Grants And Procurement Assistant

Project Background The purpose of the Lebanon Enterprise Development (LED) project is to increase employment opportunities for Lebanese citizens and facilitate the provision of business development services and solutions to Lebanese firms, enabling them to expand their activities, increase sales and create jobs. Objective of Position The Grants and Procurement Assistant will provide grant and procurement assistance support to the project in accordance with Chemonics’ highest standards and USAID regulations. Specific Duties, Responsibilities, and Accountabilities Assist with conducting procurement; Assist with review of Grantees liquidation reports and payment requests before processing subsequent payments; Assist with reviewing Grantees financial reports; Assist with monitoring Grantees actual versus budgeted; Assist with financial tracking for the Grants advances and liquidation reports; Label and maintain complete electronic and hard copy files for each grant and procurement under the LED project; Assist with record management by filing, scanning, and maintaining documents; Maintain and routinely update any procurement or grant database; Maintain the inventory tracking system for items procured under grants; Other duties as assigned by senior leadership. Place of Assignment The Grants and Procurement Assistant will be based in the project’s field office in Beirut, Lebanon, and travel throughout Lebanon as needed.  Reporting The Grants and Procurement Assistant will report directly to the Grants and Procurement Manager, or equivalent. Qualifications Bachelor degree required; Arabic and English fluency required; Minimum two years’ experience in grants and procurement; Previous professional experience with international donor programs, particularly USAID strongly preferred; Demonstrated ability to work productively within a team; Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills; Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, with demonstrated diplomacy and the ability to communicate effectively in a cross-cultural environment; Computer skills including strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Office applications.