Grants, Partnerships and Communications Coordinator

The Grants, Partnerships and Communications Coordinator will lead resource mobilization and the timely production of high-quality funding proposals, modification requests and donor reports; play a lead role in the full award management cycle, including compliance; facilitate partnership development and management processes; lead the communications strategy that positions the IRC's work with donors, partners and the public and protects the organization's reputation; and coordinate grants management-related capacity building efforts among IRC staff and partners.

Business Development and Resource Mobilization:

• Lead the development and annual update of a resource mobilization strategy for IRC Colombia and Venezuela
• Manage the funding pipeline: investigate and track funding opportunities, maintain an up-to-date pipeline tracker, and regularly report on its status to country leadership
• Lead the Go/No-Go analysis for each opportunity, assessing strategic fit, competitiveness, implementation capacity, risks, cost recovery and compliance requirements
• Drive donor diversification and positioning beyond traditional institutional donors
• Lead program design workshops for new business development opportunities
• Develop, lead, and track proposal development processes

Grants/Sub-Grants Management:

• Ensure that IRC awards and sub-awards in Colombia and Venezuela are well-administered and implemented in compliance with the relevant donor regulations and IRC procedures
• Lead award start-up, including grant summaries and kick-off meetings
• Lead the review and negotiation of grant and sub-grant agreements
• Coordinate award modifications, including cost and no-cost extensions, budget realignments and changes in scope
• Take the lead on internal and external reporting
• Maintain award tracking systems, including the grants tracker, reporting and deadline calendars and award dashboards

Partnerships Management:

• Play a lead role in stakeholder analysis and potential partner mapping and vetting
• Identify, liaise on, and negotiate teaming arrangements with potential partners
• Ensure and coordinate adherence to IRC's Partnership Excellence for Equality and Results System (PEERS)
• Co-lead the review of the performance of different partnerships
• Support country leadership in promoting an enabling environment for effective work in partnership

Staff management and capacity building:

• Maintain a broad and deep understanding of donor policies, regulations, and procedures and build this knowledge among grants team members
• Build grant management capacity of field staff, and provide supportive supervision
• Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance

Communications:

• Lead the development and implementation of a communications strategy for IRC Colombia and Venezuela
• Ensure consistent and appropriate use of the IRC brand across materials, events, field sites and partner activities
• Lead Colombia and Venezuela's efforts in designing, writing and editing key communication materials