Grants and Compliance Coordinator (F/M) - Yemen

About the role

Médecins du Monde is recruiting a Grants and Compliance Coordinator (F/M) in Yemen, based in Aden. The post provides technical expertise on grants and compliance and acts as a coordination lead across departments, helping everyone understand their roles on grants and compliance. It sits within the country strategy and project cycle management, including contracts, reporting, donor communication, fundraising and compliance.

The role is supervised by the deputy general coordinator in charge of programs and works closely with the general coordinator, the deputy general coordinator in charge of support services and other departments such as MEAL and field coordinators. The position is fixed-term for 6 months starting in December 2026.

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
• Knowledge of the region; fluent English, Arabic highly appreciated
• Comfortable working in complex, unstable and rapidly evolving humanitarian contexts
• Ability to work independently and anticipate needs
• Strong written English and experience producing donor proposals and programme reports

Required skills

• Partnerships, multi-sectoral, regional and co-funded programming management
• Developing high-quality funding proposals and reports
• Working with institutional donors

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, accommodation in a guesthouse, health insurance (50% covered by MdM)
• Repatriation insurance and training and internal mobility
• 5 weeks paid leave plus 22.5 RTT days per year

Applicants submit a CV and a cover letter. Shortlisted candidates meet the HR team, followed by technical and managerial interviews, possibly with case studies. International background checks and a criminal record extract (B3) are required.