Contract Manager

Purpose

Lead the project management of a portfolio of grants in a geographic sector, acting to connect donors to our field impact and foster relationships with country offices to achieve quality grant implementation.

Key accountabilities include :

• Establishing a platform for enhanced engagement with DFAT, other donors, partner agencies, and other relevant supporters such as corporates and major donors
• Regular monitoring of field programmatic and financial reporting, with accountability for following up to address issues and build capacity as required
• Collaboration with key internal stakeholders including counterpart Grant Managers within Program Management and Portfolio Advisors within Field Engagement for effective grant management and coordinated engagement with National Offices
• Leading or contributing, as required, to the coordination of an aspect of WVA’s overall ANCP Portfolio management
• Timely and quality submission of all internal and external reporting, including Annual Development Plans, performance and financial reporting, ensuring that reports both meet & where possible, exceed supporter expectations & WVA standards
• WVA is professionally represented and demonstrates appropriate leadership and collaboration amongst the network of various partners
• Contribution to the development and refinement of key grant management processes, tools and resources, including, as appropriate, for the ANCP portfolio
• Deliver growth within the portfolio by working with WVA’s Grant Acquisition team to identify and capitalise on growth opportunities within the portfolio

Who we’re looking for

The ideal candidate will have a breadth of capabilities, including great interpersonal skills with the ability to engage with stakeholders and lead through influence and collaboration.

You will also have :

Working for World Vision means you are making the world better

It’s not every day that a job comes along that lets you change the world. Working for World Vision means looking forward to turning up at work because you know you’re about to do something meaningful. It means working with 35,000 staff and 3.3 million supporters in 100 countries who will stop at nothing to help children live better lives. Join a team that is bold and courageous, and where job satisfaction goes beyond financial reward.

The selection process

We embrace diversity, employing people from a variety of cultural and religious backgrounds. We take our Safeguarding responsibilities seriously and we are committed to providing an environment that is safe for children. Our stringent recruitment procedures make sure the safest and most suitable people work with the children in our programs. All successful candidates will undergo all required pre-employment checks which is inclusive of a criminal record check. We provide our staff and volunteers with ongoing supervision, support, and training in their work with vulnerable children and their families.  World Vision Australia participates in the  Inter-Agency Scheme  for the Disclosure of Safeguarding-related Misconduct in Recruitment Process within the Humanitarian and Development Sector.

Who we are

World Vision is a Christian organisation that empowers everyday Australians to create meaningful change for children through relief, development and advocacy work.

We offer great benefits such as salary packaging, flexible working arrangements, free on-site parking and an onsite café for our employees.

For more information on World Vision and the work we do, please visit our website :

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