Grants Manager -Hatay or Amman- At GOAL

General Description of the Programme:

GOAL an International Humanitarian Organisation has had a presence in Turkey since 2013 and has been contributing to the migrant response since 2016 with a focus on responding to needs in health service delivery, social safety nets and the protection of vulnerable and marginalised migrants in southern Turkey.

GOAL has been working in Syria since 2013, responding to the acute needs of conflict-affected communities. GOAL is working in Idleb Governate, both through direct implementation and through partners, delivering food, non-food programming to highly vulnerable populations, and provision of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) through support to Water units, as well as emergency support to recently displaced households.

GOAL has been working in North Aleppo Governate since 2019, through direct implementation and through partners, delivering food, non-food programming to highly vulnerable populations, as well as emergency support for recently displaced household.

GOAL has two projects (ECHO funded LINK and PRM funded GREEN) in Turkey, LINK program targets refugees from nomadic / semi-nomadic backgrounds and those engaged in seasonal agricultural labor. LINK has been designed to address and mitigate protection concerns of the vulnerable / marginalized refugees through provision of critical information and raising their awareness on their rights, obligations and services available in Turkey, by sensitization/advocacy (targeting key stakeholders and service providers, etc.) activities, and Individual Protection Assistance (IPA) services to enable highly vulnerable refugees to access to basic, social and protective services available under the provisions of Temporary and International Protection regulations in Turkey. On the other hand, Green program aims to improve socioeconomic inclusion, resilience and self-sufficiency of highly vulnerable/excluded women and girls from host and refugee communities (Syrians as well as those living in program locations under the international protection regulation) including nomadic communities and seasonal agriculture workers from both communities through integrated and market driven livelihood opportunities and protection services, including language courses and vocational skills training on greenhouse production and agriculture; case management (CM)/coaching services, establishment of a women cooperative, protection outreach, information provision and awareness raising; and provision of special needs and individual protection assistance services.

Job purpose:

• Reporting to the GOAL Syria Grants Coordinator, and working closely with the other Grants Manager, Grants Officer, programmes, systems, finance and other department colleagues, as well as partner organisations, the Grants Manager is responsible for new business development and grant management duties. In terms of new business development this will include supporting the Grants Coordinator in funding strategy development, donor engagement, and proposal development. In terms of grant management, the Grants Manager will be assigned responsibility grant management activities for a specific set of grants. This will include coordinating grant management meetings, donor reporting processes and information management. The grants manager will also contribute to regular programme review processes.

This positions is focused 100% on the GOAL Syria programme – and will not work on the GOAL Turkey programme.

Duties, objectives and competencies

New business development

• Working closely with the Grants Coordinator, support the achievement of GOAL Syria funding objectives via the implementation of the GOAL Syria funding strategy. This will include the identification of new opportunities and engagement with potential donors.
• Support or lead the development of concepts and proposals, in accordance with GOAL Syria’s processes, which fit within GOAL Syria’s strategic objectives.
• Review GOAL Syria’s partners’ proposals and budgets when requested, providing constructive feedback.

Grant Management

• Ensure a comprehensive grant reporting process is in place at the outset of each new grant – including the creation of templates and sharing of requirements, roles, responsibilities and timelines.
• Manage donor reporting processes through the coordination and drafting of high-quality donor reports for the GOAL Syria grant portfolio, ensuring compliance with GOAL and donor requirements and timely submission to donors. Ensure quality standards are met.
• Ensure grant management meetings are conducted for assigned grants. Contribute to regular project review processes as required.
• Provide grants related inductions for existing and new GOAL staff;
• Provide updates on the status of all grants under their remit;

External representation and Information Management

• Attend relevant coordination or donor meetings representing GOAL and providing updates and flagging key issues of concern as requested;
• Distribute and share with relevant staff copies of all grant documentation (grant proposals, reports, budget etc.). Working with the Grants officer and colleagues in HQ, ensure comprehensive grant files are maintained up to date and are available for use.
• Respond to ad-hoc requests from GOAL Syria team, GOAL HQ, donors, and other stakeholders for information on the GOAL Syria programme.

The Grants Manager will be supported in the implementation of some of the duties listed above by the Grants Officer. However, the Grants Manager will not have direct line management responsibilities of the Grants Officer.

Other duties will be assigned by the Grants Coordinator.

Requirements (essential)

• Bachelor’s degree in subject relevant to position (e.g. social science, development studies, information management, project management, etc.)
• At least three years working in the NGO, Humanitarian or similar sector;
• Experience in new business development within the humanitarian / development sector;
• Experience in quality report and proposal writing; excellent writing and editorial skills;
• A solid understanding of all stages of programme cycle management;
• Fluency in English, including strong English writing skills;
• Demonstrable experience of reviewing and editing written communications and documents;
• Ability to analyse information and present it in a donor appropriate manner;
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact well with people;
• Good computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, etc.);
• Proactive, independent, flexible and solutions-focussed;
• Enthusiastic, committed and keen to work hard to achieve the objectives of the programme.

Requirements (desired)

• Experience of working in Syria/for Syria related programmes preferred,
• Experience working in an emergency or development context is highly desirable;
• Experience with, or knowledge of with key Syria donor funding mechanisms such as BHA, FCDO, ECHO, OCHA SCHF, IOM and others,
• Knowledge of donor compliance advantageous;
• Arabic is an advantage.