Deadline: Ongoing
Location: Bamako, Mali
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is seeking to fill the position of Grants and Partnerships Manager.
IRC is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development non-governmental organisation.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and ensure timely submission of high-quality narrative reports and their annexes (interim and final reports) through effective channels of internal and external communications, working closely with programmes, finance and operations departments and the grants coordinator
- Ensure ongoing grants are regularly and timely tracked with the standard IRC tracking tools and internal tracking tools and internal diffusion to all staff members concerned
- Oversee, facilitate and coordinate all aspects of partnership life cycle management, from partner identification, due diligence, project development, agreement, implementation and monitoring through to closeout, coordinating effectively with all programme, operations and finance departments
- Prepare the documentation required, based on the IRC standard minimum requirements, and support the grants opening, review and closing meetings
- Maintain a broad and deep understanding of donor policies, regulations and procedures and build this knowledge among programmes and operations team members
- Ensure information management and filing system (hard and soft copies) are properly maintained
- Support the country director/deputy country director of programmes in in-country representation by preparing fact sheets or any type of document requested
- Support the grants coordinator, the communication officer and the IRC in Mali to reinforce the IRC visibility in the country trough effective support for the implementation of external communication activities
Requirements
- Master’s degree or equivalent in International Affairs, Development, or a related subject
- Two years, minimum, of experience working in project and/or grants management
- Prior knowledge of donor regulations (OFDA, USAID, ECHO, Europe Aid, SIDA, etc)
- Good communicator with strong organisational, time management and analytical skills
- Autonomy and flexibility to adapt to changing requirements
- Strong writing and editing skills with close attention to detail
- Fluency in English and French, spoken and written, is essential
- Strong computer skills
- International experience with preference in Africa
- IRC experience is an asset
- Excellent interpersonal, cultural and diplomatic skills
- Previous successful experience developing projects, writing proposals and reports for public donors
- Ability to juggle competing priorities, meet demanding deadlines and work under pressure in unstable security environments
To apply and for more information, click here.
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