Overview
The Contracts & Sub-Grants Advisor is a senior technical role that strengthens sub-grant management and contracting within DRC operations worldwide. The position supports DRC’s strategic shift toward localization by ensuring equitable, compliant, and risk-aware contractual frameworks and sub-granting procedures.
Tasks Summary
- Act as global focal point for Sub-Grant Agreement (SGA) templates, ensuring alignment with donor rules, partnership policies and user-friendly guidance.
- Review and advise on country-level requests to deviate from standard SGA templates and support country offices in negotiating complex contractual clauses.
- Provide oversight and support for high-risk or high-value SGAs.
- Refine and implement Pre-Award Letter (PAL) processes and support digitalization of sub-grant workflows.
- Lead HQ-level due diligence review of international NGO partners and maintain the global overview of approved partners and documentation.
- Act as global compliance liaison when external organizations conduct due diligence on DRC.
- Maintain and update due-diligence guidance, contracting instructions and internal resources.
- Lead development and integration of sub-grant management procedures into DRC’s Operations Framework.
- Provide global technical advisory support to country offices on sub-grant management processes and complex contracting issues.
- Develop learning materials and deliver trainings or webinars for the global grants community.
Experience Requirements
- Minimum 5–7 years of relevant experience in grants management, contracting, compliance or legal/regulatory frameworks, including at least 3 years in an advisor or specialist role.
- Strong expertise in partnership contracting and sub-granting with civil society, INGOs, private sector and duty bearers, including tiered approaches and donor compliance.
- Proven experience managing contracts with a variety of actors, including civil society, private sector partners and government/duty bearers.
- Strong negotiation and diplomatic skills.
Qualification Requirements
• Master’s degree in international development, Law, Political Science, Economics or similar
