Grants Consultant - Dongola, Northern State, Sudan

Job Status: Regular – 3 months (89 days)

Job location: Dongola, Northern State, Sudan

Reports to: Country Director (with functional reporting to the Grants Manager at HQ)

ABOUT MEDGLOBAL

MedGlobal is a global humanitarian non-profit organization providing medical and health education services to people in need, including refugees and displaced persons, in disaster and undersexed regions. The organization is composed of medical and public health professionals of diverse backgrounds.

Position Overview

The Grants Officer will play a critical role in ensuring the successful implementation of MedGlobal's programs in Sudan by managing the grants life-cycle, maintaining donor relationships, and securing new funding opportunities. This position will collaborate with field teams, technical leads, and HQ staff to develop high-quality proposals, ensure compliance with donor regulations, and report on program outcomes.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Grant Management

• Oversee the lifecycle of grants, from award to close-out, ensuring compliance with donor guidelines and MedGlobal policies.
• Maintain a comprehensive grants tracker to monitor key deadlines, deliverable, and reporting requirements.
• Coordinate with program teams to ensure proper implementation and documentation of grant activities.

Proposal Development

• Lead the preparation of grant proposals, concept notes, and budgets in collaboration with technical leads and HQ staff.
• Conduct needs assessments and research to inform proposal development.
• Align proposals with MedGlobal’s mission, donor priorities, and program goals.

Donor Relations

• Serve as the primary point of contact for donors, maintaining strong relationships and open communication.
• Provide regular updates to donors on project progress and respond promptly to their inquiries or requests.
• Support the Country Director in building partnerships with local and international stakeholders.

Reporting and Compliance

• Prepare and submit timely and accurate donor reports, including financial and narrative components.
• Work with the finance and program teams to ensure expenditures align with approved budgets.
• Monitor grant compliance and provide guidance to field teams to mitigate risks.

Capacity Building

• Train and support field teams on donor compliance, reporting requirements, and proposal development.
• Foster a culture of learning and knowledge-sharing across teams to improve grant management processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in international development, Public Health, Business Administration, or a related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in grant management, proposal development, or a related role within the humanitarian or development sector.
• Proven track record of securing funding from institutional donors (e.g., USAID, EU, UN agencies) and foundations.
• Strong knowledge of donor regulations and grant compliance (e.g., USAID, ECHO, UN agencies).
• Excellent writing and communication skills, with the ability to produce high-quality proposals and reports.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and project management tools.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Fluency in English and Arabic is required.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in multicultural and remote team settings.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Commitment to MedGlobal’s mission and humanitarian principles.

CODE OF CONDUCT

MedGlobal Code of Conduct reflects the profession’s core set of beliefs and values of care, respect, trust, and integrity. These beliefs and values are fundamental to MedGlobal employees, volunteers, interns, consultants, officers’ coordinators, and directors to guide their practice and conduct.

The Code is organized into categories, as follows:

1.      Always act with fairness, honesty, integrity, and openness; respect the opinions of others and treat all with equality and dignity without regard to gender, race, color, creed, ancestry, place of origin, political beliefs, religion, marital status, disability, age, or sexual orientation.

2.      Provide a positive and valued experience for those receiving service within and outside MedGlobal.

CHILD PROTECTION POLICY

Child abuse in all forms is unacceptable to MedGlobal, which recognizes its responsibility to protect children from harm in all areas of its work.

MedGlobal is committed to ensuring a child-safe environment and is applying a zero-tolerance approach towards any kind of child abuse and exploitation.

DISCRIMINATION, ABUSE AND HARASSMENT POLICY

MedGlobal provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and expressly prohibits and will not tolerate any form of discrimination, abuse, harassment (sexual or otherwise), based upon race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, citizenship status, disability, or military status. MedGlobal employees and related personnel must under no circumstances take part in any form of discrimination, harassment, or abuse (physical, sexual or verbal), intimidation or exploitation, or in any other way infringe the rights of others inside or outside the organization.