Program Development
2 weeks ago
The International Rescue Committee is a global humanitarian aid, relief and development nongovernmental organization.
Key Accountabilities
The Program Development and Award Advisor will be ‘deployed’ primarily on a remote basis to support specific RPAS teams, and may be responsible for some or all of the following on deployment, as assigned by the RPAS team:
Business Development
Support country offices with Donor engagement and intel sharing for positioning; prepare for and participate in Donor calls as needed. Lead or support pre-positioning for specific opportunities In collaboration with the regional Program Development team, support the full proposal lifecycle. Facilitate the identification of consultants, partners and other proposal development support as needed in collaboration with the country team. Collaborate with technical units, country offices, and other colleagues to support conceptualization of winning proposal and bid designs. Provide quality assurance and quality compliance support on proposals. Ensure responsiveness to and compliance with solicitation documents and with IRC’s requirements, including the PEER system. Support coordination, communication, and inputs from consortium partners in accordance with donor and IRC processes. Coordinate and support regional reviews and approvals of proposal packages depending on country and regional needs. This includes partners packages if applicable. Review agreements to ensure accurateness and highlight key compliance requirements, in coordination with post-award, compliance and country grants teams and support in award negotiation and hand-over to regional team as required. Maintain complete and accurate electronic files, including final submission packages and internal trackers. Deploy to country offices to lead on proposal development as neededAwards Management and Compliance
Manage a portfolio of awards for the region, as agreed on the roving basis. Review, provide substantive feedback and ensure timely submission of reports, collaborating with and ensuring input from relevant country/regional technical and financial staff. Guide country offices in partnership with other relevant departments in the design, production, and submission of and revise and quality assure award amendments and modifications. Serve as first point of contact for country program-based awards staff to guide and advise country teams on all post-award issues. Review and lead negotiation of award agreements with donors, other IRC entities and partners according to IRC policies and internal processes. Review and help processing sub-grants/partnership agreements in alignment with internal processes. Provide support to and monitoring of projects to ensure progress against objectives and compliance with donor guidelines and IRC internal requirements. Provide technical advice to country offices on ad-hoc queries on donor compliance issues in coordination with the Compliance and Policy team. Ensure lessons learned from finalised projects are fed into the Business Development team. Advise country programs appropriately to enable them to successfully follow internal IRC policies and procedures (e.g. OTIS, PEERS). Travel to provide additional support to or cover short-term gaps for awards and partnerships teams in the countries as required and agreed. Coordinate with other members of the RPAS and other AMU members for information sharing and to establish a coherent awards support. Manage donor relationships by maintaining communication on contractual issues, updates on program implementation and following up on compliance queries and securing changes and approvals as needed.Capacity Building and Training
Develop training materials and carry out training of relevant staff. In coordination with PAS leaders, develop and maintain work-processes and checklists for award implementation and report review, as well as record lessons learned. Onboard new country office Grants and Partnerships staff and new RPAS team to assigned donors, policies and/or IRC processes, as requested. Ensure sufficient record keeping for efficient handover when deployment ends.Other Responsibilities
After each deployment, contribute to cross-regional learning initiatives and feed into after-action reviews, as needed. Support development of systems, processes, and/or resource improvements. Actively participate as a member of the PAS Team, engaging in strategy development and other initiatives as needed. Manage requests and assignments by maintaining a calendar of assignment requests and coordinating support needs across teams. Other duties as assigned by supervisor.Essential
Skills, Knowledge and Qualifications:
Fluency in English and Spanish, with additional language skills in French and/or German highly desirable. Significant experience with and a strong understanding of United States Government donor requirements required; experience with European donors highly desirable Good understanding of humanitarian aid and development programming Ability to work collaboratively as part of a diverse team and handle a multifaceted workload Good financial management and budgeting skills Ability to analyze and synthesize information Proven organizational skills, detail-oriented, ability to prioritize tasks, and to learn quickly Excellent interpersonal and communication skills: the ability to successfully and effectively liaise with people within and across departments in a multi-cultural environment. Ability to work independently in a very fast paced environment A flexible work attitude and a calm manner International work experience in the Global South is a plus Excellent IT skills (Word, Outlook, Excel) Ability to travel internationally, sometimes on short notice and to insecure areasExperience:
Experience in working at a distance and supporting country-based staff Experience writing, reviewing and editing narrative and financial reports and excellent attention to detailClick Here To Apply
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