Grant Manager (Maternity Cover)

Position:

Grant Manager (Maternity Cover)

Reports to:

Lead, Grant Risk & Compliance

Position Term:

Full Time Temporary (1 Year Contract)

Primary Location:

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Workplace Type:

Hybrid

We are seeking a French-speaking, and experienced Grant Manager to join our Program Excellence & Impact delivery team.

Job Purpose

The Grant Manager plays a pivotal role in advancing World Vision Canada’s mission by managing the full lifecycle of grants, with a particular focus on fragile contexts programming.

This role involves strategic proposal development, compliance oversight, and partnership coordination to ensure effective and impactful grant implementation.

The ideal candidate will bring a strong understanding of donor requirements, risk management, and inclusive development principles

Responsibilities

Project Management

• Manage the Nexus Accelerator Fund (NAF) project through active collaboration with field teams to develop annual workplans and ensure implementation aligns with donor-approved plans.
• Monitor progress using Results-Based Management tools where applicable, integrate cross-cutting themes, and adapt implementation based on learnings.

Contract & Financial Management

• In coordination with the Grant Finance Officer, lead contract amendment negotiations with donors and oversee financial monitoring, including budget tracking, expenditure, cash flow, overhead recovery, and overall financial risk mitigation.

Donor Management

• Maintain consistent communication with donors and partner agencies to provide regular project updates, share relevant risk information, and strengthen collaborative relationships.

Local Partnerships

• Work alongside organizations such as the WFP, Global Fund, UNHCR, UNDP, and local NGOs including women-led organizations to ensure NAF interventions are contextually relevant and widely supported.

Innovation & Learning

• Foster innovation through adaptive management and robust Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) system to ensure NAF interventions are effective and responsive to changing circumstances.

Capacity Building

• Build capacity of field teams on grants management in fragile settings, including risk mitigation and adaptive programming.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in international development or a related field, with a preference for post-graduate qualifications.
• 5-7 years project management experience applied to institutional donor funded grants.
• Experience with Results Based Management or similar results based management tools.
• Demonstrated experience managing remote teams to implement development projects especially in Fragile context areas.
• Proven ability in effective cross-cultural communication and fluency in French
• Ability to travel internationally 2-3 times per year.

Why Consider Us?

• World Vision Canada has consistently been awarded Canada and GTA top employer awards.
• We are Canada’s largest development, relief, and advocacy non-profit organization.
• We embody an Agile mindset here.
• We offer a family-friendly, caring, and flexible work environment.

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Job Family

Disaster Management

Job Function

Individual Contributor

Pay Type

Salary

Employment Indicator

Remote with Travel/External Engagement