IRC recruits 01 Grants Manager

Since 1996, the IRC in DRC has been guided by its core principles of capacity-building, participation, partnership, protection and promotion of human rights. Today, our main areas of intervention include emergency response, health, reproductive health, nutrition, women and child empowerment and protection, good governance and conflict management.

IRC is looking for a dynamic Grants Manager with solid experience in project and / or grant management and coordination, to join the IRC Grants team in the DRC, based in Goma. Responsible for the management of grants and partnerships, the Grants Manager will work closely with the various programs and support teams to ensure efficiency and quality of project implementation and compliance with donor regulations. Do you have a strong ability to plan, coordinate and mobilize teams around results? Are you motivated and ready to work in various contexts and able to deliver results even when under pressure? Are you vigilant and have advanced knowledge of report and proposal writing? Please do apply!

• GSC, human resources and security (GSC, human resources and security), while ensuring that the financial proposal takes into account operational capabilities implement the proposed intervention;

• Monitoring and Analyzing Donor Strategies with the Grants Team and the Deputy Director of Programs.

• Organize project opening meetings to ensure a common understanding of the project, and the operational and contractual requirements of the project;

• Organize monthly grant monitoring meetings (GRMs) by bringing together key people from the different departments working on the project and facilitating joint analysis of: progress of project implementation, covering all aspects (activities, indicators, procurement, budget); the difficulties encountered and the timely identification of solutions and actions in these methods;

• Coordinate, as required, budget realignments, update of annual work plans, amendments and extensions of contracts / agreements. Ensure timely submission of quality financial reports;

• Proactively identify potential compliance risks and issues and guide teams in resolving them; reporting any unresolved compliance and / or implementation issues to the IRC’s management team and headquarters for further advice and support;

• Contributing to the capitalization and analysis of best practices, a process led by the MEAL Coordinator, making it possible to ensure continued learning and the introduction of improvement by all departments involved in the implementation of the grant;

• To be the IRC focal point in the DRC for reporting to donors. This includes close collaboration with teams in the DRC and the drafting position, review and submission of these reports;

• Guide and train teams on IRC policies and the specific requirements of different donors (« compliance »);

• Ensure that the IRC grant information management and filing system is up to date.

• Organize Grants Closing Meetings, to ensure the timely and appropriate phase of the project, compliance donor regulations, affecting issues of assets, reporting, end of staff contracts etc.

• Ensure the quality management of subgrants in accordance with the IRC subgrant management system. This includes the start-up of subgrants, the monitoring of their implementation, management, and the needs of accountability, and their closure;

• Lead the development of sub-recipients, including approving and drafting agreements in collaboration with programs, finance, logistics, HQ;

• Prepare amendments to sub-grant agreements in a timely manner;

• Review partners’ narrative reports and ensures their quality in accordance with their obligations;

• Be the focal point for donors of contractual aspects of the grasp of the Grants Manager and participate in donor meetings at the request of the Grants Coordinator or Deputy Director of Programs;

• Lead the development and update IRC information and communication tools such as factsheets on the IRC in the DRC, advocacy notes, guidance documents etc.

• A master’s degree in International Development, Political Science or equivalent is desired;

• At least three years of experience in the humanitarian sector (grant management, projects or equivalent) is required;

• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal, cultural and diplomatic skills;

• Strong organizational and analytical skills, as well as emergency management skills;

• Ability to reconcile different priorities at the same time, meet tight deadlines and work under pressure;

• A very good command of English and French, written and spoken, is essential;

• Excellent writing skills;

• Demonstrated experience in writing donor reports and project proposals;

• A good understanding of donor requirements and regulations and their reporting mechanisms (including DFID, UN donors, OFDA, USAID, the European Union) is an advantage;

• Strong computer skills and ability to use MS Windows Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.);

• Previous professional experience, preferably in Africa, in a post-conflict situation and / or in a conflict environment is an asset.

• Willingness and opportunity

Security and Accommodation Location:  This position is based in Goma in North Kivu Province. This is a post that includes South Kivu and Tanganyika.

Crime and theft are frequent and effectively restrict freedom of movement. Civil conflicts are recurrent in eastern DRC and the situation in the area remains unstable and volatile. All IRC staff are required to comply with the rules.

The Grants Manager will be housed in a Guest House with other IRC expatriates.

This position is NOT accompanied.