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Company

International Rescue Committee · 20 hours ago

Senior Regional Grants and Business Development Coordinator

New York, NY

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Work closely with country programs to support specific proposal development coordination and tasks, such as developing proposal work plans, writing non-technical sections, consolidating and editing written inputs, developing annexes, writing budget narratives, and other tasks as needed, providing additional bandwidth, or backfilling for country grants staff when needed to support these processes.

Act as proposal development lead, writer and/or coordinator, as identified by country programs and the regional team.

Facilitate design sessions in coordination with country grants teams with key country program, partners, regional and HQ teams, and ensure proposal design is in line with the country program SAP.

Liaise with the AMU’s global Business Development and Regional Program and Award Support Teams to ensure proposals are of high quality, meet internal and donor standards and are submitted on time to the donor.

When in-country and in coordination with the DAM and the Senior/Program Development Advisors (S/PDA), support the country team in the cultivation of donor relationships at the country level and support country offices in the capture and pre-positioning for upcoming BD opportunities.

Work with country teams to develop donor reports and other award deliverables (e.g., workplans, M&E plans) and ensure they are high quality, coherent, accurate and submitted on time in accordance with donor and IRC internal requirements, providing additional bandwidth, or backfilling for country grants staff when needed to support these processes.

Manage and/or support agreement and amendment/modification reviews and negotiations, and support award close-out, as needed.

Provide technical guidance on donor rules and regulations to country team to ensure compliance.

Proactively raise potential compliance issues to country team and keep senior management and regional team informed of any projected inabilities to meet contractual obligations and of spend rates/significant budget variances.

Monitor and support the use of award management tools such as monthly financial reports, procurement plans, and activity plans amongst program teams to ensure accurate tracking of implementation and timely alerts to potential challenges/obstacles. Where support is required, act as focal point in facilitating the review of donor deliverables and approvals by technical advisors and other relevant persons at HQ and/or the region.

Participate in and support the coordination of country program’s project cycle meetings, as well as donor and partner meetings, as required.

Where necessary, support the management and implementation of partnership responsibilities including partner identification for positioning or proposal development processes, due diligence, partnership agreement package development and reviews, partnership agreement amendments and close-out in line with the IRC’s partnership management system’s (PEERS) and relevant donor requirements.

Support country programs to strengthen existing systems and structures around PEERS implementation in-country and provide coaching and mentoring to country teams for a deeper understanding and effective implementation of PEERS.

Contribute to the development of training materials/modules, and adapt and contextualize training resources and materials to respond to in-country needs.

Train and support country program teams on reporting, donor compliance, proposal development, and award and sub-award management (i.e., PCM and PEERS).

Contribute to contextualizing global/regional initiatives (such as PEERS, PCM, Gender Equality Diversity and Inclusion, etc.), and their roll-out within country programs.

Support country programs in the use of Project Cycle Meetings (PCM) guidance and provide capacity building to the teams for effective implementation.

Train and onboard new Grants, Partnerships and other team members within country programs, as needed.

Support and facilitate (as appropriate) regional and country program PEERS related trainings.

Capture best practices and lessons learned and support cross-learning opportunities across the region and globally.

Contribute to country program SAP development and implementation, or other strategic initiatives, as requested.

When not deployed, cover and provide surge support for other positions within the Regional Program and Award Support team or targeted support to different country programs.

Qualification

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Proposal developmentGrants managementDonor complianceBudget developmentProgram developmentPartnership managementMonitoringInternational development degree5-7 years NGO experienceFluent in EnglishFluent in SpanishPrioritize work

Required

Degree in international development/affairs, public administration, social sciences or related subject

5-7 years’ experience working with non-governmental organizations in the area of program development, grants management, and/or project management; preferably in the region

Successful experience developing projects, writing proposals, and developing budgets for USG, United Nations, and/or European donors, and with partner organizations

Experience working in portfolio or grant management in humanitarian/conflict or post-conflict settings

Fluent English and Spanish written and verbal communication skills

Enhanced interpersonal skills and ability to work in a diverse team setting

Ability and willingness to travel to across the region (up to 60% of the time)

Demonstrated ability to prioritize high volumes of work to meet tight deadlines.

Benefits

10 sick days

10 US holidays

20-25 paid time off days depending on role and tenure

Medical insurance starting at $143 per month

Dental starting at $6.50 per month

Vision starting at $5 per month

FSA for healthcare and commuter costs

A 403b retirement savings plans with immediately vested matching

Disability & life insurance

Employee Assistance Program which is available to our staff and their families to support counseling and care in times of crisis and mental health struggles.

Company

International Rescue Committee

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IRC responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises & helps some of the most vulnerable people from harm to home.

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