Country: United States of America
Closing date: 22 Nov 2017
Background Over the past 80 years, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has developed unparalleled expertise in responding to emergencies and helping uprooted communities to rebuild. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC's mission is to help people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. The International Rescue Committee UK is part of the IRC global network, which has its headquarters in New York and London. The IRC is on the ground in more than 40 countries, providing emergency relief and rebuilding lives in the wake of disaster. Through 28 regional offices in cities across the United States, the IRC also helps refugees resettle in the US and become self-sufficient. The IRC is committed to a culture of bold leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work, creative partnerships and, most crucially, accountability to those we serve. The IRC is a tireless advocate for the most vulnerable.
The Global Awards Management Unit (AMU) Established in January 2016, the Global Awards Management Unit (AMU) is a global unit spanning New York, Washington DC, London, Nairobi and Amman. It has responsibility for identifying, securing and managing all funding from statutory donors. The Unit is organized into five directorates: Donor Relations & Analytics; Grants Management & Frameworks; Compliance and Policy; Business Development; and Training & Curriculum Design. Regional Grants Directors (RGDs) will support the "Grants Management & Frameworks" directorate.
The Global AMU is a bridge between donors and the field: providing expert technical advice to the field, while maintaining portfolio-level visibility to ensure consistency and compliance, and manage risk. This unit ensures that donor compliance policies and procedures are implemented consistently, and supports all staff working across the grants management cycle for all restricted funding from global government sources. The unit operates within a matrix management system across the teams in the US and the UK, driving functional integration between all relevant units and staff, in collaboration with the Vice President of the Global AMU and the Senior Vice President for Europe in relation to overarching issues with European donors. The matrix management structure ensures that AMU staff support the Europe strategy and work towards the pursuit of new opportunities, while IRC UK maintains accountability for European funding.
The Global AMU reports into the IRC's Global Partnerships and Philanthropy Department (GPP) and contributes to the mission of the IRC by ensuring the growth and sustainability of public funding.
The GPP department is responsible for the global delivery of the International Rescue Committee's financial resources, and plays an important strategic role in the creation of its brand, awareness and support for its advocacy goals. The IRC's 2020 Strategy centers on its ambition to continue to improve the scale and effectiveness of IRC programs worldwide with evidence of what works best to impact people's lives in conflict and fragile settings. GPP comprises colleagues and teams delivering government funding, brand, marketing, account management, leadership gifts, board liaison, corporate partnerships and communications to support this work.
The Purpose of the Role The restructured AMU complements a strengthened regional structure, tasked with direct support and oversight of grants implementation to meet country and IRC-wide priorities. The Regional Grants Directors will provide regional teams with more management capacity, as well as greater seniority to make decisions about grants management and to escalate concerns to hold individuals and teams accountable for compliance decisions.
Scope and Authority
Reporting both to the Regional Director or Deputy Regional Director for the Great Lakes, IPD and the Deputy VP, AMU the Regional Grants Director for the Great Lakes, will facilitate two-way communications about compliance, training, donor relations, etc. with the AMU and across the region, spanning both the pre- and post-award phases, to enhance organization-wide compliance and consistency in business development (BD). The Regional Grants Director is expected to supervise at least two direct reports (officers/managers/assistants) on the regional grants team.
The regional grants teams are responsible for post-award grants management support for all public donors in the region (including US Government, UK Government, European Union/ECHO, UN, and others), providing greater visibility into the range of grants-related activities in the region, pre-award support for non-European donors, and non-grants tasks. They will continue to serve as the front line for questions, referring more complex issues to the appropriate AMU teams, at the discretion of the RGD. They will review reports, awards, and proposals, serve as a representative of the region to headquarters teams, gap fill, and support training in country offices.
KEY ACCOUNTABLITIES AND MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
- Management of the regional grants team for the Great Lakes region, including workload, professional development, problem-solving, etc. The RGD will supervise the team in both their grants and non-grants (e.g. gap filling) functions
- "Air traffic control", directing BD, grants management, and compliance questions to the person/team able to answer them
- Serving as single point of oversight, and as needed, contact for field-based grants staff
- Championing the upcoming Enterprise Resource Planning System and supporting understanding of field offices on what the system will do for them
- Providing support and oversight for post-award grants management tasks
- Coordinating with AMU business development staff and supporting country staff for BD
- Collaborating with AMU's Donor Relations function and countries on donor communications
- Coordinating with relevant teams within the AMU, especially BD, Compliance, and Training to ensure optimal support for field offices
- Ensuring regional input into and adoption of compliance policies, templates, etc. developed by the AMU
Sharing and adopting best practices across the region to support greater cross-regional consistency in routine BD and awards management
KEY RELATIONSHIPS: All pillars within AMU, IRC UK and other European offices, International Programs Department, Policy and Practice, IT, and Global Partnerships and Philanthropy.
REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor's degree required
Fluency in French
At least 7-10 years of experience with a relief and development NGO or multilateral agency
International field experience, especially in the region, preferred
Program and/or grants management experience with key donors, such as USAID, DFID, European Union/ECHO, UN agencies, and others
Experience managing for donor compliance, proposal writing, budgeting, and representing implementers to donors
Proven ability to lead, manage, and develop teams, including staff working at a distance
Proven ability to manage multiple work streams and to coordinate across teams/functions
How to apply:
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