Global Grants & Contracts Lead – USAID-Funded Projects

Jobtailor; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in United States seeks a Contracts Manager to oversee end-to-end contractual actions across the Global Awards portfolio, ensuring compliance with USG and donor requirements. You will liaise with donors, federal agencies, Johns Hopkins University, Jhpiego departments, and stakeholders on negotiations, approvals, and payments.

Responsibilities include developing and reviewing contractual documents, facilitating approvals, and ensuring timely reporting and audits.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Finance, Economics, Business, International Development, or related field, or equivalent work experience
• 3–4 years in contracts or finance with a multi-office and multinational international development organization
• Demonstrated experience managing USAID-funded projects
• Strong knowledge of post-award processes
• Strong understanding and interpretation of OMB, CFR, and FAR regulations
• Strong understanding of cooperative agreements, grants, and contracts
• Ability to work with professionals at all organizational levels
• Expert-level planning, organizing, and managing multiple tasks
• Ability to work independently and exercise judgment
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, complex team environment with multiple projects, short and competing deadlines, and pressure to perform
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent organizational, presentation, verbal, and written communication skills
• Ability to maintain professionalism and confidentiality
• Proficiency in MS Office 365
• Preferred: 5 or more years in a related contracts or finance field
• Preferred: SAP, JAWS, and SWiFT knowledge
• Successful candidates subject to a pre-employment background check
• Must comply with Johns Hopkins seasonal flu vaccine requirement, subject to stated exceptions

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end contractual actions across the Global Awards portfolio, including awards, subawards, modifications, vendors, consultants, and compliance
• Liaise with donors, federal agencies, Johns Hopkins University, Jhpiego departments, and partners/subrecipients on contractual issues, negotiations, approvals, and payments
• Provide guidance on USG and donor rules, regulations, policies, and procedures
• Develop, negotiate, review, and analyze contractual documents and agreements
• Facilitate prior approvals, waivers, extensions, and other contractual actions
• Communicate requirements, timing, status, and results to global project teams and stakeholders
• Ensure contractual compliance and review financial and programmatic reports for donor submission
• Prepare for and participate in audits
• Track award and subaward funds and review subaward invoices
• Provide capacity building, guidance, and training to subcontractors, grantees, vendors, and staff
• Support proposal, award set-up, post-award, procurement, and contractual database processes
• Contribute to SOPs, manuals, guides, templates, and continuous process improvement
• Collaborate with Procurement, JHU, Program Finance, and other stakeholders to resolve issues

Skills

Contract management

USAID-Funded Projects

OMB CFR FAR Regulations

Post-Award Processes

MS Office 365 Proficiency

Negotiation Skills

Compliance Assurance

Subaward Management

Vendor Management

Grants Management

Education

BA/BS in Finance, Economics, Business, International Development or related field

Tools

SAP

JAWS

SWiFT

Job description

Jobtailor in United States seeks a Contracts Manager to oversee end-to-end contractual actions across the Global Awards portfolio, ensuring compliance with USG and donor requirements. You will liaise with donors, federal agencies, Johns Hopkins University, Jhpiego departments, and stakeholders on negotiations, approvals, and payments.

Responsibilities include developing and reviewing contractual documents, facilitating approvals, and ensuring timely reporting and audits.