Senior Grants Manager

Job Description

Title: Senior Grants Manager

Company Name: International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor's degree in relevant field; Master's degree is preferred in Business Administration, Economics, Social Science (with quantitative aptitude);

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Work Location: IRC-Bangladesh, Cox`s Bazar Office
∎ Reporting to: Grants Coordinator
∎ Department: Grants
∎ Expected Start Date: At Earliest
∎ Contract length: 1 Year (with possibility of extension subject to funding, program needs and performance of incumbent)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Lead the organization and follow-up of kick off meetings after grants awarded, Grant Opening Meetings (GoM); monthly Grant Review Meetings (GRM); budget review (Budget vs Actual (BVA) review) meetings and Grant Closure meetings in collaboration with the Grants Coordinator.
∎ Critical review of financial reports and cross check with technical/narrative report for discrepancies and resolve (if any) in coordination with finance and program team.
∎ Coordinate with technical coordinators (TC) for narrative reports, making sure of timely submission of reports by program team, compile narrative report and ensure quality for sharing with HQ and donor.
∎ Coordinate with HQ colleagues and directly to donors (if required) on both narrative and financial report issues.
∎ Monitor and support the use of grants management tools such as FM01 (financial overview toolkit), BvAs, and OTIS (Award Management system) to ensure accurate tracking of opportunities and grants reporting.
∎ Record keeping: maintain hard and soft grant files of the grant portfolio; distribute and share documentation (grant proposals, reports, budget etc.) to relevant staff as appropriate.
∎ Provide technical mentorship on IRC and donor regulations to ensure compliance within operations, program implementation and reporting. Raise compliance issues dedicatedly with program staff and operations team.
∎ Provide training and mentoring to program, operations and M&E staff on compliance with donor regulations to ensure high quality implementation.
∎ With the support of the Grants Coordinator, coordinate the development of narrative reports with relevant teams, arrange kick off meeting for each Narrative/technical report and explain the expectation from program team clearly.
∎ Coordinate award modification documents in coordination with relevant program and finance teams.
∎ Support the sub award process with local or international partners, including due diligence of potential partners and draft sub award agreement in line with IRC processes and donor requirements.
∎ Perform other duties as required of the grants team.

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 05 years of work experience in humanitarian or development programs/industry.
∎ Demonstrable experience in grants management, including: report writing, financial report reviewing, grant monitoring, risk and compliance management, budget realignments.
∎ Experience of working with institutional donors is highly expected.
∎ Demonstrable understanding of project planning and project cycle management.
∎ Demonstrable high-level performance management and team working skills, with experience in managing multiple donors.
∎ Ability to build good working relationships and work effectively with program, field staff and HQ from a distance.
∎ High-level of knowledge and practice with Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
∎ Ability to work well under tight deadlines and high-pressure situations.
∎ Professional fluency in spoken and written English; able to communicate concisely and with

Salary:
∎ Competitive Base Pay

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Fringe Benefits (As per IRC National Pay Scale in Bangladesh)

Application Deadline: 13 Feb 2021

Company Information:
∎ 4 Feb 2021
∎ International Rescue Committee (IRC)
∎ Business : 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. In more than 40 countries and in 26 U.S. cities, our dedicated teams provide clean water, shelter, health care, education, protection and empowerment support to refugees and displaced people. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) Founded in 1933. David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, is a former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom.

Category: NGO/Development