Grants and Contracts Manager At Pact

Pact seeks an experienced Grants and Contracts Manager for the USAID Gir’Ijambo Activity (or project) implemented in Burundi. This five-year civil society strengthening project aims to create more engagement between citizens and public officials and greater responsiveness of public officials in a way that bolsters positive changes in Burundians’ lives.

Key Responsibilities

Under the direction of the USAID Gir’Ijambo Chief of Party, the Grants and Contracts Manager will be responsible for administering, managing and monitoring grants and sub-contracts issued by Pact, with particular attention paid to compliance with USAID’s rules and regulations.

The Grants and Contracts Manager will provide effective and efficient sub-awards management and administration to achieve the program goals, working with partner organizations of all levels. The Grants and Contracts Manager is responsible for the entire cycle of an award process from pre-award to close-out, focusing on regulatory compliance, assessment, and mitigation of business risks, and enforcement of Pact’s policies and procedures. This role also serves as a technical resource to Pact staff in interpreting donor rules and regulations and contributes to contractual discussions and negotiations with the project donor. In addition to contributing to prime award administration, the role will also provide expert support to subgrant administration, contracting, and procurement activities under prime award. This position will supervise a Grants & Contracts Coordinator.

This role is in Bujumbura, Burundi and is open to Burundian nationals or Burundi residents whose work eligibility does not require Pact sponsorship. The Grants and Contracts Manager will report to the Chief of Party.

Basic Requirements

• Master’s degree with five (5) years work experience or bachelor’s degree with at least seven (7+) years work experience
• At least three (3+) years management experience
• Working knowledge of USAID rules and regulations as related to subgrant procurement, compliance, and cost principles, particularly 2 CFR 200.
• Experience successfully working with civil society organizations or international development projects in a role supporting the management of grants and/or procurement.
• Experience assessing the responsibility and grant-worthiness of organizations through financial statements, audits, and other documentation presented in a proposal or in support of an award.
• Experience drafting and managing performance-based (milestones) subawards
• Experience monitoring subawardees during period of performance and working on course corrections as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of the political, social, and economic context of Burundi.
• Experience managing subawards under USAID funds including facilitating prior approvals, subaward reporting, risk assessment, risk mitigation, documentation requirements and other actions needed under USAID funded projects.
• Proven understanding of awards management cycle.
• Ability to problem-solve difficult issues, and to multitask with ease, adapting to frequently changing
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively on a wide range of issues.
• Pro-active, fast-thinker, and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Experience working within complex networks and addressing issues of internal management, dispute resolution, and fair and transparent decision-making.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage a complex workload and deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to manage – independently and as a team member – a wide range of people, situations and languages.
• Ability to patiently and diplomatically forge consensus between diverse stakeholders on grant making issues.
• Professional level of English and French (written and spoken).
• Ability to travel within Burundi for up to 10% per year.
• Highly effective administration skills including computing, word processing and internet use.

Salary for this position is commensurate with local office salary scales and will be determined based on the candidate’s experience and qualifications

Pact is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, citizenship status, genetic information, matriculation, family responsibilities, personal appearance, credit information, tobacco use (except in the workplace), membership in an employee organization, or other protected classifications or non-merit factors.
At Pact, we recognize your impact, offer you opportunities and support your total well-being. Our comprehensive benefit offerings may include healthcare, retirement (8.8% to 13% based on service tenure) and savings plans, paid time off, disability and life insurance programs, learning and development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections .
With the continuing impacts of COVID-19 around the world, we are taking action to protect the health and well-being of our colleagues and maintain the safety of the communities where we operate. Pact seeks an environment free from COVID-19 and prefers all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Attestation of vaccination status will be required for employment with Pact. Unvaccinated employees may be subject to additional health and safety requirements to include any federal, state and/or client restrictions.