Job Title: Senior Grants Manager
Sector: Grants
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: Yes
Location: Bogota, Colombia
BACKGROUND:
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC works with people forced to flee from war, conflict and disaster and the host communities which support them, as well as those who remain within their homes and communities. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home
The IRC has been operating in Colombia in response to the Venezuelan Migration Crisis since 2018 and currently operates in Cúcuta, Medellin, and Bogotá. The IRC Colombia implements health, economic recovery and development, women’s protection and empowerment and child protection programming.
JOB OVERVIEW:
The Senior Grants Manager is the focal point for program design and proposal development, donor reporting, grants information management and grants management capacity-building efforts. The Senior Grants Manager also supports programmatic and budgetary monitoring, compliance with donors and internal IRC rules and regulations. The Senior Grants Manager will work closely with the in-country program teams and will report to IRC’s Grants Coordinator.
MAJOR RESPOSBILITIES:
The Senior Grants Manager shall:
Proposal Development
• Lead the development of proposals for submission to donors in coordination with sector leads and the finance and operations teams. Including:
Analyzing requests for proposals
Organizing and managing the use of timelines, templates and guidelines for proposals
Liaising with programs and finance staff regarding proposal writing and budgeting
Writing or compiling and managing review of proposals
Packaging proposals for submission.
• Maintain a track record of lessons learned from proposal development and donor responses.
• Liaise with AMU units to ensure proposals meet internal standards, apply IRC Program Framework principles and are donor compliant.
• Participate in all internal program strategy meetings with senior management team.
Reporting
• Lead reporting process, coordinating with in-country staff for updates and HQ for approvals before submission to the donor.
• Ensure that reports to donors are submitted on time; that reports are coherent, accurate and compliant with donor regulations (monthly, quarterly, interim, or final reports).
Job Title: Senior Senior Grants Manager
Sector: Grants
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: Yes
Location: Bogota, Colombia
• Play a key role in Grant Opening and Closing meetings, as well as monthly/regular grants management meetings which include representation from each unit (finance, programs, and logistics) and ensure proper follow up of issues raised.
Donor Compliance
• Maintain contact and coordinate with donors regarding grant implementation, compliance and other requirements, in coordination with senior management.
• Actively participate in relevant donor meetings and coordinate meetings as necessary.
• Review donor agreements and coordinate their review with the relevant IRC HQ office.
• Provide technical guidance on IRC and donor regulations to ensure compliance within operations, program implementation and reporting, in coordination with IRC’s HQ when necessary. Raise compliance issues proactively with senior management as necessary.
• Ensure quality information management through regular maintenance of grant files, reporting calendars, timely submission and updating of internal IRC documentation and other Grant Unit tools, including coordination and preparation of documents and files for internal and external audits.
• Ensure that partnership and sub-grant related administrative processes and procedures are consistently implemented throughout the program, including pre-award compliance checks, agreements, and disbursements and reporting.
• Respond to donor, auditor and external requests as needed.
Other
• Undertake other key grants management, program development, monitoring and evaluation, communications and external relations activities as requested
Qualifications
• Graduate degree – international development or similar, or bachelor’s degree with significant grants management experience and superior writing skills
• Between 3 to 5 years of experience working in projects and/or grants management, proposal/business development/design, in various contexts
• Strong understanding and knowledge of USG (USAID/OFDA/BPRM), European (ECHO, EU, SIDA), DFID, UN (UNHCR/UNFPA/UNDP/OCHA/WFP/FAO) and other donor rules and regulations
• Proven competency with program design, M&E, proposal writing (including logical frameworks) and building budgets using MS Excel
• Excellent writing skills and experience in writing proposals/concept notes
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to determine priorities and meet multiple deadlines,
• Detail-oriented with good multi-tasking abilities and communication skills, both oral and written; and
• Able to work well both within a team and independently, in a challenging and fast-moving multicultural environment
Professional conduct standards: IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles described in IRC Way-Standards for Professional Conduct. These are integrity, service,and accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and implements policies on protecting the beneficiary from exploitation and abuse, safeguarding the child, harassment in the workplace, tax integrity and anti-retaliation.
Gender Equality: IRC is committed to reducing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce, including parental leave, gender-sensitive safety protocols, and other benefits and support subsidies.
Qual Employer/contractor Opportunity: IRC is an equal opportunity employer/contractor. The IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit regardless of race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law Applicable.
To apply please send your CV Indicating in the Subject: Senior Grants Manager Bogota
Open until June 12, 2020.
