• Cox's Bazar

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is looking for Sr. Manager – Grants & Fundraising 2025 in Cox’s Bazar

Job Responsibilities:

Business Development and Pre-award Management:
  • Research, monitor and identify funding opportunities and develop summaries of opportunities for internal Go-No Go decision making and lead the Go-No Go meetings.
  • Research donor strategies and priorities including multilateral and bilateral donors and Trusts and Foundations.
  • Prepare donor briefing notes/analysis for Country Director/DDP/Sr Coordinator Grants & Partnership, TCs as requested.
  • Manage the Business Development Tool by following up the actions, regular updates and coordinating quarterly meetings. 
  • Build relationships with UN, INGOs, networks, platforms and other relevant partners for potential future collaborations.
  • Take part in collaborator analysis as part of concept notes and business development initiatives.
  • Support the Sr. Coordinator Grants & Partnership and Grants Coordinator coordinating concept note and proposal development jointly with the program, operations, finance and other teams as relevant. 
  • Develop clear proposal development timeline, provide early notification to relevant Regional and HQ colleagues about the timeline; regular follow up with the relevant teams to ensure results.
  • Maintain an efficient system for proposal development including clear responsibilities outlined for management, programs, finance and operations departments – that yields timely, high quality submissions. 
  • Support the Sr. Coordinator Grants & Partnership/Grants Coordinator/DDP organizing and leading program design workshops for all new business development opportunities. 
  • Jointly with the Sr. Coordinator Grants & Partnership and Grants Coordinator, lead on the drafting new proposals and concept notes which are consistent, high-quality,driven and aligned with donor’s requirements and regulations.
  • Coordinate with M&E Coordinator and Technical Coordinators in ensuring that project design adheres to IRC’s internal M&E and Technical standards and has consistency in terms of technical design.   
  • Coordinate with Finance team to ensure that, internal budget templates are developed and shared with the team on time; ensure that the budget is reviewed by relevant country functions before ensuring in-country and HQ sign-off.
Post-Award Management:
  • With support from the Grants Coordinator, support the regular monitoring of grants, using appropriate grant management tools and prioritizing organizing and coordinating follow- up action of Project Opening Meetings (POMs); monthly Project Implementation Meetings (PIMs); budget review/Budget vs Actual (BVA) review meetings and Project Closing Meetings (PCMs) in collaboration with the Grants Coordinator.
  • Ensure that grants and award contracts are well administered, and program/operations teams are fully informed of relevant donor compliance regulations and IRC procedures including any new donor communications, changes in regulations and meetings or events.
  • Provide technical mentorship on IRC and donor regulations to MEAL, program and operations staff to ensure compliance within operations, implementation and reporting. 
  • Liaise with IRC HQ about specific compliance issues and clearly communicate these issues through to relevant colleagues in the field
  • Ensure timely and quality donor report submissions

Location:

Bangladesh

Benefits

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Eligibilities

Job Requirements:

Experience 
  • At least 6 years of total work experience with minimum three (3) years of experience, especially in Business Development/ Grants Coordination; humanitarian; and/or in the development sector.
Competencies: Knowledge, Skills & Abilities 
  • Demonstrable understanding of project planning and project cycle management
  • Excellent writing and editing skills
  • Proficiency in MS Office Package
  • Ability to work under pressure while maintaining quality and ensure results on time
Language Preference
  • High level of proficiency in English 
Specific Educational Qualification
  • Bachelor’s degree in relevant field; Master’s degree is preferred in Business Administration, Economics, Social Science
Eligible Regions: Bangladesh

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