Project Description
The COVID-19 Africa Response & Rebuild facility is a 10 million Euro grant facility funded by the Federal Republic of Germany, represented by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. The facility supports economically and environmentally sustainable businesses with the aim of protecting at-risk value chains and safeguarding the forest-dependent communities who rely upon them for income. The facility leverages networks of partner businesses across Africa, providing working capital in the form of returnable grants to aggregators, off-takers and other buyers of speciality cocoa and coffee.
Palladium is hiring a Grant Analyst into the project team. The Grant Analyst is an entry-level role working with the Grants Manager on all aspects of managing the portfolio of Grantees and other emerging platforms within Palladium’s nature-based solutions work area.
Outline of Position
The Grant Analyst is a valued member of the team completing a variety of substantive and administrative tasks that are critical to high-quality project management. You will be responsible for the oversight, relationship, management, and monitoring of a portfolio of Grantees. This role encompasses project management, financial management, monitoring and evaluation, and relationship management. Initially focused on learning the basics of grant management, this role works closely with the Grant Manager to be trained in these duties and best practices in project delivery. Over time, the Grant Analyst should apply that learning to complete tasks independently and build competencies and skills in preparation to take on higher level roles in project delivery or other functional areas of Palladium’s business.
Key Responsibilities, Duties and Tasks
The Grant Analyst is an early career role supporting the management of Grants at project and programme level, with particular responsibility for driving innovation in grant delivery, client reporting, and financial management.
Grant Management Process
Portfolio and Grant Management
Reporting
Relationship Management
Training, Supervision and Leadership
Selection Criteria