Subgrants Officer, Center for Applied Learning and Impact Unit at IREX

Your Background & Skills

• A bachelor’s degree in international development, accounting or another relevant field.
• Minimum of 3+ years relevant work experience in finance and compliance of donor-funded programs, preferably with substantial and diverse subgrant components.
• Experience with USAID or United State Government funded programming is preferred.
• Strong command of 2 CFR 200 and 700, ADS 303, and other relevant USG rules and regulations and systems is desirable.
• Familiarity with cross-sectoral positive youth development programming and learning, including youth employment, education, health, and/or psychosocial support, is advantageous.
• Demonstrated ability in building capacity and providing training and technical assistance to grantees.
• Strong interpersonal and cross-cultural skills with the ability to interact and cooperate effectively and empathetically with a large and multicultural team and partners.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, taking initiative, identifying priorities, solving problems, and making decisions to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Learning and growth mindset.
• Excellent communication skills in both oral and written English and Kiswahili; French is a plus.
• Must demonstrate valid proof of unrestricted work authorization in Kenya or Malawi.

Your Daily Tasks

• Serve as a point of contact on grant management and compliance for regional and global portfolio as assigned. Establish and maintain equitable, transparent, and collaborative partnerships with diverse youth organizations.
• Ensure compliance with IREX and USAID policies and regulations, and proactively identify gaps and recommend solutions.
• Design request for applications and manage selection processes.
• Develop and review subgrants and modifications, including workplans, budgets, and agreements. Draft donor approval requests.
• Conduct risk assessments and design risk mitigation plans. Provide management/performance feedback and propose corrective actions as needed.
• Develop and facilitate training and technical assistance for grant management and compliance capacity strengthening.
• Liaise with partners through regular check-ins and site visits to provide oversight and support.
• Monitor budget expenditures and projections through financial reporting review and tracking. Ensure prompt disbursement and reconciliation of subgrant payments.
• Monitor timely completion and quality of work plan activities, deliverables, and MEL reporting in collaboration with the technical manager. Contribute to program reporting and knowledge management.
• Oversee management of grant files to ensure audit readiness.
• May supervise and mentor grants assistants and coordinators.
• Other duties as assigned.