Responsibilities
a) Policy Development and Review
· Develop and review WSG’s funding policies and principles to support its mission and strategies
· Review and update WSG-wide funding agreement templates and guidelines to ensure relevance and fit for purpose
· Advise divisions on WSG’s funding principles and policies to facilitate grants design and implementation
· Assess divisions’ requests for exceptions to prevailing policies and guidelines
· Work with divisions on programme reviews and enhancements
b) Grants Governance and Management
· Implement the Grants Governance Framework to strengthen WSG’s grants management and oversight, such as the introduction of risk mitigating measures and operating guidelines
· Drive the agenda and perform secretariat duties for WSG’s Governance and Risk Forums
c) Stakeholder Engagement
· Work with Ministries and Sector Lead agencies to ensure compliance for WSG funding policies and principles with Whole-of-Government guidelines on grants design and management
· Liaise and engage stakeholders to drive change and facilitate grants design and implementation
Requirements
· Preferably at least 3 years of public sector experience in relevant fields such as policy development, programme evaluation and grants governance/management.
Knowledge/Skills
· Possess good communication, writing and presentation skills
· Possess strong analytical, critical thinking and numerical skills
· Possess good project management and problem-solving skills
· Understand public governance and its principles
· Organised, meticulous and detail oriented