Grants Manager: Government & Institutional Funding

Grants Manager Role Department

Conservation Landscapes Programme

Part-Time

Experienced

Grants Manager:
Government & Institutional Funding

Conservation

Direct Report:
Director of Conservation

Indirect Report:
Head of Fundraising, Chief Financial Officer

Space for Giants UK Board of Trustees, via the Director of Conservation

Remote, based in South Africa (preferred), with regular virtual collaboration across UK and African country teams; occasional international travel required

Submission of:

• 1. Bamboo Time sheet, to be signed off by Director of Conservation
• 2. Submission of Monthly Workplan documentation

Part-time, fixed-term contract (consultancy or employed contract per local arrangement)

12-month fixed-term contract, renewable subject to funding availability and performance

Space for Giants is an international conservation organization working to protect Africa's landscapes and iconic species, and to support the communities and economies that depend on them. The Grants Manager is responsible for managing Space for Giants UK's full portfolio of government, bilateral, multilateral and institutional grant funding, in support of the organization’s conservation, human-wildlife coexistence, wildlife crime and green economy programmes across Africa.

• Identifying and researching new government, bilateral, multilateral and institutional grant opportunities aligned to Space for Giants' strategic priorities
• Leading the development, drafting, costing and submission of grant proposals, concept notes and budgets, in collaboration with programme and technical teams
• Negotiating grant agreements, memoranda of understanding and sub-award terms with government and institutional donors
• Managing the full grants lifecycle: award set-up, compliance monitoring, financial and narrative reporting, amendments, and close-out
• Maintaining an up-to-date grants pipeline, tracker and income forecast for institutional funding
• Ensuring compliance with donor-specific rules, regulations and reporting formats (for example, requirements typical of FCDO, USAID, EU, GIZ/BMZ, GEF, or Darwin Initiative-type funders
  -to be confirmed against Space for Giants' actual donor base)
• Coordinating with the Finance team to ensure accurate grant budgeting, expenditure tracking and financial reporting to donors
• Supporting donor due diligence exercises, audits and assessments as required
• Building and maintaining strong working relationships with institutional donor programme officers and representatives
• Briefing the Director of Fundraising & Partnerships and CEO on grants pipeline status, risks and upcoming deadlines

• Major individual donor and philanthropic (high-net-worth) fundraising, which is managed by the Philanthropy team
• Corporate partnerships and sponsorship, which is managed by the Partnerships team
• Direct field or programme implementation, which is led by Country Programme teams
• Processing of financial transactions, payments and statutory accounts, which is managed by the Finance team
• Line management of programme delivery staff based in African country offices

Leads the development and submission of grant proposals. Proposals requiring senior management sign-off, including those above the applicable threshold or involving government-to-government agreements, require approval/sign-off from the Director of Conservation, Head of Fundraising, CFO and/or CEO, as applicable.

Prepares and recommends grant budgets. All grant budgets must be reviewed and countersigned by the CFO before submission.

Has full authority for day-to-day donor compliance and reporting. Material compliance breaches, significant risks or audit findings must be escalated to the CFO and Company Secretary.

Provides recommendations but has no authority to sign grant agreements or contracts. All agreements must be signed in accordance with Space for Giants’ signing policy by the Director of Conservation, CFO, CEO or Board Chair, as applicable.

Reviews and recommends sub-grant or partner agreements. Approval is…