
Grant and Knowledge Management Specialist
Pay and conditions
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Job Description
Supports UNFPA’s Humanitarian Response Division in Geneva to strengthen grant management, donor reporting and knowledge management for emergency operations. The specialist coordinates multi-country proposal development and grants; compiles quarterly, biannual and annual donor reports; monitors compliance; supports donor engagement; establishes knowledge-management priorities and repositories;.
Key Details
Department
Humanitarian Response Division External Relations Unit
Position Details
Experience level
Mid
Minimum experience
5 years
Arrangement
Onsite
Minimum education
Postgraduate degree
Job Areas
Language Requirements
Required
English
Preferred
Another official language
Summary of Responsibilities
- Coordinate donor proposal development for new and ongoing multi-country grants
- Compile quarterly biannual and annual donor reports for Humanitarian Response Division grants
- Monitor grant and reporting compliance requirements
- Finalize reports for timely donor submission
- Coordinate multi-unit grants for effective implementation
- Support donor engagement and communications
- Develop humanitarian knowledge-management priorities and repositories
- Capture good practices and disseminate knowledge products
- Build partnerships with think tanks academia policy institutes and knowledge-management networks
Role Requirements
- Advanced degree in public health medicine sociology demography gender economics international relations international development public administration marketing management or related field
- Five years of grant-management experience in sexual and reproductive health gender and population and development including three international years
- Knowledge-management and research experience
- English fluency
Desired Criteria
- UN system or international-development-organization programme or technical-assistance experience
- Other UN language
Skills
Source & verification
IGO Jobs sourced this vacancy from UNFPA Careers, on 3 Sep 2026.