Senior Grant & Contract Officer

World Vision International; Federal Way (WA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

World Vision is seeking a Senior Grant and Contract Officer to join the Legal and Compliance Division. The role oversees the full lifecycle of grants and contracts with U.S. government, foundations, and private entities, ensuring strict regulatory compliance and effective risk management.

The successful candidate will coordinate with IPG, TE, and WVUS senior management, monitor audits, and develop policies to maintain program integrity and accountability across diverse portfolios.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or eight years of work experience.
• 5-8 years experience in accounting, business administration, finance, legal, grant, or contract fields.
• Gateway 2 Grants and TOT certification within 6 months of hire.
• Spanish, Portuguese, French and/or other language capability desired for some regions.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full lifecycle of grants and contracts with U.S. Government, donors, and other entities, ensuring compliance.
• Serve as primary contact and advisor to client groups for compliance issues.
• Support annual audits and closeout requirements across grant activities.
• Develop and review WVUS policies, procedures, and systems for regulatory compliance.
• Monitor subgrantee compliance and implement corrective measures for non-compliance.
• Coordinate risk assessments and safeguarding plans with program teams.

Skills

Decision Making

Planning & Organizing

Communication

Teamwork

Negotiation Skills

Attention to Detail

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

World Vision is hiring a Senior Grant and Contract Officer to serve in the Legal and Compliance Division.

At a Glance

Role: Senior Grant and Contract Officer

Reports to: Senior Manager, Grant and Contract Services

Location: Federal Way, WA; Washington, DC; orRemote

Required Experience: Bachelor's degree or equivalent (eight years) work experience. In addition to education or educational equivalent, requires work experience in accounting, business administration, finance, legal, grant, and/or contract fields; 5-8 years. Gateway 2 Grants and TOT certification required within 6 months of hire. Spanish, Portuguese, French and/ or other language capability desired, and might be required for some regional portfolios (e.g., Latin America, West Africa, Southern Africa).

Work Authorization: Must be authorized to work in the U.S.A for any employer.

The Job

The Senior Grant and Contract Officer will manage the full lifecycle of assistance awards, grants and contracts with the U.S. Government, bilateral and multilateral organizations, foundations, corporations, and private entities, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and guidelines. Manage a complex regional portfolio, serve as primary contact and principal advisor to client groups such as the International Programs Group (IPG), Transformational Engagement (TE), and WVUS senior management for all compliance issues related to public and private sector funding. Help carry out our Christian organization’s mission, vision, and strategies. Personify the ministry of World Vision by witnessing to Christ and ministering to others through life, deed, word, and sign.

Responsibilities

• Keep Christ central in individual and corporate life. Actively participate in and contribute to the spiritual disciplines of the organization (Christian conduct, chapel, prayer, worship, devotions, and leadership of devotions); incorporate WV Core Values into decisions within scope of role.
• Compliance Oversight: Act as the primary liaison for acquiring, managing, and ensuring compliance for diverse federal and non-federal grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other funding mechanisms.
• Compose and negotiate various legal documents including teaming agreements, subgrants, amendments, professional service agreements, and nondisclosures.
• Provide critical g uidance to the IPG finance, programs and field offices providing expertise on regulations, compliance, technical support, and grant administration throughout the project’s entire lifecycle.
• Support in monitoring subgrantee compliance and ensuring adherence to agreement terms and conditions. Take the lead in implementing corrective measures for instances on non-compliance.
• Assist with annual single audit and other external and internal audits of grant and department activities. Monitor audit and compliance issues throughout the project lifespan, including certifying and fulfilling all formal closeout requirements and requests from donors.
• Coordinate the development, improvement, and support of WVUS policies, procedures, and systems to ensure WVUS compliance with federal, state, and other governmental policies, procedures, regulations, statutes, as well as other funder requirements for the Legal department.
• Collaborate with IPG programs to develop and review risk mitigation plans, including Risk Assessment and Management plans and Safeguarding plans.
• Lead the grantor notification process regarding allegations and incidents under grant funded projects including the drafting and submission of Mandatory Disclosures and other notifications required by the terms of the award under management.

You Bring These Skills

• Decision-Making: Makes decisions, takes actions or makes commitments, after considering the available courses of action and the needs and values of others.
• Planning and Organizing : Establishes a systematic course of action for self or others to ensure accomplishment of a specific objective. Determines priorities and allocates time and resources effectively.
• Communication: Presents ideas articulately. Uses effective listening skills to promote the free flow of information. Shows consistency between words and actions. Works collaboratively with others to promote consistent communication across the department.
• Teamwork : Promotes and generates cooperation and teamwork among internal and external contacts while working to achieve collective outcomes. Ensures consistent, ongoing communication with others.
• Negotiation Skills: Explores alternatives to reach optimal outcomes that gain acceptance of all parties when parties have divergent goals. Uses appropriate interpersonal styles and methods to gain acceptance of an idea.
• Attention to Detail: Accomplishes tasks thoroughly, showing concern for all the areas involved no matter how small, at the appropriate level for the task

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (eight years) work experience.
• In addition to education or educational equivalent, requires work experience in accounting, business administration, finance, legal, grant, and/or contract fields; 5-8 years.
• Gateway 2 Grants and TOT certification required within 6 months of hire.
• Spanish, Portuguese, French and/ or other language capability desired, and might be required for some regional portfolios (e.g., Latin America, West Africa, Southern Africa).

Salary & Benefits

The posted hiring salary range reflects pay for U.S. locations and is determined using market data and internal compensation guidelines. Actual compensation may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic location, job-related experience, and applicable laws. For information about World Vision U.S' comprehensive benefits package, please visit this link .

About World Vision

We're a global Christian humanitarian organization. We partner with children, families, and their communities to empower them as they reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. For over 75 years, World Vision has followed Jesus' example to show unconditional love to the poor and oppressed. We serve every child regardless of faith.