Grants and Contracts Analyst

Job Description

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

The Grants & Contracts and Subgrants Analyst (GCA/SGA) reports to the Senior Director of the Grants and Contracts Department and supports overall administration of proposals, awards, acquisition contracts and procurements of goods, and assistance subawards, including pre-award due diligence and analysis, subgrant award execution, and post-award monitoring, in compliance with prime funder requirements and Internews policy. As an administrative support position, this role also requires excellent written communication that provides friendly, supportive, creative solutions and guidance to programmatic counterparts.

CLOSING DATE: 9 April 2021

Starting salary for this position is approximately USD $60,000 per year.

LOGISTICS

Internews is looking to hire a candidate who will be based in either of our US Headquarters locations of Arcata, California or Washington, DC or based remotely in a location within the United States of America that allows for collaboration and crossover with Internews’ Grants and Contracts department staff, primarily based in California.

OUR COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING A CULTURE OF BELONGING

We are an organization of dynamic, mission-driven individuals who are passionate about our core values and about supporting positive change in the world. We pride ourselves on our commitment to innovation and flexibility. We believe that diverse teams are strong teams and work to support an ethic of belonging, dignity and justice for all people. Our current team includes a mix of genders, parents and non-parents, and people of multiple races, nationalities, ages, sexual orientations and socio-economic backgrounds. We are an EEO employer and encourage candidates of all races, genders, ages, orientations, ethnicities and national origins to apply, and welcome those with alternative backgrounds and experiences.

Your day-to-day tasks and responsibilities will include the following:

• Reviews, edits, and submits funding proposals/applications in compliance with funder requirements and Internews policy. Note: this position does not write proposals – the GCA ensures that proposals are compliant with the funders’ content, formatting, and regulatory requirements and limitations, as well as Internews’ policies.
• Analyzes proposal budgets for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with funder requirements and Internews policy.
• Communicates with funders regarding negotiation of award terms and conditions, award modifications, and approvals, as required.
• Conducts and documents analysis of proposed procurements for compliance with funder requirements and Internews policy requirements, including cost reasonableness and allowability.
• Drafts and, within delegated authority threshold, approves service contracts and amendments.
• Establishes and maintains proposal, award, project, and procurement records in Internews’ Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platform, including significant data entry responsibilities.
• Establishes and maintains proposal, award, project, and procurement files in Internews’ digital auditable records, setting and managing access permissions.
• Provides expert guidance to program staff and operational departments on funding award compliance issues, communicating complex considerations, regulations, and solutions in a clear and concise manner.
• Prepares procurement documentation for audits.
• Serves as/supports point of contact for procurement audit issues.
• Other duties as required.
• In all duties, understanding of and demonstrated commitment to upholding Internews’ Core Values.

QUALIFICATIONS WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• Understanding of and experience with administration of US Government (USG) grants, cooperative agreements and contracts; experience with US Agency for International Development (USAID) awards highly desirable.
• Experience with administrative systems of international Non-Governmental Organizations (highly desirable).
• Experience monitoring recipients of USG and other funding sources (highly desirable).
• Experience in administration of procurement of goods and services, including development and evaluation of RFPs/RFQs (helpful).
• Excellent writing and editing skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent critical analysis skills.
• Creative and cooperative problem-solving skills for complex situations.
• Advanced computer skills. Proficiency in current versions of MS Office with emphasis in Excel.
• Strong database management skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• University degree OR equivalent professional experience.

About the Organization

Internews works to ensure access to trusted, quality information that empowers people to have a voice in their future and to live healthy, secure, and rewarding lives. We envision a world where everyone can communicate freely with anyone, anywhere, and exchange the news and information they need to shape their communities and the world.

For close to 35 years and in more than 100 countries, we have worked with our local partners to build hundreds of sustainable organizations, strengthened the capacity of thousands of media professionals, human rights activists, and information entrepreneurs, and reached millions of people with quality, local information, improving lives and building lasting change. Our decentralized and entrepreneurial model gives us the local flexibility to find the best solutions and the nimbleness required to work in a rapidly changing, uncertain and complex world. On issues ranging from health and the environment to conflict and governance, Internews has developed approaches that harness the power of media and information to create positive change.