Manager Programs – Multiple Requirements
We invite candidates who aspire to contribute to social change and resonate with the idea of creating lasting impact in the lives of marginalised and vulnerable communities. Through our grants, we support partner organisations working in a range of thematic areas such as: urban poverty, persons with disability, gender justice, children in need of care and protection, rural livelihoods, governance, and constitutional values, to list a few.
Candidates with grant-making experience or strong operating experience of running programmes on the ground and delivering results will be preferred.
Responsibilities
- Conduct scoping and programmatic due diligence of organisations
- Review all proposals to ensure that the required information has been provided, including the overall purpose and the journey of the organisation
- Dialogue with the partner organisation to understand effects of their engagement
- Guide the organisations in budget preparation and support the finance team with budget review and financial due diligence where required.
- Lead the grant making process for the assigned organisations and ensure compliance with the Foundation’s guidelines and requirements.
- Manage the grant management process system through the entire lifecycle of a grant.
What we are looking for
- Candidates who have deeply engaged with issues of persons with disability / local democracy and welfare
- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree desirable
- Should have made significant and long-lasting contributions in their area of work
- High level of self-motivation, initiative, and creativity
- Willingness to travel extensively for work
- Substantial knowledge of organisational and project management
- Ability to work with minimal supervision, and solve problems independently or collaboratively as needed
- Minimum 8-12 years of experience in the sector
