KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:<\/p>\n
Award Management and Compliance (60%)<\/p>\n
\tSupport PDAAs in the WACAR region with awards management tasks, producing high-quality donor deliverables, and general oversight of the IRC\u2019s institutional donor portfolios in supported country programs.
\n\tReview of narrative and financial reports, collaborating with and ensuring input from relevant colleagues.
\n\tSupport Program Development & Award Advisors and the country programs they support with budget realignments and award amendments\/modifications, where necessary.
\n\tIn collaboration with Program Development and Award Support colleagues, track and document lessons learned from finalized projects and ensure they are fed into the Business Development team.
\n\tStay informed about programmatic issues and security and political developments in the region and how they might affect program implementation.
\n\tMaintain relevant team trackers and project reporting schedules.
\n\tSupport country offices in maintenance of IRC\u2019s award management system, OTIS, supporting awards teams to ensure that all IRC internal documentation and processes are followed, including support to internal project code updates as needed. Onboarding of country program Grants staff on OTIS as needed.
\n\tMaintain strong, collaborative relationships with country Grants and Partnerships teams, the Regional Program & Awards Support team, AMU, and other departments to ensure consistent use of IRC partnership tools, support donor compliance, and facilitate effective communication through established protocols.<\/p>\n
Partnerships 20%<\/p>\n
\tSupport PDAAs and the Grants and Partnerships teams of the WACAR region in developing, reviewing, approving and implementing their Partnership Agreements in accordance with IRC\u2019s internal processes, policies and procedures.\u00a0
\n\tProvide administrative and compliance support on partnership agreements across the region, supporting the Program Development and Awards Advisors (PDAAs) and Country Programs in partnership agreement reviews and completion.\u00a0
\n\tComplete the Donor Check and Compliance Approver reviews and approvals in alignment with PEERS policy and established internal thresholds.\u00a0
\n\tAs agreed with PDAAs, provide first-line advisory support to CP teams on contractual\/compliance components of PEERS, coordinate with OGC to review MOUs and Collaboration Agreements and facilitate communication between OGC and CPs.
\n\tAssist country offices with use of the IRC\u2019s Partnership Excellence for Equality and Results System (PEERS) \u2013 orient Grants and Partnership teams on relevant sections of PEERS to guide their actions and decisions.\u00a0
\n\tIn collaboration with Program and Award Support colleagues, track and document lessons learned from Partnership efforts and processes, and feed these into the development of future tools or trainings in support of PEERS implementation within the CPs.\u00a0
\n\tSupport country offices in maintenance of subawards across IRC\u2019s award management system (OTIS) supporting CP teams to ensure that all IRC internal documentation and processes are followed
\n\tSupport with the onboarding of country program Grants and Partnerships staff on PEERS as needed.
\n\tMaintain regional Partnership files in collaboration with the Regional Program and Awards Support team.<\/p>\n
Capacity Building and Training (10%)<\/p>\n
\tAssist in the development and maintenance of work-processes and checklists for awards management, subawards implementation and reviews.
\n\tContribute to the development of training materials and facilitate\/co-facilitate both online and face to face trainings on PCM Partnership and PEERS, as needed.<\/p>\n
Other Responsibilities (10%)<\/p>\n
\tProvide coverage for key grants and\/or partnerships functions remotely and in-country as requested, to assist with short-term gaps and emergency support.
\n\tProvide short-term cover when Program Development and Awards Advisors are absent, supported by their line manager as needed.
\n\tScheduling and note-taking for team meetings and for regular meeting routines with country programs and other stakeholders, as agreed with supervisor.
\n\tAdditional duties in addition to the core job role will be discussed with supervisor as appropriate<\/p>\n
PERSON SPECIFICATION\u00a0<\/p>\n
Experience and\/or Qualifications:<\/p>\n
Diversity of relevant experience is welcomed for this role. For example, experience may come from a mixture of paid and\/or volunteer work, internships, transferrable skills from another industry, a gap year, etc.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Essential\u00a0<\/p>\n
\tA good general understanding of institutional donors and their requirements, for example DG-INTPA, SIDA, GFFO, BMZ, FCDO, AFD, UN etc. (knowledge of all is not required).**\u00a0
\n\tGood understanding of humanitarian aid and development programming.**
\n\tExperience writing, reviewing and\/or editing narrative and financial reports.**
\n\tExcellent verbal and written English and French language**\u00a0<\/p>\n
Skills:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\tExcellent communication and interpersonal skills\u00a0
\n\tAbility to work collaboratively and communicate effectively as part of a diverse team\u00a0
\n\tAbility to efficiently multi-task and manage deadlines effectively\u00a0
\n\tSolid organizational skills, including prioritization of tasks
\n\tExcellent attention to detail\u00a0
\n\tAbility to work with colleagues successfully and effectively in a multi-cultural environment
\n\tBoth a great teammate and an independent performer in a fast-paced environment\u00a0
\n\tA flexible work attitude and a desire to contribute to the culture of a supportive, highly engaged team
\n\tGood IT skills (Word, Outlook, Excel)
\n\tWillingness to travel<\/p>\n
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