Grants and Partnerships Manager, Kenya Private Sector Activity

Grantsand Partnerships Manager

USAID FTF Kenya PrivateSector Activity (KPSA)

Company Profile :

Palladium is aglobal leader in the design, development, and delivery of Positive Impact - theintentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work withfoundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities, and civilsociety to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lastingsocial, environmental, and financial benefits.

For the past 50years, we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than2, employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of morethan 35, technical experts, Palladium has improved - and is committed tocontinuing to improve - economies, societies and most importantly, people'slives.

Palladium is achild-safe organization, and screens applicants for suitability to work withchildren. We also provide equal employment to all participants and employeeswithout regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexualorientation, veteran, or marital status.

PositionDescription:

Palladium isseeking a Grants and Partnership Manager for an anticipated USAID-fundedeconomic growth program which is anticipated to begin in . The USAID/Kenyaand East Africa Feed the Future (FtF) Private Sector Activity (KPSA) will be a5-year program focused on accelerating agriculture-led growth in Kenya throughpartnerships with large agricultural sector firms (such as processors andoff-takers) and expansion of smallholder farmer out-grower schemes. Theanticipated activity will focus on creating jobs and generating large scaleincreases in sales/exports in the agriculture sector cost-effectively and,ideally, through a sustainable and locally-led vehicle. The activity would combine tools used inUSAID’s traditional private sector development activities with tools used tomobilize finance and investment into one mechanism – supporting a range ofagricultural firms to expand investments and operations via a blended financeapproach. For more information on the potential project, please consult theRFI: .

Duration: 5 years (anticipated start in July)
Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Manage grants administration, compliance and implementation procedures, and ensure compliance with USAID grants regulations, including procurement regulations
• Facilitate and coordinate technical design of innovative grant and partnership approaches to meet the technical strategies of the Inclusive Business Model, Financial Institutions and Business Advisory Service Providers teams
• Support designing and conducting grants solicitation and advertisements utilizing Palladium’s Pay for Results methodologies
  Support the design, planning, outreach, implementation, and maintenance of partnerships for KPSA, including with internal and external partners
• Manage grants commitments, taking into account probability-weighted pipelines and other tools to manage grant agreements against obligated amounts
• Ensure design of grants and partnerships are aligned with the project’s technical strategy and results-based methodology and in compliance with USAID rules and regulations
• Facilitate pre-award risk assessments of grantees and partnerships and the maintenance of meetings and workshops with partners
  In accordance with Palladium’s USAID-approved Grants Under Contract (GUC) manual, develop and execute all aspects of the GUC process, including development of the GUC manual
• Support designing, preparing, and negotiating partner strategies with internal staff and potential partners
• Assist in negotiating, in collaboration with Palladium HQ, grant terms and agreements, with potential grantees
• Facilitate and manage grants close out and final reporting
• Other tasks as deemednecessary

Position Requirements:

• Knowledge of USAID grants policies, procedures, and reporting requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance or a related field in international business management, finance, accounting and/or auditing experience
• Experience in managing grants under contract for USAID-funded programs of a similar size
• Experience in managing innovation grants, performance-based grants, or other mechanisms to algin performance incentives with an activity’s strategic objectives
• Experience in managing partnerships, interacting with stakeholders, collaborating on meetings and workshops, and overseeing partnership activities
• Prior experience in a management role on a USAID funded program highly desired
• Experience managing staff
• Demonstrated experience coordinating and collaborating with various stakeholders and grant awardees
• Advanced knowledge of computers and MS Excel
• Local Kenyan candidates are preferred
• Written and oral proficiency in English required