Job Description

Water For People is a global nonprofit working across nine countries, bringing together communities, local entrepreneurs, and governments to build and maintain water and sanitation services that will last. We have a sustainable solution to end the global water and sanitation crisis, and our employees across the world help drive this solution.

POSITION OBJECTIVE:

The Grants Compliance Manager will be responsible to ensure Water For People’s grant proposals and grant implementation is compliant with grant financial and legal/agreement donor requirements and Water For People policies and procedures.  This role will be responsible to ensure that grant financial information (budgets, reports, projections, etc.) are in compliance with donor’s rules and regulations, WFP’s Grant Management Policy and Procedures in all financial aspects, WFP’s Cost Recovery Policy, and others related to effective grant financial management. This position is also responsible to ensure WFP is compliant with donor’s regulatory and grant agreement requirements, monitoring regulatory/administrative changes for institutional donors, maintaining our registrations, contact information, related to subrecipients, etc. This position is also responsible for developing compliance manuals and developing and delivering compliance training.  This position also leads to the closeout process of the grants and supports the audit of all grant funded projects.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS & DUTIES:  

Grant Financial Management

• Approve financial proposals (budget) reviewing the accuracy, and ensuring it follows donor’s rules and regulations and WFP’s Cost Recovery Policy and Procedures.  Monitor the funds generated as a result of cost recovery.
• Act as the Finance Designated to approve grant’s financial reports before submission to the donor.
• Work in collaboration with the Controller to provide input into organizational budgets and projections and ensure that grants’ financial information is accurate in terms of revenue and expenses.
• Determine the conditionality and restriction type of all grant agreements / contracts.
• Work in collaboration with the Regional Finance & Administration Manager and Country Programs to prepare the grant financial information for audits, acting sometimes as the main point of contact of donor’s auditors.
• Leads the grant financial closeout process.
• Prepare the reports for NICRA provisional and final rates.
• Coordinate the monthly reconciliation of all grants in terms of revenue, expenses, and overhead recognized.
• Collaborate during the annual Institutional Audit in all grants related tasks including the determination of restricted net assets and carryover by grant to the next fiscal year.

Grant Compliance

• Review agreements / contracts with donors from a financial and compliance perspective to propose corrections before signature.
• Develop compliance protocols and guidelines for major institutional donors.
• Provide guidance on regulatory and contractual compliance during proposal development and implementation.
• Work in collaboration with the fundraising team providing guidance on contract terms and conditions before proposals are submitted.
• Submit administrative and compliance reports as required by contract terms and conditions such as FFATA reporting and others.
• Support program staff in processing modification requests, no cost extensions, cost extensions, budget realignments, and other amendments as required.
• Support the Business Development Team to develop, roll out and maintain program monitoring and evaluation tracking tools; to identify and share gaps with project coordinators and develop tools to alert upcoming assessments and evaluation per grant.

EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Master’s Degree in related area with a minimum of three years of relevant experience, or bachelor’s degree with five years of relevant experience in a relevant field.

• 3 + years of progressive professional grants management experience.

• Experience working with grants and providing compliance support to programs and operations teams for USAID and others like European Union, United Nations, IDB, AfDB, GIZ, UK Government donors, would be a plus.

• Knowledge of the compliance environment and relevant rules and regulations within the international development sector.

• Experience developing and delivering training on grants and compliance subjects.

• Strong collaborator with effective interpersonal, analytical, and communication skills.

• Demonstrated ability to manage and meet competing deadlines in a fast-paced and changing work environment.

• Must have a proven track-record of proactively identifying and communicating potential problems and proposing solutions for grant management and compliance-related challenges.

• Spanish speaking preferred.

• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and accounting software (NetSuite) preferred

• High level of attention to detail, commitment to quality and accuracy and ability to meet routine deadlines

• Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form with those who may not possess a financial background

 Don’t meet every single requirement but you are excited about this role? Water For People is committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so we encourage you to apply even if your past experience does not align perfectly with every qualification listed above.  We also value your volunteer work in any philanthropic organization and feel that your volunteer contributions may help us build critical competencies. Please feel free to include all qualifying volunteer experience.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Remote work opportunity, or the option to work from an office if conveniently located near one of our offices located in Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras, Peru, India, Malawi, Uganda, Rwanda or Tanzania
• Remote work opportunity from any state in the USA except for NY, NJ, WA, VT, HI and CA.
• You must be a citizen or legally authorized to work in one of these countries to be considered for this position
• Ability to work outside regular business hours to meet with personnel located in other time zones.

Note: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job.

Benefits:

Our benefits program encompasses both a competitive local package and some global benefits that are geared to encourage healthy living for you and your family, along with a flexible work environment.  Our health package includes medical, dental and vision coverage, as well as a Telehealth benefit. Additionally, we offer parental leave for growing families and sick days to care for yourself or your family when needed.

 Water For People cannot provide immigration sponsorship for this position.

 Water For People is committed to protecting children encountered during our work and by our employees, preventing sexual abuse and exploitation of all individuals with a particular focus on women and children and other marginalized communities in the performance of our work, preventing human trafficking in the performance of our work and in our supply chain and to having a drug-free workplace.  During the recruitment processes, additional documentation will be requested to comply with our policies and in accordance with the legal requirements in your country of residency, this includes a background check. If you apply for employment, we want you to be aware of our recruitment, selection and hiring processes including important policies regarding employee conduct.

Water For People is an equal opportunity employer who is committed to creating a culture of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in our workplace. For this position we strongly encourage women and people with disabilities to apply. Water for people strives to create and maintain a level of diversity that reflects the communities we serve. Achieving this—regardless of race, ethnicity, ancestry, tribal affiliation, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, veteran status, disability, socioeconomic class, educational attainment, or other social identities is critical to our ability to have a world where every person has access to reliable and safe water and sanitation services.

Our commitment ensures that we:

• Have a different array of thinking that comes from diverse backgrounds and cultures, enabling us to solve some of the world’s greatest challenges.
• Strive for a culture of inclusion and belonging by treating each other with dignity, respect, and appreciation enabling us to feel welcome, supported, and valued.
• Effectively connect, communicate, and build long-lasting relationships with stakeholders within our diverse communities.
• Have diversity of thought, perspectives, backgrounds, identities, and talents that will support our mission to develop high-quality drinking water and sanitation services are available to Everyone Forever

How to Apply

Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Full-Time. Job Tags: Compliance, Fundraising, and non-profit. Salaries: 100,000 and above.

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