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Grants Management Unit
Under the leadership of the Grants Manager, the Grants
Management Unit implements all grants management activities
on behalf of LCN. The Unit is comprised of the Grants
Manager, the Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, the
Capacity-Building Officer, the Finance & Grants Assistant
and any other staff that LCN may engage from time to time to
support grants management activities.
All grants management activities at LCN will be guided by
the following principles:
Transparency
All grants management activities shall be conducted in an
open and transparent manner. Opportunities to apply for
funds shall be widely communicated by written and electronic
means. Procedures shall be clearly explained. Decisions
shall be communicated promptly.
Fair process
All grants shall be awarded on the basis of an objective
assessment against clearly established criteria. The process
of assessment and of awarding of grants will be clearly
explained on the LCN web-site. All individuals involved in
assessing and awarding grants shall adhere to conflict of
interest policies and procedures. Funding decisions shall be
subject to review and appeal on reasonable grounds.
Accountability
All grants management funds and all grants awarded shall be
accounted for according to generally accepted accounting
principles and procedures. All grant managements activities
shall adhere to the reporting and accountability
requirements of the donor or other source from which the
funds originate. All grant recipients shall comply with
reporting requirements in a timely fashion. All grants shall
include a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation plan.
Results-driven
All grants shall be awarded on the basis of clearly stated
targets and beneficiaries. Grant performance shall be
assessed on the basis of such targets.
Enabling approach
Grants management activities shall be accompanied by a
comprehensive capacity-building plan. Participation in
capacity-building programs shall be mandatory for grant
recipients. LCN shall make all reasonable efforts to assist
grant recipients to develop and sustain the organizational
capacity required to successfully receive grants and to
carry out funded projects. LCN will work to resolve
problems, including performance issues, in such a way as to
build capacity to prevent recurrence.
Emphasis on best practices
Grant management programs will support best-practice
approaches. Best-practices will be defined in a
collaborative manner using national, regional and
international knowledge and experience as guides.
Support for innovation
Notwithstanding the emphasis on best-practice approaches,
grants management programs will also support innovation. LCN
acknowledges that many new approaches to development
challenges are often first attempted and perfected in the
non-governmental sector before rising to the status of best
practice.
Efficiency
Grants management programs, including application and
reporting procedures, will emphasize efficiency. LCN will
work collaboratively with members and partners to ensure
that grants management policies and procedures do not create
unnecessary burdens on grant recipients while at the same
time complying with donor reporting and accountability
requirements. LCN will work collaboratively with the donor
community to ensure that such requirements do not impose an
unmanageable burden on either LCN or its members or
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