Regional Grants and Contracts Manager at International Potato Center

Key responsibilities:

Project-related responsibilities:

• Manage the SSA regional portfolio of awards (donor, prime, sub recipient) as G&C contact point, acting as representative of the G&C HQ unit, in coordination with SSA Regional Director, Program Leaders, Principal Investigators (PI), and Regional Staff.
• Manage the Asia portfolio of awards (with main focus on projects based in India) as G&C contact point.
• Responsible for reviewing, negotiating and approval for signature (as defined in the Delegation of Authority – DoA) of donor/prime agreements.
• Responsible for drafting, negotiating and approval for signature (as defined in the DoA) of subrecipient agreements and project-related collaboration agreements or MoUs.
• Conduct change management of transactions that require a modification to donor or subrecipient awards.
• Support technical and financial reporting function ensuring timely follow up with SSA/Asia PIs and Finance staff on submission deadlines and response to donor queries.
• Participate in project life cycle reviews and meetings (Start up and Close-out Meetings).
• Support the Unit Head in the provision of contractual input at pre-award phase of project life cycle.
• Maintain up-to-date database and repository of SSA/Asia regional signed awards, project related MoUs and communications in OCS and/or Knowledge Management G&C public and internal sites and PMU Project sites in coordination with G&C System Officer in HQ.

G&C management responsibilities:

• Supervise the Regional G&C staff (e.g. Analyst) based in SSA by organizing and monitoring work and providing ongoing people management, development, recruitment and retention strategies.
• Participate and support in development of institutional policies, guidance documents and procedures.
• Participate and support global and regional initiatives to build capacities and train CIP regional and field staff (as well as subgrantees) on grants and contract compliance and donor’s requirements.
• Participate of One CGIAR Community of Practice and taskforces around G&C topics and procedures.
• Participate in organization wide activities and represent G&C at various meetings or events.
• Comply with applicable health and safety CIP policies and procedures.

What are we looking for?

• Master’s degree in international relations, Business Administration, Law, Operations or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 8 years of demonstrated experience in grants and contracts management, with at least 2 years working on multinational development organizations, at a global scale (USAID and/or GIZ experience preferred).
• In-depth knowledge of current best practices in grants and contracts management.
• Project Management for Development certification preferred.
• Knowledge and understanding of USAID and other donors’ rules and regulations pertaining to grants and contracts management.
• Fluent in official language according to country location.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Knowledge of French language is desirable