Based in Nairobi, the Grants and Partnership Assistant will be a key member of IRC Kenya’s Grants Unit and will report to the Grants and Partnership Manager. This position does not currently have supervisory responsibility. Occasional travel to field sites and refugee camps may be required.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Contribute towards identification of local partners/organizations, and maintain clear, accessible documentation of identified organizations.
• Support in the partner vetting process through implementation of PEERs framework including carrying out partner capacity review, partner identity and background checks.
• Contribute towards drafting of agreement, populating monitoring and reporting schedule and review of partner proposal, budget and workplans documents.
• Collaborating closely with HQ for approvals and/or review of documents and agreements through the IRC grants management system (OTIS).

Qualification & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant course.
• At least two years’ experience working in grants within the humanitarian sector.
• Familiar with program design, budgeting, grants, and report writing.
• Demonstrated strong writing and revision skills in English (both in terms of content structuring and copy-editing).
• Demonstrated strong digital literacy in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel), Outlook, Internet (browsers and Skype), PDF manipulation.
• Highly organized and thorough.