GRANTS MANAGER: RESEARCH AND INNOVATION – Great Zimbabwe University 88 views

GRANTS MANAGER | RESEARCH AND INNOVATION [ RESEARCH AND INNOVATION ]

Job Details
Applicants must hold a Master’s degree in any of the following: STEM or any relevant qualification from an accredited institution. Experience in the grant management process, and excellent writing skills are a prerequisite. The ideal candidate must have at least five (5) years administrative experience in grants management.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Administering the grant application processes and online grant application system(s);
• Preparing grant payment schedules and facilitating the disbursement of funds in collaboration with the Bursary Department;
• Establishing an appropriate grants management system and other technology improvements;
• Developing and maintaining systematic procedures for alerting staff about research opportunities in a customised way that ensures that messages are sent to particular staff with specific interests;
• Providing technical and administrative support including ensuring that proposals align with university policies and donor interests to staff submitting proposals to external funding agencies;

• Monitoring grants for legal, financial, and program compliance including but not limited to ensuring that grant requirements are correctly documented in the grant files and database;
• Monitoring and documenting the grant making workflow processes, forms, templates, reports and data to assure full compliance with internal controls and legal requirements;
• Co-facilitating in proposal development workshops for both staff and postgraduate students with the Executive Directors of Research and Innovation and Postgraduate Studies;
• Maintaining working knowledge of the GZU’s programs and priority funding areas and remain abreast of current research, activities, and trends in the philanthropic sector;
• Improving the way staff capture, access, and use grant making information to enhance programmatic and operational decision-making; and
• Preparing management information reports regarding grant application and awards.

NB: Female candidates are encouraged to apply. Police clearance is mandatory for all applicants.