2110 GRANTS ASSISTANT, AFRICA\MENA

The National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a federally funded, private, nonprofit grantmaking organization that works to support freedom around the world, seeks a Grants Assistant for the Grant Administration team, based in Washington, D.C.

Position Summary:

The Grants Assistant assists grants staff with reviewing, processing, and tracking grant agreements, amendments, payments, and other financial documentation, and preparing routine correspondence and reports. The Grants Assistant provides an essential role in ensuring smooth grant operations, timely processing, quality control, and accurate recordkeeping. This is an administrative position.

The mission of the Grants Administration department is to provide effective and efficient grants management, guiding grantees through the grant lifecycle to support their successful implementation of projects, in support of NED’s mission. The department strives to promote consistent implementation of policy and procedure, flexibility, responsiveness, innovation, and collaboration in the administration of NED’s grantmaking program.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include assists grants staff with reviewing, processing, and tracking grant agreements, amendments, payments, and other financial documentation and preparing routine correspondence and reports. The Grants Assistant provides an essential role in ensuring smooth grant operations, timely processing, quality control, and accurate recordkeeping. This is an administrative position.

• Process and send final grant agreements, amendments, and routine correspondence. Tasks include database log-in, copying, distribution, tracking and filing. Keep grants staff members abreast of progress of agreements/amendments/correspondence.
• Provide initial review of financial reports for accuracy, timeliness, compliance with format requirements and consistency with prior reports.
• Provide initial review of grantee payment requests and route to appropriate grants staff.
• Update the grants database as required and produce assigned reports in an accurate, complete and timely manner.
• Assist with meeting set-up.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge/Experience:
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook;
• Knowledge of MicroEdge Gifts or other relational database helpful.
• Other Qualifications:
• Interest in international affairs and the support and strengthening of democratic institutions worldwide.
• Foreign language skills, Arabic preferred.
• Authorized to work in the United States.
• Competencies:
• Attention to detail and ability to multi-task;
• Strong oral, written communication, and analytical skills;
• Strong team player, preferably in a multicultural environment;
• Ability to maintain focus on tasks with minimal supervision;
• Ability to maintain professionalism under pressure.

Applications must include a cover letter, resume, desired salary, and contact information for three professional references, of which one should be a supervisor. Please, no phone call inquiries.

https://www.ned.org/about/jobs/#op-434251-2110-grants-assistant-africamena-

The NED is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information, please visit our website at www.ned.org or careers@ned.org.