Grants, Partnerships and Communication Coordinator

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.
This position is open to candidates with existing work authorization in the location where the position is advertised.
Fluency in both English & Spanish required.
Funding until September 30, 2027, potential to extend.
BACKGROUND
Venezuela continues to face a protracted humanitarian crisis. Inside the country, millions of people have limited access to food, health care, safe water and other essential services, and needs are most acute among people on the move and returnees, Indigenous communities, women and girls at risk of gender-based violence, and children at risk of acute malnutrition. In 2026, an earthquake affecting La Guaira, Miranda and Caracas added new humanitarian needs. At the same time, more than 7 million refugees and migrants have left Venezuela, making this one of the largest external displacement crises in the world, with Colombia hosting the largest number of them.
In Colombia, the escalation of the internal armed conflict has deepened humanitarian needs. Disputes between non-state armed groups over territorial control are driving forced displacement, confinement, movement restrictions, the recruitment of children and adolescents, and gender-based violence, particularly in border and Pacific regions such as Norte de Santander and Nariño. The crisis in Catatumbo alone, which began in January 2025, has displaced more than 100,000 people. Mixed migration flows continue in several directions, including Venezuelans in transit and pendular movements across the border, as well as reverse flows of people returning south from Central and North America and returns to Venezuela, which add complexity to the response.
The IRC is addressing these needs through an integrated, population-based response in Colombia and Venezuela, covering health (including sexual and reproductive health and mental health), protection and women’s protection and empowerment, child protection, multipurpose cash and economic recovery, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene, and education. The IRC employs a mixed modality, providing lifesaving services directly and with local partners, and in Venezuela a significant share of funds is channeled through local organizations. Activities are financed by a diverse portfolio of donors, including ECHO, Sida, GFFO, OCHA-managed pooled funds (such as the Venezuela Humanitarian Fund and the Regional Humanitarian Pooled Fund for Latin America and the Caribbean), the Disasters Emergency Committee, UN agencies and private foundations, among others.
Purpose of the role: IRC Colombia and Venezuela is seeking an experienced business development, grants, and partnerships professional for the role of Grants, Partnerships and Communications Coordinator. This role is responsible for leading resource mobilization and the timely production of high-quality funding proposals, modification requests and donor reports; playing a lead role in the full award management cycle, including compliance; facilitating partnership development and management processes; leading the communications strategy that positions the IRC’s work with donors, partners and the public and protects the organization’s reputation; and coordinating grants management-related capacity building efforts among IRC staff and partners. The Grants, and Partnerships Coordinator ensures the quality of and efficient processes for proposal development and grants management, and manages the delivery of the IRC’s partnership ambitions while supporting program coordinators and country leadership to ensure that IRC Colombia and Venezuela lives up to the partnership principles of responsibility, results-oriented approaches, equality, transparency, and complementarity.
The postholder will need to work under tight deadlines and deal with competing and changing priorities. The postholder will need to gather inputs by influencing other functions and roles while submitting quality and timely deliverables, will work with diverse country, region and headquarters-based teams, and will need to ensure adherence to organizational and donor compliance requirements. The position will be based in Bogota with frequent visits to field sites in Colombia and Venezuela.
Scope and authority: The Grants, Partnerships and Communications Coordinator will lead a team of 15 members (both direct and indirect) divided in three sub-teams: grants, partnerships, and communications. The postholder will line manage 6 direct reports.
Key Accountabilities & responsibilities:
Business Development and Resource Mobilization:
Lead the development and annual update of a resource mobilization strategy for IRC Colombia and Venezuela, aligned with the country Strategy Action Plan, with clear targets by donor, sector and geography.
Manage the funding pipeline: investigate and track funding opportunities, maintain an up-to-date pipeline tracker, and regularly report on its status to country leadership.
Lead the Go/No-Go analysis for each opportunity, assessing strategic fit, competitiveness, implementation capacity, risks, cost recovery and compliance requirements, and facilitate timely decisions with country leadership.
Drive donor diversification and positioning beyond traditional institutional donors, including pooled funds (such as the Venezuela Humanitarian Fund and the Regional Humanitarian Pooled Fund), multilateral agencies and development banks, the private sector and foundations, and funding dedicated to localization and to partnerships with local organizations.
Lead program design workshops for new business development opportunities with relevant IRC staff, and partners’ staff where applicable.
Develop, lead, and track proposal development processes, including consortium proposals, directly coordinating and managing the development of proposals and concept notes in collaboration with multiple departments and stakeholders; write sections of proposals and conduct final reviews, editing, and polishing of proposal documents for accuracy and quality control.
Assist in compiling and editing proposal budgets and ensure communication and coordination between all departments (finance, programs, and operations) in drafting of budgets, bringing a strategic and competitive lens to the process.
Grants/Sub-Grants Management:
Ensure that IRC awards and sub-awards in Colombia and Venezuela are well-administered and implemented in compliance with the relevant donor regulations and IRC procedures throughout the full award cycle.
Lead award start-up, including grant summaries and kick-off meetings (pre-award and opening meetings) with programs, finance, operations and partners, so that all teams understand donor requirements from the outset.
Lead the review and negotiation of grant and sub-grant agreements, in coordination with the Awards Management Unit, finance and other relevant departments.
Coordinate award modifications, including cost and no-cost extensions, budget realignments and changes in scope, ensuring timely submission and donor approval.
Take the lead on internal and external reporting in coordination with programs, MEAL, and finance, ensuring high-quality, well-written and timely reports meeting donor and IRC requirements. Maintain close collaboration with all relevant departments in preparation of donor reports.
Maintain award tracking systems, including the grants tracker, reporting and deadline calendars and award dashboards, ensuring that information is accurate and available to budget holders and senior management.
Supervise the GPU in the coordination and facilitation of project cycle meetings.
Lead award close-out processes, ensuring that final reports, financial reconciliation, asset disposition and documentation are completed on time.
Coordinate the preparation for and follow-up of donor audits, verifications and monitoring visits, including the implementation of their recommendations.
Play a significant role in efforts to strengthen and maintain country program project management capacities.
Ensure that sub-grantees are being monitored for donor compliance and progress against objectives, and that key compliance monitoring information and learning are documented.
Assist program technical leads, operations staff, and partners with understanding the reporting and other compliance requirements on their grants and sub-grants.
Proactively identify compliance risks throughout the portfolio and advise programs, operations, finance and senior management on necessary actions.
Partnerships Management:
Play a lead role in stakeholder analysis and potential partner mapping and vetting.
Working closely with other senior staff, play a lead role in ident

Skills
Project Management, Business Development, Negotiation, Quality Control, Documentation