Rapid Response Grant Associate

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Urgent Action Fund Asia & Pacific (UAF A&P)

Remote (local)
  • Location: Caucasus and Central Asia, East, South and Southeast Asia, West Asia/ Southwest Asia, Pacific
  • Career category: Fundraising/ Grant management
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Humanitarian
  • Experience level: 0-5 years
  • Organisation type: Funds
  • Remote option: Remote (local)
  • Right to work requirements: Not specified
  • Remuneration: USD 23,000 USD-USD 24,000 USD / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Permanent
  • Deadline: 08/01/2024
  • Location: Caucasus and Central Asia, East, South and Southeast Asia, West Asia/ Southwest Asia, Pacific
Movement building
Position Overview

One of UAF A&P’s core programmes is Rapid Response Grant-making (RRG). This unique funding model allows for urgent and timely response (within 72 hours) and a grant approval within ten working days to women and non-binary human rights defenders and their organisations when they face risks and threats due to their advocacy to uphold women’s human rights and human rights in the regions. We are seeking a full-time staff member who will support the Rapid Response Grant Co-Facilitators in grantmaking, as well as the administration and logistics of the RRG programme.

Key Accountabilities

• Manage grants-related communications and maintain a 72-hour response rate for grants-related communications. 
• Process grants, undertake due diligence process, prepare a summary of new applications for Working Group decision, and maintain a 72-hour response rate for pending requests, declines and requests for information. 
 • Collaborate and support the RRG Co-Facilitators and the IT Facilitator in providing technical support to grant applicants, grantees, advisors, and the UAF A&P team, when they access the RRG Database. 
• Coordinate with Grants, Resource Mobilisation, Communications, IT and MEL Team for data collection and analysis generated in the RRG Database to feed into its RRG Learning Question and Hypothesis quarterly. 
• Support the Grants Team in other administrative and logistical tasks needed in the RRG Programme, like rapporteur and organizing logistics for outreach and consultations. 

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