Grant Manager Jobs

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Position Description

Position Summary:

IAVI is seeking a highly qualified Grant Manager who is responsible for ensuring that donor funded grants and contracts are within budget and expenses are charged to the correct cost centers. In addition, the successful candidate will prepare financial reports for external stakeholders, such as donors, and develop budgets for donor proposals. This position is heavily focused on designing, building, and testing dynamic financial models using Microsoft Excel.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist the Executive Director, GC&C in the preparation of budget-related materials and supporting documents required for submission with grant proposals, funding renewals, financial reports, grant extension requests, work plans, reports, etc.
• Complete application forms
• Review solicitation requirements and summarize for presentation
• Lead the management and submission of the financial component of proposal requests. This includes the following responsibilities:
  • Prepare proposal budget models
  • Complete application forms
  • Review solicitation requirements and summarize for presentation
  • Prepare and maintain internal tracking checklists and timeline documents
• Prepare and maintain internal tracking checklists and timeline documents
• Prepare proposal budget models

• Maintain and update existing Excel models which serve as the basis for internal grant budgeting and actual cost tracking
• Lead the review and approval of expenses prior to their entry into the financial management system coordinating with other members of the grant management team. This requires an understanding of the overall grant management portfolio.
• Administer awarded grants and contracts based on established portfolio, including the following responsibilities:
  • Maintain and update existing Excel models which serve as the basis for internal grant budgeting and actual cost tracking
  • Utilize existing methodologies to regularly monitor spending against grants to ensure annual targets are met and ensure alignment with organizational forecast
  • Prepare slides and help present various analyses / grant spend status to IAVI program staff
  • Maintain IAVI’s Grants Management Intranet and IAVI Award Management Databases
  • Ensure compliance with donor regulations and requirements; including reporting protocols, various donor reporting templates, donor approval policies and procedures, and award close-out procedures
  • Preparation and finalization of all financial donor deliverables
• Support the development of organizational-standardized process and tools to be used for financial grant management.
• Prepare slides and help present various analyses / grant spend status to IAVI program staff
• Maintain IAVI’s Grants Management Intranet and IAVI Award Management Databases
• Assist the Executive Director, GC&C in ad hoc financial analyses as required.
• Preparation and finalization of all financial donor deliverables
• Utilize existing methodologies to regularly monitor spending against grants to ensure annual targets are met and ensure alignment with organizational forecast
• Ensure compliance with donor regulations and requirements; including reporting protocols, various donor reporting templates, donor approval policies and procedures, and award close-out procedures
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Manager.

Education and Work Experience:

• Minimum 6 years of progressive work experience in challenging finance/management roles, particularly in pre- and post-award grants management is required.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in administering grants and contracts is required; experience with grants funded by NIH, USAID, and other government agencies is highly desirable, as well as grants funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field is required; advanced degree is highly desirable.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Excellent verbal, written, and presentations skills are required.
• Expert proficiency in Excel with knowledge of pivot tables, macros, and complex formulas is required.
• Strong attention to detail is required.
• Ability to perform well in a complex work environment and address numerous simultaneous requests effectively is required.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality, accurate work within tight deadlines is required.
• Ability to work independently as well as function as a team player is required.
• Strong organizational and time management skills are required.

Organizational Overview:

IAVI is a nonprofit scientific research organization dedicated to addressing urgent, unmet global health challenges including HIV and tuberculosis. Our mission is to translate scientific discoveries into affordable, globally accessible public health solutions. Through scientific and clinical research in Africa, India, Europe, and the U.S., IAVI is pioneering the development of biomedical innovations designed for broad global access. We develop vaccines and antibodies in and for the developing world and seek to accelerate their introduction in low-income countries. IAVI programs and partnerships are grounded in the regions of the world where the disease burden is the greatest, and our approach emphasizes sustainability. Our network of clinical research center partners in Africa and India helps strengthen in-country research capacity and supports the training and education of the next generation of scientists. The global impact of our science includes fundamental contributions to understanding the biology of HIV infection, which IAVI and others are applying toward advancing vaccine science and immunology. IAVI accelerates scientific discovery and development by fostering unique collaborations among academia, industry, local communities, governments, and funders to explore new and better ways to address public health threats that disproportionately affect people living in poverty. Our global reach, including a clinical research network in five countries in sub-Saharan Africa and in India, has allowed us to make fundamental contributions to understanding the epidemiology, transmission, virology, and immunology of HIV. This work played a key role in facilitating the design of promising HIV vaccine candidates, as well as the discovery of broadly neutralizing antibodies that are now being advanced as promising approaches for HIV prevention. Our integrated capabilities in vaccine and antibody discovery, development, and clinical research take advantage of bio-pharmaceutical industry expertise to accelerate the development and testing of prevention methods for HIV and other diseases. Through the Product Development Center, we support external researchers with technical and scientific expertise to accelerate the development of their own products.

IAVI CORE VALUES:

• Collaboration: We are committed to embracing diversity, the power of global teamwork and the belief that by working as one we can make a difference
• Innovative Evolution: We are committed to solving complex problems in creative and innovative ways, learning from our mistakes and successes and never giving up
• Dedication to the Mission: We are committed to the translation of scientific discoveries into affordable, globally accessible public health solutions.
• Integrity: We are committed to meeting the highest ethical and professional standards in everything we do and to taking responsibility for our actions to earn respect

Disclaimer: Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required of personnel so classified. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at-will” relationship. IAVI is an equal opportunity employer and applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

IAVI IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER actively committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive global organization. IAVI believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a representative candidate pool. At IAVI, we celebrate the spectrum of colleagues’ experiences and believe that dedication to our mission above all is essential to our success as a scientific global non-profit. IAVI upholds these principles through IAVI’s Global Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

IAVI has zero tolerance for discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, caste, national origin, home language, ancestry, religion, marital or civil partnership status, age, physical or mental disability, HIV status and any other medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and veteran status, in addition to any other status protected under the law in any of our locations worldwide.

Compensation and Benefits Information for US-Based Candidates:

The annual base salary for this position is targeted at $80,000-85,000 with some variation based on experience level. In addition, this position offers competitive benefits such as annual bonus, generous retirement savings plan, three health insurance plans to choose from, and other benefits.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)