Civil Society Challenge Fund

Responsible for the technical appraisal, performance assessment and all day-to-day administration of the Fund. This involves:

• Providing advice and guidance to all enquirers about the Fund
• Undertaking a professional appraisal of all concept notes
• Undertaking a professional appraisal of all proposals (including budgets and log frames) with due consideration for the need to demonstrate results
• Providing funding recommendations to DFID
• Providing constructive feedback to all unsuccessful applicants
• Negotiating and agreeing detailed project budgets for all successful applicants
• Issuing all grant agreements
• Checking, authorising and payment of all grants
• Providing advice and guidance to all grant holders
• Appraising all annual reports, evaluation reports and project completion reports
• Submitting to DFID an annual progress report on the Fund as a whole
• Maintaining a comprehensive database and financial records of all grants and applications.