Grants Manager – Ukraine Response

Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) CORE is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Grants Manager to support Ukrainian refugee response programming as a component of a holistic package of support to refugees.

We require all employees to comply with our Mandatory Vaccination Policy. As a condition of employment individuals will be asked to provide proof of compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the management of donor grants to support CORE’s Ukraine response operations in Poland and in Ukraine (and Romania?)
• Develop a grants management framework for the mission to ensure adherence to reporting and financial deadlines
• Manage relationships with donor focal points and advocate for CORE’s programmatic expansion
• Liaise with CORE HQ on proper grants management procedures and protocols
• Support the development and smooth implementation of a subaward mechanism to provide funding and in-kind resources to CORE’s local partners in Poland and Ukraine (and Romania?)
• Develop and implement accountability measures to ensure local partners’ proper use of CORE funding in cases of remote management and humanitarian access restrictions
• Build relationships and trust with local partners

Qualifications:

• Fluent in English; Ukrainian/Russian/Polish skills a significant advantage
• At least 5 years experience managing grants for an international NGO

CORE responds immediately to fill gaps, mobilize resources, and establish trust and collaboration from within communities to empower them to break perennial cycles of poverty and vulnerability. Therefore, someone with immense agility, lived experience in this work and the region, and who is passionate about a truly community-organized response will fit well on our team.