Grants Manager / Derek

Key Responsibilities:

Reporting

• Manage external reporting for the assigned portfolio to ensure timely delivery of high-quality reports which meet donor and IRC requirements, coordinating inputs from program managers/coordinators.
• Ensure draft reports are disseminated for review/feedback by SMT, Grants and Partnerships Coordinator, and HQ staff prior to donor submission.
• Maintain up to date factsheets and program mapping.
• Assist capacity building of IRC program and support teams by facilitating trainings and providing support in report reporting, indicator tracking, IRC-specific tools, and other topics as/if needed.
• Collect and draft success stories and communication material as necessary.
  

Award Management and Compliance

• Lead grant management meetings to ensure awards on delivered on-track, on-time, and on-budget, including GOMs, monthly GRMs and Budget vs Actual (BVA), GCMs, taking minutes and action points, and following up on progress.
• Maintain compliance cheat sheets and proactively identify compliance risks throughout the assigned portfolio and advice programs, support teams and senior management on necessary actions.
• Keep the Grants and Partnerships Coordinator informed of any projected inabilities to meet contractual obligations, report submission and spend rates/significant budget variances.
• Lead post-award program revisions (NCEs and unfunded modifications) in liaison with program and HQ staff.
• Compile and respond to information requests from IRC’s regional, London and NY offices for assigned portfolio.
• Ensure quality information management related to grants by overseeing the regular maintenance of online grant files (OTIS and Box), reporting calendars, and updating of internal IRC documentation and Grant Unit tools.