Grants Associate

Administers the regional grant facility for climate-adaptation innovation across four Western Balkan countries, coordinating application screening, agreements, disbursement tracking, safeguards, monitoring and donor reporting. The role guides national teams and grantees while maintaining auditable records and portfolio analysis.

Department: Regional Project Management Unit

• Screen grant applications for eligibility, compliance and long-listing
• Coordinate technical evaluation, scoring and selection dossiers
• Complete due diligence and maintain auditable evaluation records
• Prepare grant agreements and assure compliance with UNDP modalities
• Track agreements, disbursements, milestones and reporting deadlines in a regional database
• Consolidate narrative and financial reports and monitor portfolio risks
• Guide national teams and grantees on grant procedures and data quality
• Document lessons, case studies and portfolio performance for donors and stakeholders

• Secondary education, with a university degree in business or public administration given due consideration
• At least seven years of relevant experience with secondary education, or four years with a bachelor’s degree
• Direct experience in grant-process management, administration, monitoring and reporting
• Advanced spreadsheet, database, office-software and web-based management-system experience
• English and Macedonian fluency

• Position is open to eligible Tier 1 and Tier 2 applicants