Global Awards and Donor Compliance Manager at Relief International (RI)

Your Responsibilities

This role includes the following responsibilities.

• Lead and support the management of donor-funded awards and contracts throughout the full award lifecycle, from proposal review and award negotiations through implementation, modifications and close-out.
• Provide strategic guidance on donor compliance requirements, award risks, donor regulations and organizational policies across Relief International's country programmes.
• Participate in Go/No-Go reviews, proposal development processes and donor agreement reviews, ensuring strong compliance, risk mitigation and quality assurance.
• Monitor country office performance against awards management standards and KPIs, identifying risks and supporting corrective actions where required.
• Strengthen donor reporting quality by reviewing reporting frameworks, supporting compliance reviews and contributing to donor communication processes.
• Provide technical oversight on partnership management processes, including due diligence, partnership agreements, sub-awards and localization approaches.
• Support audit readiness, award close-out processes and implementation of lessons learned to strengthen organizational performance and compliance.
• Lead the development and delivery of capacity-building initiatives, training and guidance for Country Office teams on awards management, donor compliance and partnership management.
• Maintain and strengthen awards tracking systems, dashboards, compliance matrices and knowledge management tools to support decision-making and portfolio oversight.
• Act as a senior representative for Awards Management, engaging with donors, partners and external stakeholders on compliance, partnership management and awards-related best practices.

About You

You will bring the following experience and skills.

• Master's degree or equivalent advanced qualification in a relevant field.
• Minimum seven years' experience in awards management, grants management, donor compliance and partnership management within an international NGO or similar international organization.
• Strong knowledge of major institutional donors, including US Government donors, European donors, foundations and other international funding agencies.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex donor-funded portfolios and ensuring compliance throughout the award lifecycle.
• Experience reviewing proposal budgets, donor agreements, reporting requirements and compliance frameworks.
• Strong understanding of partnership management, due diligence processes, sub-awards and donor requirements related to localization and partnerships.
• Proven experience using grants management systems, databases and reporting tools. Experience with NetSuite is highly desirable.
• Excellent English writing, editing and communication skills, with the ability to produce and review high-quality donor-facing documentation.
• Strong analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working in developing countries and knowledge of internal controls, fraud prevention, investigations and safeguarding principles would be an advantage. Arabic or French language skills are also desirable.