Grants Officer

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

Job Purpose

The Grants Officer will support the financial management, oversight, and compliance of grants and subgrants under the Liberia Women Empowerment Project (LWEP). This role is crucial in ensuring that all grants are administered in accordance with the objectives outlined in the LWEP Project Appraisal Document, focusing on women’s economic empowerment, the prevention of gender-based violence (GBV), and the promotion of adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH). The Grants Officer will assist in maintaining strong financial practices across consortium partners, including Plan International, Catholic Relief Services (CRS), and ActionAid, with an emphasis on donor compliance, particularly with the World Bank Group and other institutional donors.

The Grants Officer will also contribute to the financial monitoring of livelihood, community mobilization, and SASA TOGETHER! (Start, Awareness, Support, Action) activities, ensuring proper fund utilization to support the project's outcomes aimed at transforming gender norms and promoting women’s rights.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).
• Experience: A minimum of 5 years of experience managing grants for international development projects.
• Donor Compliance Knowledge: Familiarity with World Bank Group financial management and compliance requirements, particularly in relation to women’s empowerment and GBV projects.
• Project Management Experience: Experience working with consortiums or large-scale projects in Liberia or the West African region is preferred.
• Financial Management Skills: Understanding of financial management for programs targeting economic empowerment, GBV prevention, and reproductive health.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in accounting software and financial management tools.
• Interpersonal Skills: Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with diverse project teams and consortium members.

Preferred Skills

• Experience working on projects that incorporate SASA TOGETHER! methodology or similar community-based approaches to violence prevention.
• Familiarity with financial oversight of livelihood and vocational training programs, especially those aimed at women’s economic empowerment.
• Fluency in English, with strong writing and reporting skills.
• Capacity-building experience with local NGOs and community-based organizations.

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Location:        Country Office, Monrovia

Type of Role:  Fixed Term

Reports to:      Grants Manager

Grade:             12

Closing Date:  November 12, 2024

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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