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Jobs in Tanzania 2019: New Job Vacancy at Pact Tanzania - Senior Grants , Contracts and Compliance Manager | Deadline: 02nd May, 2019
Job Description
Title: Ajira Mpya Senior Grants , Contracts and Compliance Manager
Reporting to: Director of Finance and Administrations
Location: Dar es Salaam
Direct reports: Grants and Contracts Managers/Officers
Pact Overview:
At the heart of Pact is the promise of a better tomorrow. The promise of a healthy life. Of a decent livelihood. Of sustainable natural resources that benefit communities. Now more than ever in its 42-year history, Pact is helping millions of people who are poor and marginalized discover and build their own solutions and take ownership over their future.
Pact enables systemic solutions that allow those who are poor and marginalized to earn a dignified living, be healthy, and take part in the benefits that nature provides. Pact accomplishes this by strengthening local capacity, forging effective governance systems, and transforming markets into a force for development.
Position purpose:
The Senior Contracts and compliance Manager is directly responsible to and supervised by the Finance and Administration Director of Pact Tanzania. The Senior Contracts and Compliance Manager provides high-level grants and contracts management to achieve the goal of Pact Tanzania project, working with partner organizations and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). S/he provides overall leadership and oversight for all aspects related to management of sub-grants and subcontracts. This requires close collaboration with Pact HQ to ensure compliance with Pact and USAID, DFID, and other donor guidelines. The Senior Contracts and Compliance Manager supervises all staff within the grants and contracts unit.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
Sub-award Administration
- Develop subcontract and sub-grant award documents compliant with donor requirements and Pact standard templates and work closely with Pact HQ Agreement Management team to execute quality sub-awards.
- Administer the full cycle of sub-award management activities beginning from solicitation through selection, pre-award assessments, negotiation, monitoring/compliance visits, and closeout.
- Utilize Pact’s sub-award management system (Promise) and accounting system (Serenic NAV) for sub-award issuance and management. Ensure that all required documentation is available and stored as per Pact regulations.
- Oversee budget management of projects’ sub-award pools working with the Senior Finance Manager. Work closely with the Senior Finance Manager to ensure accurate and timely disbursement and liquidation of sub-award expenses.
- Ensure timely training of grantees and Pact Tanzania staff to understand and comply fully with donor standards. Develop training materials and carry out regular trainings with grantee partners.
- Ensure that office systems for grants and contracts administration are maintained and that regular reports are provided to Pact headquarters.
- Award and administer sub-contract(s) and consultant agreements necessary to support local programs and projects.
- Develop and/or update Pact Tanzania Country Office Sub-awards Manual in compliance with Pact HQ guidance.
- Support closeout of awards, including preparation of final inventories, property disposition, etc.
- Track and update all the special wards conditions in all sub agreements and sub contracts.
Agreements Management
- Work with Pact Chief of Parties/Program Directors and senior managers to select grantees for award under various projects. This will include the conduct of pre-award assessments to determine the responsibility of prospective grantees using Pact’s capacity assessments.
- Provide technical assistance to staff and grantees on administrative policies and procedures for Agreements management.
- Work with Agreements Management Team at HQ to obtain prior approvals and waivers from donors required for administration of specific grants.
- Ensure the approved branding and marking plan is implemented by all required stakeholders of grant/contract
Contract and Consultancy Management
- Prepare all the contracts (lease, Insurance, Projects Contacts etc.) as required by various projects with Pact Tanzania
- Prepare Consultancy contracts and provide guidance for consultancy engagements within Pact Tanzania
- Performs contract administration activities for selected contracts and assists in the monitoring of contractor’s performance, approval of progress payments, verification of deliveries, and similar activities.
- Utilizes price/cost analysis techniques to support the development of cost-related sections of solicitation documents and the analysis of cost and price data, labor and material cost, etc.
- Supports the extension of periods of performance and contract closeout processes.
- Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
- Ensuring compliance with financial aspects of contract requirements including liability, property, and other insurance matters, and audit requirements
- Provide Support to Pact and CSO to comply with Cost share policy by ensuring the policy is adhered to, and reporting are done to Pact and to the donor.
- Supports Compliance to Pact Tanzania by providing information and support required to develop and implement policies, processes, and procedures necessary to achieve strategic objectives
- Reviews, analyzes and drafts contract language to ensure they comply to all applicable donor, Pact and host government regulations
- Work with/train CSOs to ensure they comply to all required rules set by the Pact, Donor and the government.
- Responsible for communicating all compliance messages to Pact staff and CSOs.
- Ensure proper submission of taxes and process tax exemptions where required by the donor agreement.
- Advise and ensure compliance on cost charging to various projects as per the pact and donor policies.
- Ensure Tax reporting to Pact from CSOs and to the donor as stipulated in the prime Awards
- Ensure compliance to Asset reporting to HQ as well as to the donor as per the donor requirments.
Other Responsibilities:
- Provide effective performance management, mentoring, and coaching for staff under his/her direct supervision.
- Provide training, as required, related to areas of his/her expertise and country office needs.
- Contribute to the global Grants Management Community of Practice to share best practices and lessons learned on Pact’s intranet “Mosaic.”
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Minimum requirement is a Bachelor’s degree but preferred is a MA/MSc/Masters in Business Administration degree or equivalent relevant qualification
- At least 7 years of relevant experience in the NGO sector within Tanzania in managing the award and administration of sub-grants funded by Global Fund, USAID, or international donors.
- Experience managing sub-award design and administration
- Experience in donor funds administration
- Understanding of local contract and procurement law
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written Kiswahili and English
- Knowledge of OMB Circular A-110, A-122, and A-133; 22 CFR 226; and 22 CFR 228 a plus
- Strong knowledge of donor auditing requirements and demonstrated ability to exercise financial oversight of Agreements programs.
- Demonstrated solid knowledge of USAID and other donor regulations applicable to Agreements administration.
Preference for:
- 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.
- Proven capacity to design and deliver a range of training and technical assistance programs to build full range of capacities for grant management.
- Proficiency in a local language.
Skills and Abilities:
- Consistently works within internal process and procedures.
- Strong interpersonal and team building skills.
- Exceptional planning and time management skills.
- Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to make a presentation.
- Ability to problem-solve difficult issues.
- Ability to multitask with ease, adapting to frequently changing priorities.
- Good negotiating and conflict resolution skills.
- Strong understanding of budgets.
- Competence using common desktop applications and internal systems
- Strong analytical skills to successfully perform financial reviews and other forms of quantitative analyses.
- Effective written and oral communications skills that are essential to building relationships with donors, host country counterparts, and partner organizations.
- Ability to exercise sound business judgement to wisely prioritise and successfully perform multiple and complex tasks.
- Highly organised and able to develop and streamline systems for efficient conduct of day-to-day tasks.
- Excellent computer skills and proficient in excel, word, outlook, and graphic/web design.Knowledge of QuickBooks/ACCPAC a big plus
- Ability to challenge and debate issues of importance to the organization
- Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.
Pact provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, age, national origin, marital status, disability status, political ideology, military or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Deadline: 02nd May, 2019.
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