Grants and Compliance Coordinator

About the role

Médecins du Monde is recruiting a Grants and Compliance Coordinator (F/M) in Aden, Yemen, within its International Operations Department. The post provides technical expertise on grants and compliance and acts as a coordination lead among departments, helping everyone understand their roles and responsibilities. It is a fixed-term contract of 6 months starting in December 2026, with frequent visits to Sanaa and the field depending on security conditions.

Key responsibilities

• Support country strategy development through donor mapping, strategic opportunity identification and donor engagement
• Lead fundraising, identify funding opportunities and build relationships with donors and key stakeholders
• Coordinate grant proposals, budgets and project design with technical and support teams
• Ensure grant management, donor compliance, contract follow-up and timely donor communications
• Oversee donor reports and visibility materials
• Manage partnerships, including identification, due diligence, agreements and performance monitoring
• Ensure compliance with donor requirements and MdM procedures, and support audits and risk management
• Facilitate coordination between departments and represent MdM in meetings, forums and donor engagements

Required profile

• Master's degree in a related field or project management
• 5 years of proven experience in humanitarian and/or development contexts, with at least 2 years in a similar role
• Experience with institutional donors and writing donor proposals and reports
• Fluent English; Arabic is highly appreciated
• Comfortable working in complex, unstable and rapidly evolving contexts

Required skills

• Knowledge of partnerships, multi-sectoral, regional and/or co-funded programming
• Grant proposal writing and donor reporting

What we offer

• Gross monthly salary of 3,392 EUR
• 13th-month salary for employees with more than 6 months' seniority
• Expatriation allowance of 10% of gross monthly salary
• Coverage of travel, visas and vaccinations, guesthouse accommodation, and health and repatriation insurance
• 5 weeks paid leave plus 22.5 RTT days per year