Grants Management Manager - Readvertisement

Overview

The Grants Manager is responsible for overseeing the full life cycle of grant management, including supporting donor engagement and fundraising efforts, developing quality proposals, and strengthening partnerships with local organizations.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development of fundraising and donor engagement strategies.
• Coordinate the proposal development process from bid identification to submission.
• Ensure proposals reflect needs and are supported by appropriate Theory of Change and Logical Framework.
• Draft, review, and quality assure proposal packages.
• Support the inclusion of DRC programmatic standards and policies.
• Ensure a robust Grants Management system, including maintaining grants tracking tools.
• Maintain and update DRC internal system Dynamics with grants documents.
• Provide regular updates on grant delivery, gaps, risks, and challenges.
• Prepare and facilitate project kick-off, review, and close-out meetings.
• Review strategic donors’ grants and analyze plans against achievements.
• Coordinate the delivery and submission of donor reports.
• Manage official communications with donors.
• Support the review and finalization of Grants Agreements.
• Support external donor audits and donor monitoring visits.
• Facilitate tracking of the programme portfolio with donors.
• Technically support teams in grant and award management.
• Provide advice and guidance on donor compliance requirements.
• Liaise with DRC HQ on grants, donors, and PCM.
• Support DRC’s commitment to equitable and effective partnerships.
• Support the timely and quality development of Sub-Grant Agreements.
• Ensure donor and DRC guidelines are known by project teams of local partners.
• Provide capacity building to local partners.
• Ensure the quality of partner reports and agreements amendments.
• Manage the Grants Team on a day-to-day basis.
• Prepare work plans with clear objectives and priorities.
• Provide continuous performance feedback to the team.
• Undertake training and capacity development for DRC staff and partner organizations on grants management principles and processes.
• Support the development and/or customization of training materials.
• Any other task as agreed with the line manager.

Required Experience

Minimum 4 years work experience in similar job at international level. At least 2 years' experience in people management and team leadership is highly preferred. Experience of working with local partners.

Qualifications

Degree in relevant subject e.g. Social Sciences, International Development, or equivalent work experience

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