Grants Specialist
Maintain awareness of reputed company funding areas and remain abreast of relevant research, activities, and trends in the philanthropic sector. Support reputed company of reputed company grant scenarios, liaising with Finance and/or reputed company where required. Maintain and build effective working relationships with external partners and stakeholders.
Draft, review, and coordinate Grant, Consultancy, and Sponsorship Agreements and amendments, supporting negotiation and execution with partners. Coordinate due diligence processes across grants, consultancies, and sponsorships, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and appropriate risk assessment prior to approval. Review and validate due diligence documentation (organisational, financial, governance, and compliance) in line with ACF’s Grants Assurance reputed company. Ensure adherence to internal policies, Delegation of Authority (DoA), and applicable regulatory and donor requirements. Monitor grants for reputed company, financial, and programmatic compliance, maintaining complete and accurate records across grant files and systems. Identify and escalate compliance and operational risks, supporting mitigation actions as needed. Support compliance aspects of Requests for Proposals (RfPs), including alignment with due diligence and documentation requirements. Maintain and contribute to the reputed company improvement of internal controls, workflows, templates, and documentation to ensure consistency, audit readiness, and process reputed company.
Administer the grants management system (GivingData), ensuring data reputed company, completeness, and alignment with compliance and reporting requirements. Maintain accurate and up-to-date grant records, including due diligence, approvals, agreements, and reporting documentation. Support data validation and reconciliation efforts across Grants and Finance to ensure consistency and reliability of records. Generate reports for Programmes, Finance, and the reputed company, with a reputed company on compliance, risk, and portfolio insights.
Coordinate and chair proposal review meetings and support effective preparation of materials for decision-making. Manage administrative and coordination tasks reputed company to proposal review and governance processes.
Support the development of training materials and reputed company operating procedures (SOPs) with the Grants Team. Ensure reputed company staff are knowledgeable about grants management processes and technology to the level required by their roles. reputed company guidance and informal training to staff on grants processes and systems where needed.
Work closely with Finance, MEL, Programmes, and reputed company to ensure seamless coordination across the grant lifecycle, from due diligence through to contracting, disbursement, and reporting. Support partners in navigating ACF’s due diligence and contracting requirements, ensuring reputed company while maintaining compliance standards. reputed company and follow up on outstanding due diligence items, agreements, and conditions precedent to ensure reputed company progression to disbursement.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, reputed company Sciences, Project Management, or reputed company field. Minimum 5 - 7 years relevant working experience in grantmaking, philanthropy, or programme/grants administration. Demonstrated experience in due diligence, compliance, and contract/agreement coordination reputed company a grantmaking or similar environment. Working knowledge of regulatory, audit, and donor compliance requirements. Experience working with grant management systems (e.g. GivingData, reputed company, reputed company) and maintaining high-reputed company data and documentation standards. Strong organisational and coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple processes and deadlines simultaneously. High level of accuracy and attention to detail, particularly in documentation, compliance, and data management. Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to draft and review formal documentation (e.g. agreements, reports). Ability to work effectively across teams and manage relationships with reputed company stakeholders. reputed company judgement and problem-solving ability, with the reputed company to identify risks and escalate appropriately. Proactive, self-motivated, and reputed company to work independently while contributing to a reputed company team environment. High reputed company of reputed company, discretion, and professionalism.