GRANTS & PARTNERSHIP MANAGER

Role and Responsibilities

Plan

• Researches new donor funding opportunities available through local, government agencies, as well as through private and corporate foundations.
• Communicates about funding opportunities and donors
• Designs, writes and submits concept notes and full proposals
• Monitors and improve the quality of concept notes, proposals, project amendment requests, and any other grant-related documents
• Elaborates of internal and external reporting documents and ensure the follow up of the mission's reporting obligations
• Develops and implements long-term goals and objectives to achieve the successful outcome of the program
• Facilitates grant efforts, including grant approval process and post-award compliance; ensures timelines are met.
• Monitors post-award grant compliance
• Follows up with funding agencies 
• Reads and interprets requests for proposals and funding guidelines from government agencies and foundations to determine if appropriate and how best to respond and comply.
• Maintains necessary records, files, reports, databases, and resource materials pertinent to grants office activities.
• Establishes and maintains partnership with international donors and NGOs
• Delivers trainings on subjects related to designing and writing proposals
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Partnership

• Develops, co-facilitates and guides competitive partner selection processes to identify new partners, by drafting and launching a selection and scoring criteria.
• Conducts & coordinates Partner Identity and Background Review (Vetting) processes
• Coordinates and co-leads Partner's Project Capacity Review (PPCR) processes, including contributing to and facilitating the collaborative risk analysis and management.
• Coordinates with Programs Director and Projects Director to agree/review appropriate partnership agreement type and draft agreement, taking into account the due diligence outcomes and specific project and donor requirements.
• Liaising with CEO, Programs Director and Projects Director for approvals and/or review of documents and agreements.
• Supports and co-leads Partnership Project Opening, Review and Closing Meetings, together with the relevant team members.
• Coordinates and participates in timely and effective partner program, finance, and compliance review and reflection (monitoring), and work with the M&E and finance staff to address any project performance issues.
• Coordinates narrative reporting processes and liaise with Finance Manager on finance reporting processes, including review and feedback.
• Coordinates with Finance team to ensure timely transfer of payments to partners.
• Maintains complete and organized partnership files for each partner.
• Supports and co-leads the review of the performance of the partners and of the partnership, including successes, challenges and lessons learned, fostering ongoing partnerships beyond the sub-award project cycle.

Development

• Develops and manages timelines for various activities to ensure strategic plans and processes are carried out in a timely manner
• Develops and maintains grant application calendars
• Performs various general grant administration functions such as budget amendments, plan change, program evaluation
• Ensures accurate and timely preparation of grant reports in conjunction with Finance Auditor. 
• Creates and maintains appropriate spreadsheets and documentation to support grant expenses 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor's or master’s degree in international relations, international development, humanitarian project management, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar position in a humanitarian or development organization.
• Good knowledge of the humanitarian project management cycle and the logical framework concept.
• Experience in managing external communications with donors and partners
• Familiar with donor rules and regulations of the main American, European, and United Nations donors
• Knowledge of grants and grant administration systems, processes and budgeting
• Proven track record in grant writing
• Ability to understand mentoring program operations
• Ability to analyze and systematically compile technical and statistical information and to prepare reports and correspondence

Preferred Skills

• Good communication skills, ability to communicate with people at all levels
• Dynamic
• Strong presentation skills
• High degree of self-motivation, personal ambition, resilience and persistence
• Strong negotiation skills
• Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Results orientated
• Good time management
• Good knowledge of Arabic, English and French.