Deadline: Ongoing
Location: Khartoum, Sudan
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is seeking to fill the role of Grants Coordinator.
IRC is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development non-governmental organisation.
Responsibilities
- In coordination with DDP, ensure reports to donors are submitted on time
- In coordination with DDP and operational leads, organise grant opening and closing meetings, as well as monthly/regular grants review meetings
- Monitor grant spending in collaboration with the finance department
- Monitor and support the use of grants management tools, procurement plans, spending plans, recruitment plans, and activity plans amongst programme and operational teams to ensure accurate tracking of implementation and timely alerts to potential challenges/obstacles
- Coordinate with IRC NY, monitor implementation of programme to ensure they are in accordance with donor and IRC internal requirements and act as focal point in all communications with IRC regional East Africa unit and IRC NY office on grants management issues
- Proactively work with finance, HR, and procurement to identify donor compliance risks and mitigation
- Maintain accurate records of all grants, including donor correspondence, budgets, awards, and reporting
- Act as focal point in facilitating proposal and donor report reviews and approvals by technical advisors and other relevant persons at HQ (including maintaining OTIS)
- Act as custodian of documentation of institutional knowledge and programme activities in coordination with relevant sector supervisors and coordinators
- Ensure saving of relevant information in box or in handbook-type guidance
- Correspond with donors on a regular basis to provide programmatic and security updates on evolving response
- Train country programme staff on donor compliance, report writing, project and budget monitoring, record keeping, and grants management
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject area (master’s degree preferred)
- Three years, minimum, of work experience in grant management for European and US public donors’ humanitarian or development programmes
- Experience living and working in complex humanitarian environments (preferred)
- Successful experience in developing projects and writing proposals to donors
- Successful experience working with and monitoring grant spending
- Strong proposal writing and budgeting skills, I.T. proficiency, strong communication and writing skills, and good interpersonal skills
- Ability to work in a team setting, and willingness to travel to remote areas
- Ability to prioritise high volumes of work to meet tight deadlines
- Excellent English language skills (written and spoken)
To apply and for more information, click here.
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