Grants Coordinator

About the role

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is hiring a Grants Coordinator for its Yemen office. The role manages a large, multi-donor grant portfolio, ensuring compliance with donor requirements and leading the development of high-quality proposals and reports. It reports to the Deputy Director of Programs, supervises the grants team and acts as the main focal point for donor communications and risk mitigation.

Key responsibilities

• Lead proposal development: identify funding opportunities, write and edit concept notes and proposals, and prepare Go/No-Go meetings.
• Manage grants administration: review donor agreements, coordinate project revisions and budget realignments, run Project Cycle Management meetings, and maintain the grants tracker and OTIS.
• Ensure donor compliance: act as first point of contact for compliance questions, assess contract risks, raise issues early, and keep compliance cheat sheets up to date.
• Oversee internal and external reporting, review reports for accuracy and coordinate HQ and technical unit approvals.
• Supervise the Grants team, set performance objectives, hold regular one-to-ones, oversee recruitment and onboarding, and mentor staff and partners.
• Support partnerships: take part in due diligence, negotiate partner sub-awards, train partners on grants management and compliance, and represent IRC with donors, government and UN agencies.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in international development, social sciences, business administration or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• At least five years of humanitarian grants management experience in a multi-donor, multi-sector environment.
• Demonstrated experience supervising a team, coordinating across departments and writing large multi-sector proposals.
• Fluency in written and spoken English; Arabic is desirable.
• Experience in a conflict-affected or protracted crisis setting is strongly preferred.

Required skills

• Advanced writing and editing, and strong English.
• Program design, METAL, logframe and budget-building.
• In-depth knowledge of institutional donor compliance; knowledge of ECHO, EU, FCDO, GFFO, SIDA, BMZ and USAID requirements is an advantage.
• Full professional competency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).