GRANTS MANGER – JOB DESCRIPTION
PURPOSE OF THE JOB: The Grants Manager will lead Front Line Defenders’ established process of engagement with its consortium of private and government institutional donors based throughout Europe, the USA and elsewhere.
LOCATION: 2nd Floor, Grattan House, Temple Road, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
REPORTS TO: The Head of Development.
KEY TASKS
Daily oversight and management of the organization’s funding portfolio of circa 30 funding partners. This includes:
management of all reporting deadlines,
Internal monitoring of contractual obligations laid out in donor agreements,
engagement with Front Line Defenders staff to ensure the timely and effective management of projects associated with grant agreements.
Report Writing: The provision of timely narrative & financial reporting of excellent quality. This includes:
narrative reporting of Front Line Defenders project and programme activities as required by each institutional donor contact,
financial reporting of Front Line Defenders programme/project expenditure relating to institutional donor contacts.
Proposal Writing: Drafting programme & project-based proposals in cooperation with the Head of Development.
Ongoing engagement with established institutional funding partners which include Government Ministries and private foundations based throughout Europe, the US and elsewhere. This includes:
direct engagement with donor representatives to ensure that each is kept aware of developments and achievements of Front Line Defenders, that reporting requirements are clearly defined, etc.,
management of all donor agreements within the context of the organization’s database. This will include the routine employment of results/impact data contained within Front Line Defenders’ databas
Preferred start of assignment is end of August 2015.
Front Line Defenders is offering a competitive salary – depending on individual experience and qualifications – as well as pension scheme and 21 days annual leave. Short-listed applicants will be required to indicate their wage expectations during the job interview. This information can also be provided with the application itself.
RECRUITMENT PROCESS:
Applicants are requested to submit their current CV along with a cover letter to
Charlie Lamson, Head of Development (charlie@frontlinedefenders.org) by 3rd August.
Please provide two references that may be contacted during the recruitment process.
The interviews will be held at Front Line Defenders’ Blackrock office mid-August.
More information on Front Line Defenders can be found at www.frontlinedefenders.org