Awards & Partnerships Manager at Save the Children International

Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

17 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

19 Mar, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Award Management, Donor Compliance, Reporting Coordination, Accountability, Risk Mitigation, Consortium Management, Contract Management, Compliance Assurance, Capacity Building, Negotiation, Diplomacy, Policy Development, Analytical Skills, Team Management, Facilitation, Documentation

Industry

Non-profit Organizations

Description

TITLE: Awards & Partnerships Manager – South Sudan Cash Consortium TEAM/PROGRAMME: Consortium Management Unit (CMU) LOCATION: Juba, South Sudan (periodic travel to the areas of implementation) GRADE: 2 CONTRACT LENGTH: 1 year CHILD SAFEGUARDING: (3) Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff. ROLE PURPOSE: The South Sudan Cash Consortium is a multi-partner coordination and delivery platform implementing harmonised Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance (MPCA) and voucher programming across multiple states. The consortium operates under a shared governance structure with a Steering Committee and a Consortium Management Unit (CMU) responsible for coordination, compliance, risk oversight, and donor engagement. The Awards, Reporting, Accountability & Compliance Manager ensures that the consortium: * Delivers high-quality, timely donor reporting * Complies with all award conditions and regulatory requirements * Maintains strong accountability mechanisms to affected populations * Reduces programmatic and reputational risks * Operates within agreed governance and contractual frameworks This role is responsible for award lifecycle management, compliance assurance, reporting coordination, accountability integration, and risk mitigation at consortium level. SCOPE OF ROLE: Reports to: Consortium Director Functional Linkages: Steering Committee, Partner Program & MEAL Leads, Finance Manager, SCI Awards Unit, SC Member focal point KEY Responsibilities: Award Management & Donor Compliance * Lead award management processes from signature to close-out * Lead awards kick-off meetings, awards review meetings and awards closeout meetings * Led/facilitate member regular catch-up calls and follow up actions from the call * Track compliance with contractual obligations, indicators, and reporting schedules * Maintain consortium award tracker (deliverables, deadlines, modifications) * Review partner sub-grant agreements for compliance alignment * Coordinate contract amendments and no-cost extensions * Ensure alignment with donors General Conditions and eligibility rules Donor Reporting * Lead development and compilation of monthly, interim, and final narrative reports * Ensure reporting aligns with logframe, indicators, and gender marker language * Coordinate inputs from program, MEAL, and finance teams * Conduct quality assurance review of partner contributions * Ensure strong articulation of outcomes, market functionality, and cash utilisation data * Maintain reporting calendar and compliance tracker Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) * Ensure consortium-wide harmonised accountability framework * Oversee complaints & feedback mechanisms across partners * Ensure safe, confidential, and accessible reporting channels * Monitor trends in feedback and ensure corrective actions * Ensure safeguarding and protection mainstreaming within cash systems * Integrate accountability findings into reporting and decision-making Compliance & Risk Oversight * Maintain consortium compliance risk register * Identify programmatic, reputational, and compliance risks * Monitor adherence to targeting SOPs and verification processes * Ensure documentation standards are maintained across partners * Support internal audits and donor verification missions * Lead compliance spot checks and documentation reviews Governance & Coordination * Lead communication with member on all issues from partners/CMU * Provide compliance updates to CMU * Support Technical Working Group alignment * Ensure harmonised SOPs across partners * Support proposal development and revisions * Ensure consistency between narrative, financial, and MEAL reporting Systems Integration & Documentation * Ensure documentation standards align with consortium MIS (RedRose, CommCare, …etc.) * Maintain centralised award and reporting archive; ensure project related documents at each level are documented centrally in AMS. * Ensure distribution data aligns with narrative reporting * Develop compliance dashboards and trackers Training and Capacity Building: Design and implement structured capacity-building initiatives across partners: * Conduct training on donor compliance requirements (ECHO and others) * Deliver reporting and documentation standards training * Provide guidance on award management best practices * Develop award management SOPs and guidance notes * Support new partner onboarding to consortium standards * Mentor partner focal points in awards and compliance * Promote a culture of compliance and accountability BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice) Accountability: * holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values * holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved. Ambition: * sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same * widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others * future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale. Collaboration: * builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters * values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength * approachable, good listener, easy to talk to. Creativity: * develops and encourages new and innovative solutions * willing to take disciplined risks. Integrity: * honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity QUALIFICATIONS * Degree in International Development, Law, Business Administration, Public Administration, or related field EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS Essential * Minimum 5 years relevant working experience, preferably with International NGOs, with Strong knowledge of ECHO funded awards. * Experience within consortium or multi-partner governance structures * Experience in managing partnerships * Self-motivated with demonstrated ability to generate narrative reports and meet set deadlines and with good integrity. * Team player with good interpersonal/communication, documentation, and facilitation skills and the ability to work under minimum supervision. Computer literary and fluency in English are a must. * Ability to maintain personal professional development and competencies on accountability, compliance, and reporting issues. * Strategic management and people management skills – team building and delegation. * Strong negotiation, diplomacy and Confidentiality * Computer literacy skills – MS office applications, word, excel, powerpoint, spread sheets. * Good Policy Development and analytical skills * Ability and willingness to undertake periodic field travel to up-country and in insecure areas. Desireable * Prior experience managing multi-partner and multi-donor awards Additional job responsibilities The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience. Equal Opportunities The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures. Child Safeguarding: We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Health and Safety The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures. JD written by: Date JD agreed by: Date: Updated By: Date: Evaluated: Date: Save the children India employ approximately 300 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030: * No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday * All children learn from a quality basic education and that, * Violence against children is no longer tolerated We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Responsibilities

This role is responsible for leading award lifecycle management, ensuring compliance with all award conditions, coordinating high-quality donor reporting, and integrating accountability mechanisms across the South Sudan Cash Consortium. Key duties include managing compliance risk, overseeing partner sub-grant agreements, and leading capacity-building initiatives for partners.