Regional Grants Manager

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Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA)

Remote (global)
  • Career category: Fundraising/ Grant management
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: Remote (global)
  • Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
  • Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Not specified
  • Deadline: 21/08/2026
  • Location: Remote (global)
GBV / VAWG Peace and Security Movement building
Background
The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) is a regional feminist network comprising women’s rights organizations and activists working to advance gender equality, women’s rights, peace, security, and social justice across the Greater Horn of Africa. SIHA works in partnership with grassroots organizations, civil society actors, and regional and international stakeholders to strengthen feminist movements, promote women’s leadership, prevent and respond to violence against women and girls, and influence policies and practices that advance the rights of women and girls. 

Summary of the Position
The Regional Grants Manager provides strategic leadership and oversight of SIHA’s regional grants management function, ensuring the effective management of institutional grants and sub-granting portfolios across the Greater Horn of Africa. The position leads the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of SIHA’s grants management systems, policies, and practices to ensure compliance with donor requirements while promoting efficient, transparent, and accountable grant management. Working closely with the Regional Programme Director, Finance, MEL, Compliance, Country Coordinators, and programme teams, the Regional Grants Manager oversees the full grants lifecycle—from proposal development and due diligence through implementation, monitoring, reporting, partner accompaniment, and close-out. The role also leads SIHA’s regional grants team and provides strategic oversight of complex multi-country grant-making initiatives, including large-scale flexible funding and accompaniment mechanisms that strengthen women’s rights organizations, women-led organizations, and feminist movements across the region.

Required Qualifications and Competencies
  1. Master’s degree in international development, Project Management, Business Administration, Finance, Public Administration, Law, Development Studies, or another relevant discipline. 
  2. A minimum of eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience managing institutional grants within civil society, international development, humanitarian, or non-governmental organizations, including at least five (5) years in a senior grants management role. Demonstrated experience managing complex multi-country donor-funded programmes, coordinating large grant portfolios, and overseeing sub-granting mechanisms is essential. 
  3. Demonstrated knowledge of grants management throughout the full grant lifecycle, including proposal development, due diligence, grant-making, partner assessments, contract management, compliance, financial monitoring, donor reporting, audits, risk management, and grant close-out. 
  4. Excellent analytical, organizational, and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple complex grants and competing priorities simultaneously. Strong negotiation, problem-solving, report writing, and communication skills, with demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, coordinate across departments, and build effective partnerships with donors and implementing partners. High attention to detail and the ability to identify and mitigate compliance and operational risks are essential.
  5. Demonstrated integrity, accountability, professionalism, and sound judgment, with the ability to manage confidential information and make objective decisions in complex environments. The successful candidate should possess excellent leadership, relationship management, and mentoring skills, with the ability to foster collaboration, strengthen organizational capacity, and work effectively across multicultural teams while upholding SIHA’s feminist values, commitment to women’s rights, and safeguarding principles. 

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