Grants Associate

Grants Associate

 The objective of Punjab Enabling Environment Project (PEEP) is to improve the enabling environment for the agriculture sector in Punjab to promote private sector-led growth, especially focusing on the horticulture and dairy and livestock sub-sectors. PEEP will help create internationally competitive policy environments for horticulture, livestock and dairy sub-sectors providing the private sector with the security required for investments in agriculture aimed at improving the quality and quantity of produce in the domestic market.

Job Description – Grants Associate:

• Support the full cycle of grants management activities beginning from solicitation, grantee selection, pre-award assessments, monitoring/compliance visits and close-out procedures.
• Assist the Grants Manager in the preparation of grants’ RFAs, grants agreements, and other grants-related documents.
• Assist Grants Manager in negotiating budgets with potential grantees and provide support in preparing grants negotiation memorandum for USAID approval.
• Coordinate with program units on grants related activities.
• Coordinate with grantees to support completion of grants activities in line with agreed timeframes and support them in completion of reporting requirements
• In collaboration with the relevant operations and admin team, coordinate logistical arrangements for the grants events, workshops, pre-application briefing/assistance sessions, pre-proposal conferences and other training activities to achieve conformity to assistance program objectives
• Assist in reporting all grant-related information to M&E team.
• Ensure the proper reporting, filing and archiving of all relevant administrative, contractual, personnel, technical and programmatic grants documents both via electronic files and hard copy files
• Ensure timely, high-quality completion of all relevant reporting requirements;
• Ensure that day-to-day personal behaviour and performance are fully compliant with the project’s policy manual;
• Exercise professional interpersonal skills to effectively work with all project staff, clients, counterparts;
• Abide by all local laws, USAID regulations, and US Embassy/USAID project directives; and
• Perform any and all other tasks as may be assigned in a manner that contributes to the achievement of the project’s work plan and objectives.
• Report to Grants Manager.

Qualifications and Educational Requirements

The individual holding this position shall possess the following:

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or a related field from a leading Pakistani or foreign university; OR
• Bachelor’s degree with CA (Inter), ACCA (Finalist) or ACMA(Part Qualified)
• Two to five years of work experience in a similar capacity
• Budgeting, compliance, and grants management experience are desirable.
• Previous work experience with international donors/NGOs required. Prior experience with USAID grants programs preferred;
• Ability to prioritize work assignments, to meet deadlines, and to exercise good, a professional judgment that reflects positively on the image of PEEP and Chemonics.
• Ability to work under short deadlines and efficiently handle multiple tasks.
• Fluency in both English and Urdu required; other Pakistani languages preferred;
• Proactive and ability to work with minimal supervision