Grants and Contracts Officer

Application Deadline: 28 February 2025

Department: Operations & Network Support

Location: Remote / Flexible (+/- 6hrs CET)

Description

We’re looking for a diligent and professional Grants and Contracts Officer with a unique combination of skills who wants to play a major role in tackling climate change.

As Grants and Contracts Officer, you will be an integral part of our Global Operations Team, responsible for effectively managing the day-to-day operations of Meliore. In this role, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth administration of grants and contracts, ensuring consistency, compliance, and efficiency throughout their life cycle. You will collaborate closely with diverse operational and programmatic teams across the organisation, acting as a trusted partner in navigating grant and contract matters. Additionally, you will serve as the first point of contact for external stakeholders, fostering strong relationships and ensuring seamless communication. This role will suit a professional who enjoys working in dynamic and collaborative environments. This role reports to the Senior Operations, Grants and Contracts.

If this sounds like you, we’d love for you to apply.

How you’ll contribute

• Performing the initial due diligence checks on new and existing organisations.
• Generating and processing grant and contract requests within our internal grants and contracts management system.
• Supporting the review, negotiation and processing of contracts with suppliers while ensuring alignment with organisational policies.
• Monitoring and following up on the contracting and reporting stages (financial and narrative reporting).
• Monitoring grant and contract closing activities.
• Maintaining a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of grant and contract related activities in your designated portfolio.
• Contributing to process improvements and operational efficiency.
• Performing other administrative tasks related to the grant and contract management process.
• Any other duties to be assigned from time to time

Our ideal candidate has

• Proven work experience in a comparable position within an Operations / Administration / Project Management team (or similar) is required
• Work experience, or transferable skills in grant and contract management
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy, with an ability to spot errors
• Strong administrative and IT skills: familiar with cloud-based collaboration tools, and comfortable working with new software. Grants & contracts management system experience is a plus.
• An ability to manage deadlines and deliver high quality output within ambitious timeframes
• Experience in engaging with various stakeholders with a friendly approach
• Discretion, and the ability to work with sensitive, confidential information
• Fluency in written and spoken English, our working language; additional languages are an asset.
• A genuine interest in the mission of the organisation.
• The disposition to work generously with colleagues in a high-trust global community of peers.
• The versatile and adaptable skills necessary to flourish in a fast-paced and wide-ranging work environment and work across time zones using tools such as Zoom, Slack and email (Google Workspace).
• A commitment to an inclusive and empowering approach to facing climate change.

Why join us?

• Be part of a remote-first, international network of professionals working on climate, energy and nature. We offer coworking access in some locations.
• Work with a bunch of dynamic, culturally diverse individuals who combine their passion to make a difference with a rigorous and results-oriented approach to work.
• Enjoy regular opportunities to connect and collaborate with colleagues around the world.
• A full-time position with a consultant or employment contract (subject to location) for 12 months, with a possible renewal after one year.

Location: flexibly remote.
Some international travel will be required. We may be able to provide co-working spaces in some locations. Only candidates with the right to work in their location will be considered.