Grants Manager

Role Overview

• Space for Giants is an international conservation organization working to protect Africa's landscapes and iconic species, and to support the communities and economies that depend on them.
• The Grants Manager is responsible for managing Space for Giants UK's full portfolio of government, bilateral, multilateral and institutional grant funding, in support of the organization's conservation, human-wildlife coexistence, wildlife crime and green economy programmes across Africa.
• Working closely with the Director of Conservation and Head of Fundraising & Partnerships, Country Directors, programme teams and Finance, the post-holder leads on donor prospecting, proposal development, grant negotiation, award management, compliance and reporting for all government and institutional income.
• The role is offered on a part-time, fixed-term contract basis and may be based remotely from South Africa or Kenya , reflecting Space for Giants' distributed, Africa-facing team structure and the benefit of proximity to regional programme teams and time zones.

Scope of the Role

In Scope

• Identifying and researching new government, bilateral, multilateral and institutional grant opportunities aligned to Space for Giants' strategic priorities
• Leading the development, drafting, costing and submission of grant proposals, concept notes and budgets, in collaboration with programme and technical teams
• Negotiating grant agreements, memoranda of understanding and sub-award terms with government and institutional donors
• Managing the full grants lifecycle: award set-up, compliance monitoring, financial and narrative reporting, amendments, and close-out
• Maintaining an up-to-date grants pipeline, tracker and income forecast for institutional funding
• Ensuring compliance with donor-specific rules, regulations and reporting formats (for example, requirements typical of FCDO, USAID, EU, GIZ/BMZ, GEF, or Darwin Initiative-type funders -to be confirmed against Space for Giants' actual donor base)
• Coordinating with the Finance team to ensure accurate grant budgeting, expenditure tracking and financial reporting to donors
• Supporting donor due diligence exercises, audits and assessments as required
• Building and maintaining strong working relationships with institutional donor programme officers and representatives
• Briefing the Director of Fundraising & Partnerships and CEO on grants pipeline status, risks and upcoming deadlines

Out of Scope / Boundaries

• Major individual donor and philanthropic (high-net-worth) fundraising, which is managed by the Philanthropy team
• Corporate partnerships and sponsorship, which are managed by the Partnerships team
• Direct field or programme implementation, which is led by Country Programme teams
• Processing of financial transactions, payments and statutory accounts, which is managed by the Finance team
• Line management of programme delivery staff based in African country offices