[Hiring] Global Awards and Donor Compliance Manager @Relief International

Role Description

We are currently recruiting a Global Awards & Donor Compliance Manager to join our Awards Management team. This is a remote, 12-month position open to candidates based in the following Relief International countries of operation: Kenya, Türkiye, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, and Pakistan.

This role is classified as requiring standard pre-employment checks.

The Global Awards and Donor Compliance Manager is a senior technical leadership role within Relief International's Awards Management Unit, responsible for:

• Strengthening award management, donor compliance, and partnership management across a portfolio of complex humanitarian and development programmes.
• Serving as a key focal point between Relief International's country offices, programme teams, and global support functions.
• Ensuring that donor-funded projects are managed effectively throughout the entire award lifecycle.
• Providing strategic guidance that helps country teams navigate donor requirements while maintaining programme quality and operational effectiveness.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced awards and compliance professional who enjoys solving complex challenges, building organizational capability, and influencing programme performance at a global level.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the management of donor-funded awards and contracts throughout the full award lifecycle.
• Provide strategic guidance on donor compliance requirements, award risks, donor regulations, and organizational policies.
• Participate in Go/No-Go reviews, proposal development processes, and donor agreement reviews.
• Monitor country office performance against awards management standards and KPIs.
• Strengthen donor reporting quality by reviewing reporting frameworks and supporting compliance reviews.
• Provide technical oversight on partnership management processes.
• Support audit readiness, award close-out processes, and implementation of lessons learned.
• Lead the development and delivery of capacity-building initiatives, training, and guidance for Country Office teams.
• Maintain and strengthen awards tracking systems, dashboards, compliance matrices, and knowledge management tools.
• Act as a senior representative for Awards Management, engaging with donors, partners, and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent advanced qualification in a relevant field.
• Minimum seven years' experience in awards management, grants management, donor compliance, and partnership management within an international NGO or similar international organization.
• Strong knowledge of major institutional donors, including US Government donors, European donors, foundations, and other international funding agencies.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex donor-funded portfolios and ensuring compliance throughout the award lifecycle.
• Experience reviewing proposal budgets, donor agreements, reporting requirements, and compliance frameworks.
• Strong understanding of partnership management, due diligence processes, sub-awards, and donor requirements related to localization and partnerships.
• Proven experience using grants management systems, databases, and reporting tools. Experience with NetSuite is highly desirable.
• Excellent English writing, editing, and communication skills.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working in developing countries and knowledge of internal controls, fraud prevention, investigations, and safeguarding principles would be an advantage.
• Arabic or French language skills are also desirable.

How To Apply

To apply for this post, click on the “Apply” button in the job advert page. You will be asked to upload a CV and Cover Letter. The cover letter should be one page and explain why you are interested in this post with Relief International and how your skills and experience make you a good fit.

Closing Date

Monday November 2, 2026.

As a humanitarian organization, Relief International is committed to the safeguarding of all those we come into contact with through our work. We are committed to the core humanitarian principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse. Relief International expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and uphold the values and behaviours outlined in the Code of Conduct.

Recruitment to all roles in Relief International includes a criminal records self-declaration, references, and other pre-employment checks, which may include police and qualifications checks.

Due to the nature of this role, we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and the role might be filled and closed before the closing date. Early applications are encouraged.

If you are shortlisted, salary will be discussed at HR interview stage. If successful, national terms and conditions will apply.