Denmark – Foreign economic-aid-related services – Grant management for Y/WPS project under the Peace and Stabilization Programme for West Africa (PSP WA)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (MFA), represented by the Royal Danish Embassy (RDE) in Accra, Ghana (hereinafter referred to as the “Client”), has entered into a fund management contract concerning Grant management for Y/WPS project under the Peace and Stabilization Programme for West Africa (PSP WA). The Consultant will serve as grants manager for “Call for Proposals for Youth & Women, Peace and Security” (Y/WPS) (hereinafter ‘the Y/WPS call for proposals’) under Pillar 1 in the period 2026-2028 under the overall guidance of the Client and full compliance with the MFAs Aid Management Guidelines and the Ministry’s Financial Management Guidelines. The Y/WPS project will entail management of grant funds totaling DKK 67 million (the total allocation of DKK 74 million also includes the management fee to the Consultant) for projects with an implementation timeline of 12-24 months implemented in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Mali, Niger and Nigeria across the following modalities: 1. Grass-roots grants (approximately DKK 500.000 – 1 million) expected up to 40 grants 2. INGO grants (approximately DKK 1 - 3 million) expected up to 10 grants 3. Regional initiatives (approximately DKK 3 – 5 million) up to 3 grants 4. Executive leadership programme on Y/WPS (approximately DKK 3 million) – 1 grantee. The purpose of having an external Consultant to serve as FUND Manager (Grants Management Unit) is to 1) Administratively manage the call for proposals process; 2) Facilitate the Steering Committees identification of grants receiving partners; 3) Contractually and administratively manage the grant allocation to and associated performance by identified partners; 4) Ensure quality controlled including MEAL of the grant receiving partners activities in line with PSP WA ToC and results framework; 5) Support grants receiving partners’ joint communication of results and advocacy messages in line with the PSP WA communication plan; 6) Organize annual...