agreements.
• Bolsters subgrant partner internal organizational capacity to align systems with USAID and USG reporting and other compliance requirements to enable partners to take on direct funding.
• Builds and maintains relationships with civil society and other partners in and around Kosovo.

Qualifications:

• This position is for a host country national.
• Bachelor or Graduate degree in finance, accounting, auditing, business administration, or related.
• At least 3 years of management experience in the administration of sub-grants/sub-contracts for international development projects, preferably USAID-funded, including building financial and operational capacity of local partners to take on direct funding and meet project obligations.
• Extensive understanding of USG regulations and procedures pertaining to grant management and demonstrated ability to develop and manage large civic and justice sector engagement grants.
• Ability to manage and oversee many sub-grants, including preparation of the solicitation, application review, negotiation, award, and tracking to ensure proper execution of agreements.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to determine priorities and meet multiple deadlines.
• Experience working with CSOs and local entities on development, democracy, and governance.
• Basic knowledge of GESI and experience working with organizations serving vulnerable populations, such as displaced persons, people with disabilities, ethnic minorities, historically underserved populations, women, youth, and LGBTQI+ persons.