Grants Manager

Grants Manager

Reports to: Activity Director

Location: Dominican Republic

Status: CCN

Period of Performance: LTTA

The Technical Assistance Project for Economic Growth (TAP EG) is a 5year $58 million activity that provides technical leadership advisory support data collection and analysis support evaluations and assessments while delivering knowledge management and capacitybuilding services to design and implement USAID programs projects and activities globally. TAP EG conducts a range of applied research including macroeconomic analyses financial analyses policy studies private sector assessments stakeholder landscape assessments and provides ondemand technical assistance services across a wide range of USAID sectors. TAP EG services are available to USAID Bureaus offices and operating units who buyin to the mechanism.

USAID/Dominican Republic (DR) Mission has designed a program to promote sustainable and equitable economic development in the DR and the northwestern region beyond current possibilities. This will be achieved by creating and supporting an economic development plan that aims to enhance conditions for mobilizing resources across the country and throughout the economy. This plan also seeks to facilitate trade and attract investments capitalizing on the

global realignment of supply chains and nearshoring opportunities for the country.

The program will create a comprehensive economic development plan which will likely include components to promote nearshoring agribusiness workforce development local Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) support infrastructure improvements climate adaptation and other elements critical to inclusive resilient economic growth. This program contributes to DR s Government (GODR) priorities and plans for the development and economic growth of the

northwest region emphasizing a locally led perspective.

The program consists of two complementary activities with each objective as follows: 1) develop integrated regional

economic growth and 2) achieve global supply chain realignment resiliency through the implementation of an effective industrial policy and targeted investment attraction efforts. To achieve objective 1 USAID/DR will develop a complementary mechanism to test an integrated regional economic growth model for the northwest region through an effective resource mobilization strategy based on public and private sector investments in the region. The second planned objective will be accomplished through a buyin to TAP EG field support. This buyin aims to achieve global supply chain realignment resiliency through the implementation of an effective industrial policy and targeted investment promotion efforts. Over the last few years a series of major events have triggered a global supply chain disruption amplifying the destabilization of both manufacturing markets and logistics costs around the world. This has resulted in a lack of availability of manufactured goods and price increases that have had an impact on global supply and inflation as well as on the security of supply chains and product markets.

International Development Group LLC is seeking a qualified Grants Manager for the USAID/Dominican Republic Supply Chain Investment Activity. The Grants Manager will lead and supervise all grants under the activity.

Support the customization and update of the TAP EG Grants Manual for the Activity.

Oversee all grants awarded under the Activity to ensure their award and implementation fully comply with USAID requirements.

Design RFAs/solicitations lead grant evaluation committees selection awards and approvals including any audit requirements.

Monitor financial and technical aspects of grants to ensure consistency and appropriateness.

Work with the accountant and operations team to develop and implement grant and reporting systems and provide guidance and training to project staff and partners on grants procedures.

Coordinate regularly with the IDG home office and provide timely updates on grants management matters.

Bachelors degree in finance management accounting or in another relevant field.

At least 5 years experience in an operations role specifically for donorfunded projects.

Experience with grants management required.

3 years experience in a similar role managing complex operations processes.

Strong skills in MS Office (Excel Word etc.).

Spoken and written fluency in English required.