Grants and Contracts Specialist, Europe

Location: Berlin, Germany (Hybrid); able to work from ICCT's EU office in Berlin

Company

hirify.global is an international organization focused on clean transportation and climate-related work.

What you will do

• Manage the complete post-award lifecycle for grants administered through the EU office, including setup, deliverables, reporting, regranting, subcontracting, and closeout.
• Track budgets, expenditures, variances, financial reports, and multi-currency grant activity.
• Monitor funder and organizational compliance, identify risks, support audits, and maintain due diligence documentation.
• Coordinate funder communication, progress updates, reporting content, amendments, extensions, and payment schedules.
• Lead regranting and subgranting coordination for partners across Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
• Maintain grant records in Salesforce and other systems, improve procedures, and deliver grants and contracts training across offices.

Requirements

• 5–7+ years of grants management experience, including post-award compliance, reporting, and lifecycle management.
• Experience with international subgranting or regranting, due diligence, compliance oversight, and partner disbursements.
• Working knowledge of UK/EU GDPR, sanctions and restricted-party screening, lobbying or transparency registration, and nonprofit compliance.
• Strong financial skills covering budget monitoring, expenditure tracking, financial reporting, and multi-currency management.
• Proficiency in Salesforce, Asana, and Microsoft Office Suite; familiarity with Adaptive or another financial management system.
• Fluency in English is required; the role requires working from the Berlin EU office and coordinating with a Washington, DC-based manager.

Nice to have

• Experience with CIFF, ECF, European or UK-administered funders, grantee portals, and deliverable-linked reporting.
• Prior supervision, mentoring, or professional development experience.
• German or other language skills.
• Master's degree, GPC, CGMS, or equivalent credentials.
• Experience in international NGOs, philanthropy, or the climate and environmental sector.

Culture & Benefits

• Work across multicultural, multi-office teams and international time zones.
• Collaborate with EU-based program, finance, and legal contacts and the global Grants and Contracts team.
• Support capacity building and process alignment across ICCT offices.
• Contribute to work involving clean transportation, climate, and environmental programs.