Global Awards & Donor Compliance Manager

Global Awards & Donor Compliance Manager at Relief International

We are currently recruiting a Global Awards & Donor Compliance Manager to join our Awards Management team. This is a remote position, open to candidates based in RI countries of operation. At Relief International, we are committed to building a representative, inclusive and authentic workplace. We strongly encourage applications from candidates from minoritized backgrounds those who bring lived experience of the contexts in which we work. We are proud to be a global recruiter, hiring people from around the world. We offer competitive salaries and benefit packages for all staff, that are applied fairly and transparently. This role is classified as requiring standard pre-employment checks.

About Relief International

Relief International is an international non-profit organization that partners with communities impacted by conflict, climate change and disaster to save lives, build greater resilience and promote long-term health and wellbeing. We work in 14 countries across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, providing Health and Nutrition, WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene), Education and Livelihoods programming that creates the foundation for community resilience.

About the Opportunity

The Global Awards and Donor-Compliance Manager (GADCM) is a key position within the AMU Global team, responsible for ensuring the effective management and compliance of awards across RI programs. As the Global Awards & Donor Compliance Manager, you will provide day-to-day support to desk offices, assist in key strategic initiatives, and foster strong stakeholder relationships under the supervision of the Global Award Management Director. You will lead and co-lead award management processes, providing oversight on donor compliance, and supporting high-quality donor reporting and communication initiatives. You will also play a crucial role in capacity building, strategic planning, and ensuring the efficient implementation of award management processes within the Desk.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end awards management: Oversee award negotiation, agreement review, start-up, compliance frameworks, and closeout processes to ensure strategic alignment and risk mitigation across Country Offices and Support office.
• Provide technical authority on compliance and risk: Serve as a key decision-maker in Go/No-Go, portfolio, and closeout reviews, advising on audit readiness, equipment disposition, and high-level compliance risks.
• Drive donor and partner compliance standards: Guide Country Offices and partners on donor regulations, oversee due diligence and sub-awards, and maintain up-to-date donor compliance and partnership modalities.
• Oversee performance, audits, and KPIs: Monitor global Awards Management KPIs/MIs, ensure audit readiness and policy adherence, and surface critical issues and lessons learned to Senior Management.
• Lead systems and data management for awards: Manage NetSuite Awards/Partnership workflows, trackers, and dashboards, ensuring accurate, real-time visibility on awards, modifications, and partnerships.
• Strengthen partnerships and localization efforts: Collaborate on donor localization strategies, support partner selection and monitoring, and champion best practices in partnership management and funding oversight.
• Build global capacity and provide leadership: Design and deliver capacity-building initiatives, coach CO Awards Leads and SMTs, develop global AM/partnership manuals, and act as deputy to the Global Awards Management Director.
• Ensure high-quality reporting and documentation: Maintain organized filing systems, and when requested, review, edit, and submit donor reports and key communications to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance.

About You

You will bring the following experience and skills.

• A Master Degree or qualified by experience
• Significant progressive experience in Awards, Grants, Compliance, and partnership management for an international organization, at manager level
• Knowledge and proven strong experience with US, European, Foundations and other international government donors
• Experience tracking award budgets, ensuring donor compliance and timely, accurate spending
• Proven experience with grants management software/databases
• Strong written and spoken English is essential, and experience in English narrative writing
• Ability to work within a newly established department and multi-location team
• Willing to travel up to 20% internationally
• Strong knowledge about internal controls, fraud, investigations, and safeguarding desirable
• Additional languages such as Arabic or French, would be a bonus

How To Apply

To apply for this post, click on the “Apply” button in the job advert page. You will be asked to upload a CV and Cover Letter. The cover letter should be one page, and explain why you are interested in this post with Relief International and how your skills and experience make you a good fit.

Key skills/competency

• Awards Management
• Donor Compliance
• Grants Management
• International Development
• Risk Mitigation
• Stakeholder Management
• Capacity Building
• NetSuite
• US Government Donors
• EU Donors