[Hiring] Program Grants Officer @MiracleFeet

Role Description

The Program Grants Officer (PGO) plays a key role in the effective financial, operational, and compliance management of grants awarded to partner organizations. The role supports the full grant lifecycle—from agreement development and budget review to monitoring, reporting, and audit support—while strengthening partner capacity and promoting transparency, accountability, and efficient grant operations.

Working closely with programs and finance teams, the Program Grants Officer ensures grants are implemented in line with organizational policies, donor requirements, and best practices in international development and global health programming.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of Spanish-speaking partners, assuming responsibility for their budget and expense report reviews and capacity building.
• Support the annual partner grant agreement process.
• Update the project management tool, Monday.com, with the most accurate information surrounding grant renewals, amendments, and subaward policy compliance.
• Ensure partner grants follow the protocols in MiracleFeet’s subaward monitoring policy. Document the dates for financial reviews and catalog documentation requirements for the MiracleFeet annual audit.
• Review partner expense reports per the subaward policy and flag inconsistencies. Support partners with training as needed.
• Utilize Salesforce to upload partner budgets and expense reports.
• Conduct annual risk assessment updates based on the MiracleFeet subrecipient monitoring policy.
• Develop strategies for bringing efficiency and transparency to this process.
• Support the finance team with the audit as it relates to partner grants.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with at least 5 years of relevant work experience, ideally in finance, accounting, global health, or international development.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Ability to read, write, and speak fluent Spanish and English; Portuguese language skills would be an added advantage.
• Ability to travel internationally, including to low- and middle-income countries, at least four times per year.
• Must be based in Latin America, with a strong preference for candidates based in one of our partner countries in the region. Please note that this is a remote position and must be based in one of the 38 countries in which MiracleFeet currently operates.

Requirements

• Experience in international subawards/grants management.
• Demonstrated experience in project management, budget development, and financial analysis.
• Excellent analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to synthesize information quickly.
• Excels at operating in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Politically-savvy and culturally competent: skilled in diplomacy and relationship-building, sensitive to cultural norms, ability to work in multi-cultural teams.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing requirements and to work with teams in different time zones.
• Proactive and creative with strong initiative.
• Adept at managing a project from inception to completion.
• An eye for creating efficiencies and meticulous attention to accuracy and detail.
• Familiarity in the use of Salesforce or other cloud-based CRM platform strongly preferred.

Benefits

• Salary commensurate with experience and location.
• MiracleFeet will offer paid time off (including 10 national holidays based on contractor country of residence) as well as travel insurance to global contractors.
• The position is on a contract basis. MiracleFeet will not be offering a US-based employment contract.
• Applicants must already reside in Latin America and have appropriate work permit for their country of residence.
• Please note that MiracleFeet is unable to sponsor employment visas.

To Apply

Please submit your detailed cover letter and resume (in English) here .

Once you submit your application, you should receive a notification confirming your materials were received. If you do not receive this automatic message, please contact [email protected] . We also recommend you add [email protected] to your contact list to ensure delivery of all correspondence from us. Please, no phone calls.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. The anticipated start date for this role is September 2026.

Encouraging Applicants of All Backgrounds

MiracleFeet is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from candidates of all backgrounds. MiracleFeet is committed to equity, inclusion, and safeguarding children. All staff are expected to uphold MiracleFeet’s organizational values and actively contribute to a safe, respectful, and inclusive work environment.

MiracleFeet is proud of our organizational values of collaboration, ambition, integrity, and justice, and expect staff to demonstrate these values in all behaviors and professional interactions. Please watch our mission video: here .

For additional information, refer to our website: www.miraclefeet.org .