GRANTS MANAGER

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This is a rare opportunity for a proven project manager with experience of working with humanitarian data and financial management skills to join us as we work with our members to deliver vital humanitarian aid to the people who need it the most.

In this highly rewarding position, your expertise will make a profound and tangible impact to the lives of people affected by conflict, economic collapse, and extreme weather events across the world.

With the opportunity to work with leading INGOs and NGOs, as well as government bodies such as FCDO, your work will help to alleviate the suffering of civilians in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Ukraine. 

As a Grants Manager, you will oversee our funded programme responses with a focus on programme adaptation, reporting and communications.

Specifically, you will work with members to ensure that programmes are delivered to maximise impact will handle key communications and provide briefings to high level stakeholders. Support our Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning initiatives for specific responses.

Managing our reporting capacity, you will review and evaluate the consistency of member agency plans, reports, and data coherence, as well as managing our external reporting requirements. Additionally, you will:

Co-ordinate the team’s surge capacity including managing external consultants

• Update Appeal FAQs
• Co-ordinate our Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning initiatives

Essentials for our Grants Manager, include:

•  Proven experience of effective project management
• Experience in managing web-based databases for programme data and financial management
• Experience of analysing and presenting complex data across audiences
• An understanding of humanitarian response programmes including MEAL processes
• High levels of technical ability with data analysis and visualisation software
• The ability to provide advice, training and capacity building support across diverse teams
• Excellent technical reporting skills
• Excellent communicative skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Superb interpersonal skills and the ability to form strong relationships with a range of stakeholders

Other organisations might call this position Grants Project Manager, Trust and Grants Manager, Grant Reporting and Analysis Manager, Humanitarian Response Grants Manager, or Programme Grants Manager.

How to apply

If this role is of interest and meets your skills, experience, and knowledge, then please apply with your CV and a cover letter [no more than 2 pages], stating how you approached or would approach the 3 situations below, to HR@dec.org.uk

• Delivered quality results whilst managing multiple and competing priorities
• Balanced workload, with effective planning/team working and collaboration
• Established excellent stakeholder relations.

We will review applications as they are submitted and conduct interviews accordingly.

Download the full job description here.

The DEC is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from anyone who can meet the criteria, regardless of gender, race, age, disability, sexuality, or religion.

The DEC is committed to the safeguarding and protection of children and vulnerable adults and participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from successful applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of, and consent to, these recruitment procedures.