Grants Manager - Aleppo Syria - SYNAT

General Description of the Programme:

GOAL has been working in Syria since 2013, responding to the acute needs of conflict-affected communities. GOAL is working in Idleb Governate, both through direct implementation and through partners, delivering food, non-food programming to highly vulnerable populations, and provision of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) through support to Water units, as well as emergency support to recently displaced households.

GOAL has been working in North Aleppo Governate since 2019, through direct implementation and through partners, delivering food, non-food programming to highly vulnerable populations, as well as emergency support for recently displaced household.

Job Purpose:

Reporting to the GOAL Syria Grants Coordinator, and working closely with the Senior Grants Coordinator, Director of Program Development & Awards, programmes, systems, finance and other department colleagues, as well as partner organizations, the Grants Manager is responsible for new business development and grant management duties. In terms of new business development, this will include supporting the Senior Grants Coordinator and Grants Coordinator in funding strategy development, donor engagement, and proposal development. In terms of grant management, the Grants Manager will be assigned responsibility for grant management activities for a specific set of grants. This will include coordinating grant management meetings, donor reporting processes and information management. The Grants Manager will also contribute to regular programme review processes.  

Duties, objectives and competencies

New business development

• Working closely with the Senior Grants Coordinator and Grants Coordinator, support the achievement of GOAL Syria funding objectives via the implementation of the GOAL Syria funding strategy.
• Support the development of concepts and proposals, in accordance with GOAL Syria’s processes, which fit within GOAL Syria’s strategic objectives.
• Review GOAL Syria’s partners’ proposals and budgets when requested, providing constructive feedback.

Grant management

• Ensure a comprehensive grant reporting process is in place at the outset of each new grant – including the creation of templates and sharing of requirements, roles, responsibilities and timelines.
• Manage donor reporting processes through the coordination and drafting of high-quality donor reports for the GOAL Syria grant portfolio, ensuring compliance with GOAL and donor requirements and timely submission to donors. Ensure quality standards are met.  
• Ensure grant management meetings are conducted for assigned grants. Contribute to regular project review processes as required. 
• Provide grants related inductions for existing and new GOAL staff.
• Provide updates on the status of all grants under their remit.

External representation and information management

• Distribute and share with relevant staff copies of all grant documentation (grant proposals, reports, budget etc.). Working with colleagues in HQ, ensure comprehensive grant files are maintained up to date and are available for use.
• Respond to ad-hoc requests from GOAL Syria team, GOAL HQ, donors, and other stakeholders for information on the GOAL Syria programme.  
• Attend relevant coordination or donor meetings representing GOAL and providing updates and flagging key issues of concern as requested.

The Grants Manager will be supported in the implementation of some of the duties listed above by the larger Grants team.  Other duties will be assigned by the Grants Coordinator and Senior Grants Coordinator.

Requirements (essential)

• Bachelor’s degree in subject relevant to position (e.g. social science, development studies, information management, project management, etc.);
• At least two years working in the NGO, Humanitarian or similar sector;
• Experience in new business development within the humanitarian / development sector;
• Experience in quality report and proposal writing; excellent writing and editorial skills;
• A solid understanding of all stages of programme cycle management;
• Fluency in English, including strong English writing skills;
• Demonstrable experience of reviewing and editing written communications and documents;
• Ability to analyse information and present it in a donor appropriate manner;
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact well with people;
• Good computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, etc.);
• Proactive, independent, flexible and solutions-focussed;
• Enthusiastic, committed and keen to work hard to achieve the objectives of the programme.

Requirements (desired)

• Experience of working in Syria/for Syria related programmes preferred;
• Experience working in an emergency or development context is highly desirable;
• Experience with, or knowledge of with key Syria donor funding mechanisms such as DoS/BHA, FCDO, ECHO, OCHA SHF/SCHF and others;
• Knowledge of donor compliance advantageous;
• Arabic is an advantage.

Interested? Then apply for this position via clicking on the "apply now" button and fill out the application form. All applicants must send a Cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in English.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

GOAL has the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with GOAL at the same grade level and with similar job descriptions, experience, and educational requirements.

Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

The application deadline is 02 September 2025 however, you are encouraged to apply immediately as we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis, therefore we may withdraw the position before the advertisement’s closing date if a suitable candidate/s is identified.

Please note that GOAL does not charge a fee of any kind or any other financial obligation at any stage of its recruitment process (application, interview, processing, training, induction) or other fees, or request information on applicants’ bank accounts. GOAL does not work with intermediary institutions and individuals or employment agencies during the recruitment process. If any fee or payment is requested from you at the application or any stage of the recruitment process, please do not respond.  

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General terms and conditions

Safeguarding

Children and vulnerable adults a must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.

Accountability within GOAL

Alongside our safeguarding policy, GOAL is an equal opportunities employer and has a set of integrity policies. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability:

• Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, Code of Conduct, health and safety, data protection and confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behavior protocols.
• Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area.
• Report any concerns about inappropriate behavior of a GOAL staff or partner.

This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right to change this document. Any published closing dates are estimated.  Due to the nature of GOAL’s work we aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible.  This means that we will close adverts as soon as we have found the right candidate and this may be before the published closing date.  We would therefore advise interested applicants to submit an application as early as possible.

Thank you.