Business and Proposal Development (30%)

• Identify new funding opportunities by tracking and analysing donor strategies and funding trends
• Support effective internal communication and information management processes
• Lead the tracking and analysis of the country program's opportunity pipeline
• Work with the DDP, national technical coordinators, and regional colleagues to identify international partners and negotiate the IRC's role in proposal consortiums
• Support country team staff in developing and maintaining key relationships with donors, partner organisations, and private sector actors

Grants and Information Management (15%)

• Coordinate the management of IRC Burundi's grants portfolio
• Serve as the focal point for communications with headquarters on all grants and partnership administration functions
• Review donor agreements and coordinate their review and signature with the relevant headquarters offices
• Lead and/or support all project revisions, amendments, and budget realignments

Partnership Management (15%)

• Actively contribute to the relevant sections of the Partner Capacity Analysis (PCA) and to the development of resulting partner support plans
• Coordinate the implementation of IRC Burundi's partnership strategy and partnership ambitions
• Support the Partnerships Manager in facilitating IRC Burundi's Partnership Working Group

Donor Compliance (15%)

• Provide Programs and Operations teams with day-to-day technical guidance to ensure all grants are implemented in accordance with IRC and donor regulations
• Coordinate with headquarters on specialised compliance issues
• Proactively flag potential compliance issues to senior management

Reporting (10%)

• Oversee the development and submission of all internal and external reports
• Maintain a comprehensive reporting tracker and communicate regularly with relevant team members about upcoming deadlines and the specific requirements of each report

Departmental Leadership and Staff Management (15%)

• Lead the Grants and Partnerships units and provide staff with professional development opportunities
• Ensure a clear delineation of roles and responsibilities and a logical distribution of the portfolio among team members
• Coordinate performance management within the department and foster a high-performance culture

Job Requirements

• Significant experience in humanitarian grants management within a multi-donor, multi-sectoral environment
• Demonstrated experience in an inter-departmental coordination role
• Extensive experience leading the development of large-scale, multi-sectoral funding proposals
• Advanced skills in writing and compiling donor reports
• In-depth knowledge of institutional donor compliance required

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