The Nature Conservancy is looking to hire a Grants Specialist for the Caribbean Region, preferably based in Santo Domingo. This person would oversee all our government grants and partner awards. Below is a more complete job description.
Interested parties should contact Liz Crowder (lcrowder@tnc.org) as soon as possible. While the application deadline has passed, they are still willing/able to take applications from qualified individuals.
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Grants Specialist Job Description
The Grants Specialist is directly responsible for the administration of all aspects of government-funded awards, including review of proposals and preparation of budgets, set-up in central finance systems, preparation and submission of all invoices and financial reports to agencies, and maintenance of master agreement files. Works closely with project managers to ensure that the terms and conditions of agreements are met and properly documented, and directly with agency contracting officers to clarify or negotiate financial and administrative requirements.
The Grants Specialist is also directly responsible for the administrative aspects of partner awards, including assistance with due diligence activities, preparation and revision of agreements, review of invoices and financial reports, and maintenance of award files. Works closely with project managers to ensure that the terms and conditions of agreements are met and properly documented, and directly with finance staff to clarify or negotiate financial and administrative requirements. Ensure that award monitoring meets TNC standards. The Grants Specialist is the primary point of contact for local partners on award administration issues. In addition, the Grants Specialist assists Operating Unit Management with preparation of the work plan in response to internal partner audits. The Grants Specialist is responsible for tracking the resolution of action items detailed in audit response work plans.
Interested parties should contact Liz Crowder (lcrowder@tnc.org) as soon as possible. While the application deadline has passed, they are still willing/able to take applications from qualified individuals.
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Grants Specialist Job Description
The Grants Specialist is directly responsible for the administration of all aspects of government-funded awards, including review of proposals and preparation of budgets, set-up in central finance systems, preparation and submission of all invoices and financial reports to agencies, and maintenance of master agreement files. Works closely with project managers to ensure that the terms and conditions of agreements are met and properly documented, and directly with agency contracting officers to clarify or negotiate financial and administrative requirements.
The Grants Specialist is also directly responsible for the administrative aspects of partner awards, including assistance with due diligence activities, preparation and revision of agreements, review of invoices and financial reports, and maintenance of award files. Works closely with project managers to ensure that the terms and conditions of agreements are met and properly documented, and directly with finance staff to clarify or negotiate financial and administrative requirements. Ensure that award monitoring meets TNC standards. The Grants Specialist is the primary point of contact for local partners on award administration issues. In addition, the Grants Specialist assists Operating Unit Management with preparation of the work plan in response to internal partner audits. The Grants Specialist is responsible for tracking the resolution of action items detailed in audit response work plans.