Overview
The Senior Advisor, GAC Framework Manager is responsible for relationship management and engagement between IRC and Global Affairs Canada (GAC), including coordination and management of a new IRC’s-GAC three year humanitarian framework agreement (CFA). As the Project Lead for the framework agreement, the Senior Advisor will work closely with regional and technical teams and with implementing country programs to ensure effective award management of this important program.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversight and overall management of the GAC Canada Framework Agreement (CFA)
- Manage and cultivate professional relationships with GAC
- Lead on contract negotiations with the donor on new agreements or agreement amendments
- Coordinate the annual funding allocation process
- Prepare and consolidate budgets, coordinate internal reviews, and approvals before submission
- Lead on supporting any issues related to CFA project implementation and management of the GAC global portfolio
- Maintain continuous monitoring of performance and expenditure of the CFA portfolio
- Ensure high quality, compliant and timely delivery of contractual requirements
- Develop internal processes and guidance documents and provide relevant and timely advice
- Provide guidance and advice on standard donor compliance rules and regulations
- Develop and maintain internal systems for data management
- Carry out regular lessons learned exercises to improve CFA processes and contribute to organization wide learning initiatives
- Lead development and implementation of the GAC Multi-Year Donor Engagement Strategy
- Support of the Director of Canada to feed into an IRC Canada’s whole-of-Canada institutional engagement strategy
- Represent the IRC at donor meetings and conferences
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of donor strategies relevant to IRC’s work
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of IRC’s position on GAC
- Support the development and maintenance of tools and resources that improve donor engagement and relationship building across the organization
- Contribute to AMU/Unit workplan and delivery of specific projects
- Contribute to the overall strategic relationship led by the Director for IRC Canada
- Promote and facilitate cross department collaboration
- Play an active role in the global IRC network as required
- Other duties as assigned
Required Experience
- Solid understanding and experience of Global Affairs Canada
- Experience of other more governmental humanitarian and development donors and their requirements
- Demonstrated experience in building and cultivating relationships with institutional donors
- Substantial proposal writing and portfolio management experience
- Experience in developing, negotiating or managing framework proposals / or multi-region / consortia proposals for development and humanitarian donors
- Strong experience in quality assurance, writing, reviewing and editing narrative and financial reports with excellent attention to detail
- Experience in developing countries, preferably in the context of an NGO or International Organisation (UN, NGO, or major donor or similar)
- Experience of working in a complex organisation, with multi-tier reporting relationships
