Grants Officer - Jobs in Amman, Jordan

Job Description

About DigiSkills the Youth, Technology, and Jobs ProjectThe Government of Jordan (GoJ) has received financing from the World Bank to implement the Youth, Technology, and Jobs (YTJ) project, which has become effective in April 2020. The YTJ project aims to improve digitally enabled income opportunities and expand digitized government services in Jordan. The project will build an impetus for private sector-led growth of the digital economy and make interventions to address specific constraints in the supply and demand sides of the digital economy.?The project duration is five years. The Ministry of Digital Economy & Entrepreneurship (MoDEE) is the implementing agency of the YTJ project.Established in 2021 under Associations Law No. (51) of the year 2008, where the Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship (MoDEE) is the technical relevant Ministry, the Digital Skills Association (DigiSkills) is a novel product of years of work on making workable partnerships between the public and private sectors to enhance technical and vocational labor skills.The mission of DigiSkills is to provide strong employer leadership that can deliver sustained improvements in people?s competencies as a cornerstone to increasing productivity and competitiveness of the Jordanian economy. DigiSkills provides bridges between employers and learning institutions to reduce the gap between demand and supply in the labor market. In this regard, DigiSkills is hiring core staff members that will support in achieving its objectives.Through the Youth, Technology, and Job (YTJ) project, the Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship (MODEE) is supporting DigiSkills to achieve its mandate by hiring consultants that will enable it in achieving its objectives.The objective of this ToR is to identify and hire a Grants Officer for DigiSkills through MoDEEto support the preparation and implementation of DigiSkills? activities. The Grants Officer will report directly to the Operations Manager.Responsibilities of the Grants OfficerUnder the general supervision of the Operations Manager, the Grants Officer is responsible for the main duties and responsibilities:???????Review all applications received for grant programs run by DigiSkills to check for administrative completion and eligibility;???????Collect and publish answers to questions received about grant opportunities;???????Communicate minor application shortages with the applicants and request submission;???????Communicate reasons for not being shortlisted with applicants via the grants application workflow system;???????Coordinate evaluation committee meetings, and ensure applications are sent to the committee prior to each meeting;???????Prepare scoring sheets related to each application for evaluation meetings;???????Collect evaluation sheets and tally up scoring;???????Record any reservations or recommendations by the evaluation committee about applications and keep on file;???????Communicate shortlisting status to applicants via the grants application workflow system;???????Coordinate closely with the technical team in charge and the finance team on Due Diligence process and completeness;???????Ensure the grants process summary memo includes all application and negotiation details;???????Draft the technical content for grant agreements;???????Ensure timely submission of programmatic and financial reporting;???????Process grant disbursements in coordination with the finance team;???????Process grant modification and closeout letters;???????Maintain grant records hard copies and soft copies, as needed;????????Perform any additional tasks requested by the Operations Manager.Duration of Assignment The contract period is for one year, renewable up on annual appraisal. The Grants Officer must diligently perform in a proper and efficient manner the duties set out within these TOR and any other task or responsibilities that may arise in relation to the proper management and delivery of the project.ApplicationOnly the most qualified and suitable candidates will be invited to interviews.Submission date is by 10/10/2021 at 23:59 Amman time

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