Grant Making
● Assist in needs
and resource assessments
● Assist in the
evaluation of proposals received and the selection of Implementing Partners
● Lead in grant
negotiations with implementing partners
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Coordinate with other funding
sources to avoid duplication and overlapping
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Coordinate with grant team for
finalizing grants making process and documentation in line with standard
compliance procedures of UNOPS
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Track budget expenditures and
payments according to grant support agreement (GSA) to ensure no interruption
of fund flow
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Supervise and guide the
Programme Management Associate for tracking the grant making
process.
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Take proactive management
actions related to the entire process and provide inputs to Programme Manager
and SMT for decision making as necessary
Grant Management
● Manage assigned
grants of implementing partners through budget revisions, report clearances,
regular meetings and monitoring visits
● Collaborate
with the M&E Team to ensure the grants are implemented in line with agreed
log frames, national strategies and Access to Health Fund's priorities
● Work together
with Grant Team to ensure timely disbursement to implementing partners and in
following up project audit recommendations
● Coordinate with Grant Team and Gender and PSEA Unit for tracking
asset management of IPs, prevention of fraud, overall important cross cutting
issues such as PSEA, fraud.
● Coordinate with Finance team tracking expenditures, cash
forecasting, and seek advice for foreseeable audit issues when reviewing
financial reports
● Work together
with Procurement Team to ensure partners have timely and adequate supplies for
implementation
● Maintain a
clear understanding of grant outcomes, in particular as they relate to the
strengthening of health systems and the improved health situation of vulnerable
populations in conflict affected areas. Regularly communicate on these outcomes
with partners and stakeholders
● Work with the
M&E team and other regional teams for the performance review, thematic
review, mid term and annual review as relevant for the programme context.
● Contribute the
report preparation of annual report and progress report in respective regional
and thematic areas.
● Actively track
and manage risks at grant level, seeking and implementing effective mitigation
strategies
Portfolio Improvement
● Work closely
with team members to promote an efficient portfolio which delivers integrated
health services to vulnerable population in conflict affected areas of Myanmar
● Work closely
with Health System Strengthening (HSS) Team and Health for All (HFA) Team to
ensure grants contribute to the strengthening of health systems and ensuring
cross cutting areas’ standards such as community feedback mechanism, conflict
sensitivity and gender mainstreaming
● Work in close
collaboration with Health Team/Programme Team: share information, seek their
advice and give due consideration to advice received to move the portfolio
forward in a way that is both managerially and technically sound
● Identify and
suggest ways to expand integrated health services to vulnerable population in
conflict affected areas
● Propose any
initiative that may be necessary to adjust grants and portfolios and ensure
they are in compliance with the Fund’s policy and strategies
● Provide teams
with technical inputs as necessary for improving quality of the interventions defined under respective
thematic areas the Fund is supporting
Knowledge Management
● Report any
issues impacting the Fund’s interventions in Myanmar
● Assist in
promoting information sharing on all aspects related to public health in
Myanmar
● Closely work
with Communication Team for external and internal communication of health
related information on the Access to Health Fund
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Stay in close contact with the
partners to understand the state and local level context and share information
with the program manager and/or SMT on developments that may impact grant
performance
Partnership and coordination
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Participate in national and regional
level coordination meetings to improve Fund representation
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Explore new potential partners
to improve access for the quality health care and provide inputs for making
appropriate and effective Fund investments
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Coordinate with other fund
managers such as GF-PRs and bilateral funding for new programme development or
rescoping of existing programmes, revision of geographic coverage
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Assist Programme Manager for the
overall management of regional portfolio of the fund, and support engagement
with new partners especially for new EHOs and CSOs
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Actively seek opportunities to improve
programme effectiveness and equity through employing localization strategies,
including risk sharing, self-driven organizational capacity development,
results-based financing, etc
Perform any other duty as may be requested by the supervisor