Grants Officer

Position Overview Under the direct supervision of the Grants Coordinator, the Grants Officer will be responsible for providing administrative support to the Grants team. Duties will include maintaining grant files and tracking documents, scheduling and organizing regular grant meetings, supporting the Grants and Finance teams in processing sub-grant proposals and agreements, assisting with planning highly-organized field visits by donors and IRC delegations, editing reports and proposals as needed, and other special projects. Responsibilities Maintain all paper and electronic grant files Maintain an up-to-date grants calendar, including donor and sub-grant reporting deadlines, budget vs. actual meetings, grant opening and review meetings Support the Grants team by taking and distributing detailed notes at grants-related meetings Support in planning highly-organized donor and IRC delegation field visits Assemble briefing packets for donors and other visitors Undertake field travel to interview staff for M&E purposes, and document success stories As needed, supporting the Grants and Finance teams in processing sub-grant proposals and agreements As needed, edit donor reports and proposals Perform other duties, as requested by the Grants Coordinator Requirements Highly-organized Excellent written and spoken English and Arabic Highly motivated, fast learner with good interpersonal and time management skills Ability to maintain the highest degree of discretion At least one year of prior professional experience in a similar post (preferably NGO or UN agency) High-level skills in Word, Excel and PowerPoint Familiarity with internet research and common software applications Ability to work within a multi-cultural team Familiarity with program design, including log frames, budgeting and grants/report writing preferred