Grants Manager (Fixed-Term)

Job Description

Duration: 6 months

Contract: Fixed-term contract

Deadline: 11/3/2025

Location: VEN-Caracas

PUI has been addressing humanitarian needs in Venezuela since 2019. The organization is framing its intervention through an integrated health, nutrition, MHPSS, protection and WaSH approach. PUI coordinates its programs within the humanitarian cluster system, establishing multi-sectoral partnerships with both national and international NGOs. Projects are implemented in highly populated urban vulnerable areas as well as in hard-to-reach rural and indigenous communities, supporting both fixed and mobile health clinics. The mission is growing, differentiating its donor portfolio, sectors of intervention and areas of implementation, focusing on increasing the quality of its programming.

As Grants Manager, you will provide key support in the development of concept notes, proposals, reports, and other documents relevant to the programs. You will be mission focal point for all matter related to donor’s contract, compliance, guidelines and reports regularly to HQ Program Officer or HQ Grants Officer.

For this purpose, you will be responsible for :

• Award management : You will ensure the proper understanding, archiving, follow up, internal communication about mission signed award, contract and their amendment in close collaboration with program teams and HQ. You will also assist the DHoMP and Field Coordinators in the follow-up of program’s activities and contract implementation, and support technical coordinators and operations’ teams in the bases in the tracking, collection and compilation of information relative to program operational progress.
• Reporting Management : You will ensure the timely and qualitative production of all communication materials, internal and external reports, concept note, and proposals package including annexes. You will also support the MEAL unit in the collection and analysis of project’s data, ensure the production of comprehensive documents and reports for internal (PMT or AFU) and external diffusion (ITT, reports, etc.), develop and update SOPs for program development and reporting in coordination with the Deputy Head of Mission for Program and relevant Technical Coordinators.
• Donor & Fundraising strategy : You will coordinate and act as the focal point for the design and implementation of a donor & fundraising strategy, including Follows-up and ensure an updated mapping of existent and potential local partners, donors, consortium opportunities.
• Communication : You will coordinate and act as the focal point for the design and implementation of a communication strategy, including definition of targets and expected outcome as well as the development of quality communication channels and products, internal communication with HQ and external communication (requests for interviews, visibility products, etc.).
• Capacity building : You will supervise and aim at building the writing reporting and analysis capacities of the Grants Officer.

The challenges that await you :

• Ensuring program quality throughout the mission
• Continuous capacity-building and mentorship on project cycle management
• Partnerships and donors’ engagement
• research for new opportunities - new field opening

What you will need to succeed

• Training: You hold a Master’s degree in project management, political sciences, international development, humanitarian studies, public administration, social science or any other relevant areas, or an equivalent professional experience.
• Experience: You are strengthened by minimum 2 years of experience in a similar role and/or areas of program development, project management, donor reporting or grant compliance for an international NGO. You also have an experience in creating communication products (articles, success stories, etc). All the better if you have a past work experience in conflict zones or security volatiles contexts, or a past work experience and/or knowledge of donor compliance requirements (ECHO, BHA, SIDA, GAC, WFP). You already worked with Première Urgence Internationale? It would be a definite asset!
• Skills: You have strong writing skills, pay attention to details and to the quality of produced materials, and have strong planning and anticipation skills. You also master basic software tools, database management software, statistical packages and GIS.
• Qualities: You have a proven capacity for analysing and synthetizing comprehensive information and technical data, and an ability to write and edit reports under deadline pressure. You are able to guarantee effective and timely outputs, and have strong presentation and communication skills for public presentations and communication materials. You have an ability to work on your own initiative and collaboratively as part of a diverse team, and manage a varied workload. You are self-motivated, flexible and adaptable to the needs of the team and organization. You have a proven management ability and inter-personal skills, and a strong commitment to support and develop the capacity of the staff. You are able to manage conflicting priorities in personal workload, and have problem solving and leadership skills.
• Languages: You speak Spanish and English, and have a strong command in writing and editing documents in Spanish, English. If you speak another language such as French, it would be a definite asset.

PUI will offer you

• Status : Employee with a Fixed-Term Contract
• Monthly Gross Income : 2,190.00 - 2,420.00 EUR depending on your experience in International Solidarity + 50€ per semester of seniority with PUI
• Insurance including medical coverage and complementary healthcare, 24/24 assistance and repatriation
• Housing in collective accomodation
• Daily Living Expenses (“Per Diem”)
• Break Policy : 5 working days at 3 and 9 months + break allowance
• Paid Leaves Policy : 5 weeks of paid leaves per year + return ticket every 6 months

PUI is committed to preventing all forms of inappropriate behavior in the workplace, including harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity, and financial misconduct, while promoting the well-being of children and adults with whom PUI interacts. PUI expects all employees to perform their tasks and professional responsibilities in accordance with the PUI Ethical Framework.

PUI expects all employees to fulfill their professional duties and responsibilities in accordance with PUI’s Ethical Framework. All employees will receive appropriate training and commit to promoting, disseminating, and upholding the principles set forth in its Ethical Charter.

The holder of this position may potentially have access to personal data concerning children and vulnerable adults as part of their work (Category 2 in the safe recruitment risk classification). Consequently, all recruitments will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate background checks, which include criminal record and counter-terrorism financing checks.

Première Urgence Internationale considers the diversity of nationalities, genders, beliefs, backgrounds, and statuses within its Human Resources as a major asset for its humanitarian work. The organization is therefore committed to strictly upholding the principle of non-discrimination throughout its recruitment process.

We are dedicated to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization and strongly encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Please note that Première Urgence Internationale will under no circumstances request any financial contribution for administrative fees related to recruitment. Any information suggesting otherwise is fraudulent and should be disregarded.

Deadline for Applications: November 3, 2025

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