Job Information
International Rescue Committee Senior Grants Manager in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
Requisition ID: req55108
Job Title: Senior Grants Manager
Sector: Grants
Employment Category: Fixed Term
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: No
Location: Yangon, Myanmar
Work Arrangement:In-person
Job Description
Since 20 19 , IRC has impleme n ted A ccess to He a lth-f unded projects in co n sortium with local p a rtners a s well a s LIFT-fun d ed. To serve a s t h e consortium foc a l point f o r t h ese p ro j ect s , IRC My a nmar is s e eking a qualified, motiv a ted, and w e l l -round e d S en i or Gr a nts M a n ager to c a rry out g r ant ma n ag e me n t a nd coordi n ation functions. B ased in Y angon, w ith p e ri o dic tra v el to f i eld sites, t h is p osition will pl a y a k ey r ole in ensuring e ffective overall grants a nd p e r f ormance m an a g e ment, re p orting, co m pli a nc e , a n d partner and donor com mu nic a tion for I RC ’ s U N grants. Th is position will w o rk c l osely with pro j ect teams a nd will r e port to th e H e ad o f G r ants a n d P a rtnershi p .
Main Responsibilities
G rants M anag e ment, C o mpli a nce, a nd R e p o rtin g :
R es p onsible for g r ant compl i ance for IRC ’ s UN g r ants, p ro v i d i n g grants compliance support a nd guidance to technical team, M E A L , Oper a tions and Finance colleagues.
Working closely with p ro j ect le ad s, org a n i zing a n d f a cilit at ing regular a nd e ffe cti v e p roj e c t c y cle man a g e me n t me e tings ( as p e r I R C’s P CM mo d u le) a nd follow-up o f donor complianc e s a nd g r ant man a g ement a cti o ns f or U N gr a nts. F l ag key issues to t h e Head of Gr a nts a nd Pa rt n erships a n d Dep u t y D ir e ctor Progr a ms in a timely m a nn e r.
Man a ge co n tracting a nd grant amendments for U N g r a nt s , co o r d i n at i ng with in-country, r e gi o n a l a n d H Q colle a g u es a n d c o o r d i n a t i n g r e v i e w s t hrough t h e I R C’s online tracking system ( OT I S).
Se r v e a s t h e f o c al p o i nt f or p o s t -aw a rd comm u nication suc h a s p r i o r a p p r ova l re qu e s t s with donors, for both I RC a n d p artn e rs.
Ens u r e a l l g r a n t f i li n g o n OT I S a n d B o x s h a r e d driv e an d h ar d co p y i s ( i f m a n d a tory by D onor) u p to d a te f or UN gr a nt s .
Up da te grants compli a nce gu i deline d ocuments a nd stays u p to da te with a ll instit ut ion a l donor gui d elines, rul es and r e gu l ations, and r e porting format s .
Facilitate a n d support c ompilatio n , finalization a nd timely sub m is s ion of quality n a rrative and financial d o n or reports, providing n a rr a ti v e report i n puts as n e eded .
Support with r e quir e d a mend m ent p roc e sses, co o r d i nating with p a rtn e r s hips team on r e visions in line with donor ex p ec t ations.
Wor ki ng c l o s e l y wi t h t h e Hea d o f G r an t s a n d P a rt ne rs h i p s , t o l e a d o n t h e d e v e l op me nt o f pr op o s al s , wor k p l a ns, budgets, and a ll other r elev a nt documentation f or pro j ect f oll o w - o n y ea rs.
Mai n tain g r ants tracke r .
D o n o r and Strat eg ic Repr e s e n tati o n
D a y to d ay communication with d onor fo c al points
Play a key ro l e in consortium repres e ntation w ith p a rtners, t h e Access to H e a lth F u nd M a n a g e ment O f f ice and F u nd Man a g e ment B o ar d , gove r nment a u th oriti e s and other stakeholders, as a p p r o p ri a te.
Ot h er Tasks
At the request of the Head of Grants and Partnerships, support with other projects, if needed, not falling under responsibilities underlined in this job description.
Qualifications
What you s hould have?
Education
B a chelor's d egr e e in r elevant d i sciplin e .
E x pe ri ences
At le a st (4 ) years’ work e x p e ri e nce i n gr a nt and/or conso rt ium man a g e ment for d ev e lo pm ent o r e merg e ncy programs. Pr e vious exp e rience with U NOPS or ot h er m ult i - d o n or f unding m echanisms high l y r e g a rded.
Prov e n capacity to communicate, coordinate a nd n egoti a te a mong d iv e r s e p a rtners a nd s t akehold e rs with hi g h n e goti a tion skil l s.
D e monstrable und e rstanding o f p roj e ct p lanning a nd man a g em ent cycles. Experi e nce working with he a l t h a nd m ult i s e c t or a l proj e cts is considered a n asset.
D e monstrated su ccessful exper i ence in do n or r eporting a nd c o m plianc e , particu l arly UN ( U N O PS Acc e ss t o H ea l t h a n d LIFT).
Co m petencies
F l exibility t o ad ap t t o c h ang i ng requir e ments.
Ability t o work well u n d er pr e s s ure, problem-solve a n d b u ild c ons e nsu s . Excel l ent co m pu t er skil l s, particu l arly in Word and E x cel.
La n guage
Excel l ent pro fe ssion a l fl u ency i n s pok e n and writ t en English a n d M y anm a r essential.
Only Myanmar Nationals with relevant skills sets and proven experience of working at international level are strongly encouraged.