Grants Manager

Location: Kampala Country Field Office, Uganda; based in Kampala

Company

hirify.global is an international humanitarian non-governmental organization supporting people affected by conflict and disaster in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities.

What you will do

• Manage pre- and post-award grant functions, including modifications, amendments, approvals, implementation tracking, and close-out activities.
• Coordinate with program, partnerships, finance, operations, MEAL, regional, and HQ teams on grant delivery and compliance.
• Support proposal development, opportunity reviews, capture planning, proposal timelines, donor templates, and technical comment consolidation.
• Coordinate, write, revise, and disseminate donor reports, including partner reports, while tracking reporting deadlines.
• Maintain grant documentation, trackers, calendars, project cycle records, and electronic files in OTIS and Box.
• Provide compliance training, coordinate donor and partner meetings, address compliance inquiries, and communicate award or regulatory changes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in journalism and communications, international affairs, development, international political economy, social work, or a related field.
• 3–4 years of experience in grants management, proposal or business development, or humanitarian programming.
• Experience with donor compliance regulations for major donors, including USG, ECHO, FCDO, and private foundations.
• Experience in project management, budget management, report review, and report submission.
• Fluency in spoken and written English is critical.
• Strong writing, editing, organizational, analytical, communication, and time-management skills; willingness to travel and work under pressure in an insecure environment.

Nice to have

• Solid understanding of PSEA and GEDI.
• Commitment to women’s rights and humanitarian values, with sensitivity to cultural settings.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within an international humanitarian organization focused on restoring safety, dignity, health, education, and economic wellbeing.
• Collaborate with program, MEAL, finance, operations, partnerships, communications, regional, and HQ teams.
• Operate in a context requiring adaptability to security, cultural, climate, and health conditions.
• Follow professional standards based on integrity, service, equality, accountability, safeguarding, and fiscal integrity.