Title : Senior Manager, Grants Programs

Employee Working Location : Remote (Canada)

Employment status : Temporary Full-Time (7 Months)

Salary band : $ 77,000 - 96,000 / year

The Canadian Red Cross (CRC) - an inspirational not for profit organization, helps people and communities in Canada and around the world in times of need and supports them in strengthening their resilience. As a Canada's Best Employers 2024, we are committed to having an accessible, diverse, inclusive, and barrier-free work environment.

In this role, you will :

Responsibility 1 : Program Management, Design and Development

• Responsible for engaging with Recovery Services teams, geographies, and other service lines to align on shared goals and the set up and delivery of new grant programs.
• Under the direction of the Director, Granting or designate, supports the team in the design and development of program tools, the grant-management system, and program-related processes.
• Accountable for the delivery of grant programs to ensure programs are implemented within timeframes, quality, and program parameters.
• Provides ongoing feedback and reporting on new and existing grant programs to the Director, Granting.
• Ensures that the implementation of the granting process is in accordance with the established system and requirements of the Eligible Costing Guidelines, CASA, Legal, and Risk Management.

Responsibility 2 : Planning, Monitoring, Reporting and Quality

• Management of active grant programs and collection of data from the team as required, including financial projections, expenditures, and other reporting.
• Prepares reports and presentations as requested regarding the Granting Service Line, tools, systems and practices.
• Establishes the planning process for Granting Service Line including operational planning and quarterly updates.
• Ensures compliance and quality assurance/continuous learning across all granting programs, and ensures that quality standards are incorporated into grant programs.
• Works with the Granting team to collaborate on strategies to identify, manage and mitigate against organizational risk relating to grant programs and makes recommendations to the Director, Granting.

Responsibility 3 : People Management & Capacity Building

• Responsible for continual team development, suggests areas of collaboration and growth.
• Provides guidance, coaching and mentoring support to direct team, including additional learning.
• Establishes career development plan and ongoing training to stay current on relevant changes to granting programs and framework.
• Support implementation of all People Services policies and practices, ensuring opportunities are created for professional development, recognizing, and celebrating successes, and cultivating a culture of teamwork, collaboration and innovation across all levels and functions of the organization.

What we are looking for :

• University degree in a relevant discipline from a recognized academic institution.
• Minimum of 5 to 8 years working in grant management, program management, community development, Human Services or Social Sciences.
• A minimum of 3 to 5 years' experience leading and managing diverse teams in complex situations.
• Strong experience in program design, development, and management.
• Knowledge of legal frameworks and principles for granting in Canada.
• Experience working with and presenting to community organizations, municipal government bodies and Indigenous organizations and governments.
• Knowledge of program design and development, including proposal development.
• Understanding of disaster response and recovery.
• Strong PMER knowledge and experience.
• Strong Results Based Management (RBM) knowledge experience.
• Language - must be able to read, write and deliver services in English; French considered an asset.
• Experience working in high pressure situations with attention to detail and short timelines.
• Experience working in community assessment processes.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt priorities as required.
• Strong people management skills (ability to mentor, motivate, support and lead teams)
• Problem solving and decision making in conditions of uncertainty.
• Ability to influence leaders and peers to gain support and overcome resistance with data and persuasion.
• Strong communication and analytical skills.
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Suite, experience with grant management software is an asset.
• Knowledge of SM Apply is an asset.
• Familiarity working within virtual teams is an asset.

Working conditions :

• The majority of the work is performed in an environment which is mostly clean and comfortable.
• This position may require domestic travel to visit the field, attend training, conferences, workshops, access tools and meetings as required.
• Ability to respond during non-traditional hours (e.g. late night or weekends) and long hours of work in a demanding context.
• If driving for Society business; a valid driver's license is required with a satisfactory drivers' abstract.
• As we work with and support people (managers, colleagues, beneficiaries/customers, volunteers, donors and external partners) and communities in Canada and around the world, applicants whose first language is not English may be required to perform the responsibilities of the role in English.
• Eligibility to work in Canada: At this time, we welcome applications from candidates eligible to work in Canada. If you are not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, we encourage you to carefully review your visa to find out whether you are eligible to work in the job you are considering applying for. Refer to our FAQ for more information.
• If you are selected for this role, you will be required to complete a successful pre-employment screening process which includes a satisfactory Enhanced Police Information Check (E-PIC).

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Salary Band:
$77,000 - $96,000