Global Surge: Emergency Grants Lead

IRC - International Rescue Committee; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The Emergency Grants Coordinator, Global Surge at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) leads grant management, donor compliance, proposal development, and reporting in crisis settings. As part of surge deployments, you ensure timely mobilization and stewardship of donor funding through high-quality proposals and robust monitoring, coordinating with program teams, partners, donors and HQ.

The role provides strategic guidance on donor regulations, strengthens grants management capacity through

Qualifications

• Significant experience in grants management and humanitarian program management.
• Strong knowledge of major humanitarian donor regulations and compliance requirements (UN, USAID/BHA, ECHO/EC, FCDO).
• Proven experience coordinating donor proposals, grant management processes, reporting, and compliance across multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent English writing, editing, and communication skills; French fluency is an asset.
• Strong understanding of monitoring, evaluation, and data management systems; experience with program quality and accountability.
• Experience developing project budgets and working with finance teams on donor financial requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to build partnerships and train staff on grants management and donor compliance.
• Strong organizational and project management skills; ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in fast-paced environments.
• Willingness to deploy internationally on short notice.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high quality and timely submission of funding proposals with timelines, input coordination, and HQ submission processes.
• Develop data collection and monitoring & evaluation processes with program staff.
• Hire and train in-county grants staff as needed to support scale of the program.
• Maintain comprehensive grant files and information management processes including reporting formats and donor contacts.
• Lead grant opening and review meetings; ensure documentation and action items are completed.
• Advise on donor compliance, visibility and reporting requirements with program teams.
• Coordinate partner subgrant processes including preaward assessments and reporting training.
• Prepare donor and management reports on grants and sector activities with program staff.
• Represent IRC with donors and partners to promote best practices in humanitarian assistance.
• Support media and communications activities as requested by the emergency response team.
• Provide a comprehensive handover to successor with documentation and monitoring data.

Skills

Grants management

Donor compliance

Proposal development

Reporting

Coordination

Staff training

Job description

The Emergency Grants Coordinator, Global Surge at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) leads grant management, donor compliance, proposal development, and reporting in crisis settings. As part of surge deployments, you ensure timely mobilization and stewardship of donor funding through high-quality proposals and robust monitoring, coordinating with program teams, partners, donors and HQ.

The role provides strategic guidance on donor regulations, strengthens grants management capacity through