Website Meliore Foundation
Meliore Foundation endeavours to put just, inclusive, and equitable solutions to global issues at the core of the world’s political, social, environmental, and economic discourse. To help achieve this vision, Meliore Foundation provides operational support and regranting funding for aligned progra… read moremmes engaged in strategic communications and campaigns.
How you’ll contribute
Performing the initial due diligence checks on new and existing organisations.
Generating and processing grant and contract requests within our internal grants and contracts management system.
Supporting the review, negotiation and processing of contracts with suppliers while ensuring alignment with organisational policies.
Monitoring and following up on the contracting and reporting stages (financial and narrative reporting).
Monitoring grant and contract closing activities.
Maintaining a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of grant and contract related activities in your designated portfolio.
Maintaining a calendar of deadlines to ensure team coordination.
Contributing to process improvements and operational efficiency.
Work collaboratively with the other Grants and Contracts Officers in the team, ensuring knowledge-sharing and ability to interchangeably support the Grants & Contracts team as needs arise.
Performing other administrative tasks related to the grant and contract management process.
Our ideal candidate has
To succeed in this role, you will have the below qualities:
Proven work experience in a comparable position within an Operations / Administration / Project Management team (or similar) is required
Work experience, or transferable skills in grant and contract management
Excellent attention to detail and accuracy, with an ability to spot errors and flexibility to solve problems creatively
Strong administrative and IT skills: familiar with cloud-based collaboration tools, and comfortable working with new software. Grants & contracts management system experience is a plus.
An ability to plan ahead and manage deadlines, and to deliver high quality output within ambitious timeframes
Fluency in written and spoken English, our working language;
Nice to haves:
Experience in engaging with various stakeholders with a friendly approach
Discretion, and the ability to work with sensitive, confidential information
Additional languages are an asset.
A genuine interest in the mission of the organisation.
Previous experience in philanthropy or development roles in nonprofit organizations is a plus.
The disposition to work generously with colleagues in a high-trust global community of peers.
The versatile and adaptable skills necessary to flourish in a fast-paced and wide-ranging work environment and work across time zones using tools such as Slack and email (Google Workspace).
A commitment to an inclusive and empowering approach to facing climate change
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