Back Regional Award Management Manager

The Opportunity

As a key member of the Regional Programme Operations team, the post-holder will lead the Awards Management (AM) functions and support across the LAC region. This includes,

• playing a key role in driving improvement in award performance;

• providing quality management reporting and input to key decision bodies in the regional and globally; and

• working with the country offices and Centre to identify best practice and strengthen any gaps.

In order to be successful, the candidate should have:

1. Experience with INGOs with increasing responsibilities including proven experience in award or grants management.
2. Knowledge of the requirements of major institutional donors in humanitarian and development contexts including eligibility issues and compliance management.
3. Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in English and Spanish.
4. Good understanding of programme, financial and operational management issues and processes.
5. Experience of capacity building and training delivery through various mechanisms.
6. Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a demanding workload comprised of diverse and challenging tasks and responsibilities
7. Demonstrated capacity to resolve complex issues through trend analysis, problem solving, and obtaining stakeholder buy-in.
8. Highly developed interpersonal and team working skills in intercultural contexts.

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector.

This role could be based in Panamá, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Colombia or Peru.

Teleworking: Please note that due to the Covid-19 pandemic the role will likely begin remotely, and the successful candidate may be required to use their own equipment (laptop) in the initial weeks and have good access to internet. It is possible that tele-working might be the modality on an indefinite basis and SC LAC has many staff who work remotely as a choice.