Position Overview

The Grant Manager will be responsible for the full grant management cycle under Component 3, reporting to the Technical Lead. He/She contributes directly to the financial execution, partner coordination, and results monitoring of Component 3.

This includes overseeing calls for proposals, grant contracting, fund disbursement, risk mitigation, compliance with EU regulations, and coordination with partners. The Grant Manager will also support capacity-building efforts for financiers and ecosystem stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities (non-exhaustive)

Grant Management & Financial Compliance

• Lead the operational and administrative management of grants, by ensuring compliance with Expertise France’s internal procedures: call preparation, selection processes, contracting, and closure
• Monitor grant expenditures, ensuring strict alignment with EU eligibility criteria and financial regulations
• Set up an operational and optimised mechanism for the reporting between the CSOs and expertise France, backed by an appropriate monitoring and verification of expenditure
• Guarantee compliance with all contractual and donor obligations throughout the implementation cycle
• Prepare interim and final financial reports for submission to the European Commission, ensuring accuracy and consistency
• Maintain a comprehensive and audit-ready filing system for all financial and contractual documents
• Coordinate with internal legal and financial departments, and liaise with external auditors when required
• Provide a reliability grant financial reporting in line with the department's financial coordination requirements

Partner Support & Risk Mitigation

• Support implementing partners in adhering to EU financial, administrative, and reporting procedures
• Provide training session to the partners on managing the grant contract following the donor's procedures
• Identify potential risks (e.g., ineligible expenditures) and implement appropriate mitigation measures
• Review and validate expenditure reports submitted by grantees and organize financial follow-ups: on-site visits, committees, and feedback loops
• Ensure effective monitoring of the grant execution and timely detection of any procedural deviations
• Promote best practices and ensure alignment across all project stakeholders

Capacity Building & Strategic Coordination

• Deliver tailored trainings and continuous technical assistance to partners on financial compliance and grant management
• Facilitate coordination between project teams - technical, financial, administrative - and ensure coherence of actions under Component 3
• Contribute to the design and implementation of innovative financial instruments (e.g., repayable advances, angel investment schemes)
• Support capacity-building initiatives for local financiers and investors, with particular attention to gender-responsive and environmentally sustainable investment practices
• Participate in the tracking of project results (KPIs, outputs) and support the monitoring & evaluation framework of Component 3