Grants Management:
• Coordinate across program, Program Performance and Quality (PaQ), finance and support functions, as well as HQ offices throughout the grant cycle to ensure appropriate set up of new grants, ongoing reporting and close out of grants.
• Coordinate the preparation of accountable donor and internal reporting in compliance with internal and donor requirements, ensure timely inputs from program, PaQ, finance and operations teams, and ensure review and signoff processes are thorough and adhered to.
• Maintain an up-to-date grant filing system that meets minimum PM@MC and donor standards.
• Update project management tools, including funding trackers, grant trackers and dashboards.
• Work closely with the Senior Program Development and Quality Manager on effective coordination and management of grants to ensure they remain on time, on scope and on budget. This includes:
• Providing regular information on project progress and burn-rates;
• Working closely with the program managers, to ensure accurate forecasting, flagging challenges and opportunities;
• Coordinate and document all program kick-off, review and close-out meetings, track action points for follow-up and record/document all lessons learned;
• Coordinate monthly budget vs actual (BvA) and quarterly grant management meetings including updates from PMs, CARM, MEL, and support departments.
• Ensures compliance with Mercy Corps’ and donor branding guidelines.

New Business Development:
• Lead the development of concept notes and proposals, coordinating across departments, with the region and HQ, engaging particularly with the Program Performance and Quality (PAQ) team, technical advisors, program leads and finance to ensure the production of high-quality proposals that are reflective of Mercy Corps and donor strategic objectives, are operationally viable and accurately reflect the cost of doing business.
• Ensure proposals and concept notes are developed in a timely manner and with realistic deadlines, and that these are communicated and understood by stakeholders both internal to the office as well as the region and HQ.
• Coordinate both internally and externally, to ensure that prior to submission all proposals are reviewed and approved by management and HQ, as appropriate.
• Lead on modification of programs in response to changing contexts and implementation realities.
• Support the Senior Program Development and Quality Manager in tracking funding opportunities, including calls for funding progress of proposals, submission deadlines, financing available. Ensure all appropriate donor and Mercy Corps proposal formats are available in country.
Finance & Compliance Management:
• Ensure programs are executed in alignment with the donor agreement and the applicable donor regulations, staying abreast of changes in the regulatory environment related to donor/grant compliance.
• Ensure that key contributing staff and partners have a clear understanding of donor requirements and expectations at all stages of the grant cycle.
• Provide support and training to the field teams to ensure that PM@MC minimum standards for program management, including complex program management, are met.
• In coordination with the Program Leads and Finance, coordinate monthly BvA meetings and quarterly grant review meetings presenting up to date information, identifying issues to be addressed and following up on action points.
• Support the finance team with proposal budget development and ensure consistency with program planning.

Other tasks:
• Produce other information and communications products for both internal and external audiences as required.
• As delegated, act as focal point for all queries and information requests from Mercy Corps and donors.
• Represent Mercy Corps to donors and other key stakeholders, as required.

Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field. Masters or equivalent in a field related to International Development is preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience providing coordination or management support to program implementation.
• Successful track record in supporting/leading proposal development and fundraising.
• Excellent writing and communication skills required.
• Ability to produce and edit documents under deadline pressure.
• Experience working with key institutional donors (USAID, FCDO, etc) preferred. Ability and willingness to learn and follow donor reporting and compliance requirements.
• Ability to coordinate funding proposals and progress reports from key institutional donors (USAID, FCDO).
• Experience with monitoring and evaluation and other learning efforts.
• Demonstrated flexibility and creativity in planning and problem-solving.
• Ability to efficiently deal with competing priorities.
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently to Mercy Corps project sites and field locations, including traveling to insecure environments, is required.
• Experience working in a multicultural setting.
• PM@MC and/or PMD/ProjectD Pro certified preferred.
• Fluency in English is required.