Senior Grants and Partnership Coordinator

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the worlds worst humanitarian crises helping to restore health safety education economic wellbeing and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein the IRC is one of the worlds largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO) at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety dignity and hope to millions. If youre a solutions-driven passionate change-maker come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

Background/IRC Summary:

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to humanitarian crises worldwide helping people affected by conflict and disaster restore their health safety education livelihoods and dignity. Founded in 1933 at Albert Einsteins request the IRC operates in over 40 countries and 26 U.S. cities.

Thailand hosts more than 90000 verified refugees in nine camps along the Thai-Myanmar border one of the worlds longest-running refugee situations. Recent policies allowing refugees to work legally present important opportunities for self-reliance and social cohesion but require continued advocacy technical support and coordination. At the same time maintaining essential services particularly health care remains critical as the government advances the transition of camp services. Since 1975 the IRC has worked closely with the Royal Thai Government to support refugees and currently facilitate the implementation of legal work opportunities and strengthen the transition of health services within the camps

Job Overview/Summary:

The IRC Thailand country program currently manages a large portfolio of humanitarian assistance programming in the sectors of health environmental health protection and empowerment emergency response and advocacy for displaced persons from Myanmar in Thailand.

IRC Thailands Senior Grants and Partnerships Coordinator (SGPC) is responsible for the oversight and management of the Country Programs Grants and Partnerships. The SGPC reports directly to the Deputy Director of Programs (DDP) and provides strategic guidance and support to the country office on issues of program development grants/sub-grants management and compliance and donor relations. S/he facilitates proposal development processes and supports a variety of aspects of project cycle management including reporting grant and sub-grant monitoring and modifications and grant closing.

Key relationships are with the Deputy Director Finance department and sector leads in-country IRCs Awards Management Unit (AMU) especially the Asia Regional Program and Awards Support (PAS) team donors and partner organizations.

Major Responsibilities:

Program Development

• Coordinate proposal development processes in close collaboration with the DDP sector leads and the finance team to ensure smooth and timely proposal development and submission in line with IRC and donor requirements.
• Monitor major donor trends and funding opportunities through regular research and monitoring of information on relevant websites and/or other sources;
• Responsible for updating business development plans for IRC Thailand in close collaboration with the CD DDP and sector leads;
• Ensure proposals are tracked with standard IRC tracking tools (e.g. FM01 OTIS internal tracker).

Grants Management and Compliance

• Provide technical guidance on IRC and donor (US government grants DFAT EU FCDO SIDA and ECHO) regulations to ensure compliance within operations program implementation and reporting. Raise compliance issues proactively with program staff and the DDP DDHR operations and finance leads.
• Responsible for updating and timely dissemination of funding and donor reporting grid/schedule to relevant staff. Ensure the submission of timely and high-quality report to donors.
• Keep senior management informed of any projected inabilities to meet contractual obligations report submission and of spend rates/significant budget variances.
• Coordinate regular project cycle meetings and follow up with different departments (Programs Finance Supply Chain etc.) on action points and pending issues to ensure proper grant management.
• Manage and/or support all agreement reviews revisions amendments and budget realignments including relevant approvals.
• Support the partnership team in sub-granting/partnership processes in support of IRC Myanmars partnership initiatives. This includes oversight of and guidance on streamlining sub-granting/partnership contracts and tools staying up to date on IRC rules and guidelines related to grants management and sub-granting and ensuring other relevant staff understand and can effectively use/support related tools and processes.

Grants and Partnerships Management

• Supervise Grants team and Partnerships Coordinator ensuring quality outputs and supporting/facilitating their work through joint workflow planning communication with key working relationships and identification of special/complex issues requiring special attention/support.
• Supervise and coordinate sub-granting/partnership processes in support of IRC Thailands partnership ambition. This includes oversight of and guidance on streamlining sub-grant/partnership tools and processes staying up to date on IRC rules and guidelines related to sub-granting and ensuring other relevant staff understand and can effectively use/support related tools and processes.
• Oversee partnerships staff to ensure that IRC partners projects are tracked and monitored key monitoring information and learning are documented and updates on partners/sub-grants are communicated in a timely and professional manner to appropriate stakeholders.
• Take forward initiatives to enhance local consultation with senior management and program staff lead and support the Partnerships coordinator to further develop local partner capacity development approaches and processes.

Team Management

• Review key project reports prepared by Partnerships Coordinator/Managers Grants Managers/ provide guidance and on-job capacity strengthening as needed.
• Ensure strategic action plan commitments and milestones owned by and/or relating to the grants team as key contributors are delivered/supported.
• Supervise Grants staff and liaise closely with the Partnership Coordinator in management of sub-grants ensuring quality outputs and supporting/facilitating their work through joint workflow planning communication with key working relationships and identification of special/complex issues requiring special attention/support.

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to: Deputy Director Programs

Position directly supervises partnership Coordinator Grants Manager.

Indirect Reporting: Country Director

Other Internal and/or external contacts: This position works very closely with programs operations finance HR and M&E units as its develop proposals reports and manages the grants trough out the cycles of project implementation. Also the position needs to deal /communicate with donors and government stakeholders as necessary for business development and advocacy purposes

Internal: Sector leads Consortium Coordinator DHR operations and finance leads

External: INGOs Donors and Government stakeholders

Job Requirements:

Education: Relevant degree (Bachelors) in development studies social sciences or other relevant fields

Work Experience:

• Experience with US government grants DFAT ECHO EU FCDO UNHCR and private funding sources

• At least five years of similar work experience preferably with peer NGOs which would represent role at the crux between country level implementation and HQ/donors with regard to Grants management and proposal development. This similar work will also demonstrate experience in proposal development preparation of logical frameworks budgets and grant management
• At least two years experience in sector of international humanitarian/emergency or developmental contexts with multiple sectors

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

• Excellent diplomacy skills patience and clear communication skills
• Experience with hands on field level/ direct program management is a plus (contributing to knowledge of each function of project cycle)
• Ability to independently organize work and prioritize tasks and ability to work under pressure managing multiple tasks and deadlines concurrently
• Team leadership supervisory experience with focus on staff development promoting opportunity for talented team members
• Ability to be flexible and work in a fast-paced environment deadline
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment among program technical and administrative team members
• Enthusiasm and willingness to advance the IRCs mission in Thailand and promote viable futures for displaced and conflict-affected populations
• Ability to travel on short notice
• Excellent written and oral communication skills strong interpersonal skills
• Proficient in MS Office MS Word MS Excel and MS PowerPoint

Working Environment: The position is based preferably on Mae Sot or possible in the IRC office in Bangkok with regular travel to the project areas as required.

Standard of Professional Conduct: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity Service Accountability and accordance with these values the IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding (including PSEAH Adult Safeguarding and Child Safeguarding) Anti Workplace Harassment Fiscal Integrity and Anti-Retaliation.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: 7 Aug 2026

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

All International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. Our Standards are Integrity Service Equality and accordance with these values the IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding Conflicts of Interest Fiscal Integrity and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation. IRC is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe and to take all necessary actions and corrective measures when harm occurs. IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection power sharing debate and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.

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