Grant Management And Administration Consultant (Foreign Aid / Technical Assistance Sector)

ProSidian Seeks a Foreign Aid / Technical Assistance Grants Consultant (GMA1) [Key Personnel | Program Manager - Exempt 874-1 Consultant] located: CONUS/OCONUS - Washington, DC [Remote - with focus on MCA's in Senegal | Mozambique | Morocco | Cote d'Ivoire | Kosovo | Lesotho | Indonesia | and Zambia] to provide Foreign Aid / Foreign Technical Assistance Sector related Management And Operations Solutions for Grants Management Consulting Services on behalf of The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). 

These services are considered part of The ProSidian Foreign Aid / Technical Assistance Sector Group, with the overall focus being  Enhancing the mission through Foreign Aid / Technical Assistance to provide services, support, and technical assistance for building up and strengthening institutions that promote economic growth, open markets, and increased living standards in select countries.

JOB OVERVIEW

Provide Foreign Aid / Foreign Technical Assistance Sector-related Management And Operations Solutions for Grants Management Consulting Services on behalf of The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).  These services are considered part of the ProSidian Foreign Aid / Technical Assistance Sector Group. The overall focus is enhancing the mission to provide services, support, and technical assistance for building and strengthening institutions that promote economic growth, open markets, and increased living standards in select countries. 

Work characterized under NAICS Code: 541611 - Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services Foreign Aid / Foreign Technical Assistance Sector Related Management And Operations Solutions for Grants Management Consulting.

The ProSidian Grants Management and Operations Expert seconded to MCC shall provide technical support to assist MCC's partner countries in implementing the MCC Program Grants Guidelines (PGG), develop and modify related templates and training manuals, and help MCAs supervise their implementation in select countries.  The scope of this requirement is to provide grants management support to assist MCC's partner countries in implementing the PGG, to develop and modify related templates and training manuals, and to help MCAs supervise their implementation in select countries. 

TARGET COUNTRIES FOR WORK PROGRAM:  Multiple countries, including but not limited to Senegal, Mozambique, Morocco, Cote d'Ivoire, Kosovo, Lesotho, Indonesia, and Zambia.

DELIVERABLES:  The ProSidian Grants Consultant shall respond and report to the MCC COR/PM on various activities and deliverables related to Grant activities and other such matters that may be needed for any specific task.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

The Grants Consultant will assist the Program Acquisition & Assistance (PAA) Practice Group Lead Sector Director (PLSD/Contract Officer's Representative (COR) or delegate (Project Monitor [PM]) and will provide the following advisory services:

• Review the PGG to incorporate best practices in grant making and other assistance instruments in the marketplace, comparing it with international donors such as USAID and World Bank, and assist with updating the PGG as required.
• Assist leadership in developing grants management policies and operating guidelines, including conducting research.
• Assist leadership in ensuring compliance with MCC and government-wide administrative requirements, policies, regulations, and statutes.
• Provide strategic advice and hands-on support to members of the PAA Practice Group on all matters related to grants issued under a Compact or Threshold program, including the development of the grant policies, operational guidance and templates, training material, and supervision of Grant Programs.
• Develop and conduct Grant training for Millennium Challenge Accounts (MCAs) and their grantees.
• Develop tools and templates for the Grants Toolkit.
• Perform any other Grants related activity as instructed by the COR/PM
• Review implementation in MCA countries of the following Grant policies and tools for MCC and advice on improvements:

1. Guidance notes on various Grants topics;
2. Template Grant Agreements and other related documents;
3. Budget preparation templates for grantees;
4. Revisions to MCA's operations procedures to include Grants processes;
5. Grants implementation monitoring and closeout processes;
6. Grants Operation Manual for MCAs;
7. Training programs and support for MCAs to implement Grant processes