FHI is dedicated to a disciplined, science-driven approach to improving lives of the world's most vulnerable people. Our highly regarded health professionals, scientists, and management experts work tirelessly to identify interventions that deliver results. We share evidence on the most productive ways to use resources, adapt to evolving conditions, and help develop international standards. Working in 125 countries over nearly 40 years, FHI has learned that investments in public health and development are most likely to succeed when they are based on rigorous science, measurement, and evaluation.
Our programs do more than support health and development services. They build the capacity of governments, civil society organizations, the private sector, and communities to address their own challenges. We collaborate with over 1,400 partners to develop the expertise and systems needed to sustain services for the long term. FHI public health programs are among the world's largest and most complex. Our global platform allows us to approach development problems holistically, addressing health, gender equity, income-generation, and other challenges. In addition, our commitment to science, research, and monitoring and evaluation allows us to adapt to evolving conditions on the ground.
Our Mission
To improve the lives of the world's most vulnerable people in lasting ways.

Our Values
Responsiveness to the evolving needs of our stakeholders, sponsors, and collaborators.
Quality driven by the highest standards of science, ethics, and operational performance.
Respect for diversity and cultural differences.
Accountability through measurement, reporting, and ongoing improvement.

Grant Management:
The Contracts and Grants Manager is responsible for all sub agreement competitive and non-competitive sub agreement issuance work. A high level of interaction with partners, technical, programmatic and financial departments internal to FHI is part of the daily work of this position.
1. Collaborate with the Corporate Contracts Administrator on draft C&G documents, and provides general communications to the field on such matters.
2. Interpret and apply funding regulations to ensure that all FHI policies and procedures and federal procurement and contracting requirements are met for subagreement and subcontracting activities.
3. Coordinate the development of and implements procedures for projects to ensure that adequate records and audit trails are maintained.
4. Develop and implements procedures to ensure that operational documents projects are processed expediently, monitored appropriately and executed in a timely manner.
5. Determine the manner in which specific projects can be developed and presented to expedite approval, implementation and successful completion according to donor requirements.
6. Prepare cost proposals in response to RFA’s, RFP’s and unsolicited proposals for new funding opportunities, as needed.

Education/Experience:
BS/BA in Business Administration, Social Science, or related field, and 7 - 9 years relevant experience with at least 3 years of management experience;
or MS/MA/MBA with 5 - 7 years relevant experience with at least 3 years of management experience.
Fluency in English, French and Creole
Excellent computer skills (MS Office).
Proven research and policy development skills and/or experience.
Ability to assertively tackle issues and handle these from start to finish.
Service oriented
Cross-cultural sensitivity and ability to communicate effectively with people from different walks of life.

Office environment

No phone inquiries please. Only shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged.

The post earthquake environment requires a high level of availability under regular stressful circumstances. Managing priorities and frequent short turn around deadlines requires a dynamic personality with a short learning curve and has a proven record of finishing assigned tasks with a low level of supervision and delivering on high expectations. The position does not supervise those responsible for submissions or reviews. Therefore, the applicant must show proof of highly developed people skills.
The ideal candidate will further show that s/he is/has:
Capable to start a task and finalize it;
A high level of precision;
Able to multitask while maintaining order;
The capability to determine the right priorities without hesitation;
Pro-active;
An excellent communicator;
A highly developed team spirit;
Capable of quickly browsing submissions and detect errors;
Capable of interpreting regulations;
Quick to learn from his/her own mistakes and that of others.
Capable to perform a complicated task after on the job training.

2010-10-08