Grants Managers

Grants Managers, based in the department's state and territory offices, liaise and monitor the performance of the funded organisations to ensure that the terms and conditions of funding are met.

The Role of the Grant Manager

The role of the Grant Manager before the Funding Agreement is signed is to:

• negotiate an Approved Work Program
• negotiate a revised final Budget.

The role of the Grant Manager during the term of the Funding Agreement is to:

• monitor the performance of the funded organisation against the terms of the Funding Agreement to ensure the effective delivered of the Work Program
• providing support, where necessary, to Management Committees or equivalent on issues relating to the delivery of SGP services and obligations under the Funding Agreement
• ensure funded organisations comply with the reporting, accountability and contractual obligations detailed in the Funding Agreement, including reporting on issues and how these were resolved
  and
• monitor financial accountability, appropriate expenditure and acquittal of grant funding.

What Grant Managers don't do

Grants Managers do not:

• undertake activities on behalf of organisations to develop any aspect of an SGP application
• complete and/or provide data for reporting requirements
• participate formally on Management Committees
• participate in recruitment selection panels for funded organisations.