Senior Grants and Compliance Manager
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Job Description
Senior grants manager overseeing ChildSAFE sub-awards, reporting, and compliance systems. Supporting Catholic Relief Services’ global child protection and development programs.
Responsibilities:
- Lead development and implementation of CRS ChildSAFE FAA sub-awards, compliance policies, procedures, and systems
- Establish and maintain standardized grant management frameworks, tools, and protocols
- Ensure alignment with donor regulations, CRS policies, and host governments
- Oversee ChildSAFE grants and FAA management across the global portfolio
- Support agreement development, review, and approval at CRS and sub-recipient levels
- Assess partner capacity and develop action plans to address gaps
- Oversee the full grant lifecycle and operational efficiency at scale
- Develop reporting, tracking, and communications systems for deadlines, milestones, expirations, and donor-approved changes
- Lead reporting frameworks and milestone management
- Provide quality assurance for country and partner reporting and consolidate reports for donors and internal stakeholders
- Provide inputs for budgeting and forecasting to support the Chief of Party
- Identify and mitigate systemic compliance and operational risks across ChildSAFE countries
- Establish compliance monitoring mechanisms and controls and support audit readiness
- Monitor donor regulations, award conditions, consortium agreements, and CRS policies
- Strengthen grants and compliance capacity through tools, guidance, and training
- Promote organizational learning and continuous improvement
- Support institutional strengthening of partners and country programs
- Collaborate with program quality, MEAL, SDP, finance, global supply chain, and global risk and compliance teams
- Supervise staff
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field
- Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible experience in grants management, compliance, or humanitarian operations
- Experience supporting global or multi-country programs
- Experience in complex emergency contexts
- Advanced knowledge of donor regulations and CRS compliance systems
- Strong systems thinking and policy development capabilities
- Strong presentation, facilitation, training, mentoring, and coaching skills
- Ability to think strategically and solve problems collaboratively
- Ability to lead complex global initiatives and influence cross-functional stakeholders
- Knowledge of humanitarian best practices, operational standards, and evolving guidance for emergency field operations
- Fluency in English required
- Must be willing and able to travel up to 20%
- Must be legally able to work where the position is performed
- Must sign and adhere to CRS’ Code of Conduct
- Must clear required pre-employment medical clearance where applicable
Benefits:
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Vision insurance
- Generous retirement savings plan
- Collaborative, mission-driven work culture
- Up to 20% travel opportunity



















