Grants Coordinator - Europe

• The Grants Specialist, Europe Region provides the following highly specialized services to staff across TNC:
• The Grants Coordinator - Europe Region provides specialized coordinator services in public grants administration, including advising on reporting and financial accounting for European donors such as BMUB/IKI and BAF, etc.  S/he has a high level of expertise in his/her area(s) of specialization. S/he assists the field grants specialists in administrating public awards in accordance with funder guidelines and regulations as well as TNC policies and procedures and best practices. The Grants Coordinator- Europe Region provides assistance to staff and responds to moderately complex employee/management questions and problems based on advanced accounting/financial knowledge.
• The Grants Coordinator- Europe Region is the primary point of contact and is directly responsible for the overall financial and administrative coordination for European grants/contracts executed in the international country programs that are managed by the field Grant Specialists, including review of proposals and budgets, invoices and financial reports to agencies, and maintenance of master agreement files.  S/he works closely with field grants specialists and project managers to ensure that the terms and conditions of agreements are met and properly documented, and communicates directly with the funding agency contracting officers to clarify or negotiate financial and administrative requirements.  
• The Grants Coordinator – Europe Region is the primary contact and is directly responsible for the proposal review and administration and all aspects of awards issued to the European Region, to include review of proposal and budgets, award set up in the central finance system, preparation and submission of invoices and financial reports to agencies, and maintenance of master agreement files.
• The Grants Coordinator - Europe Region is also directly responsible for the administrative aspects of grants privately funded by TNC to grantee organizations in Europe, including assistance with due diligence activities, preparation and revision of agreements, review of invoices and financial reports, approval of payments, and maintenance of grant files.  
• Advises global TNC staff on European donor agency requirements to ensure compliance with requirements relative to grants and contracts proposal submissions to European donor agencies as well as requirements relative to award administration and financial management of European donor agency grants, and in accordance with TNC policies and procedures and best practices in financial/organizational management. 
• Provides assistance to all levels of personnel relative to European donor agency grants and contracts and responds to complex questions and problems based on advanced knowledge of accounting/financial.
• Provides a solution-oriented approach to grants and contracts related issues (proposals and ongoing projects) to ensure adequate cultivation of European donors through direct interaction with government and multilateral agencies as necessary.
• Exercises quality control in grants proposal and report submissions and all materials/communications to donor agencies to ensure consistency and uniformity in meeting donor requirements. 
• Provides training to field staff as needed on topics such as grants life cycle and award administration of grants and contracts funded by European donor agencies.
• Familiarity with project planning frameworks of German and European Donors.

In coordination with TNC field staff: 

• Understands, interprets and coordinates adequate fulfilment of European grants and contracts conditions.
• Prepares and submits all financial reports and requests for payment for European awards.
• Coordinates with field grants specialists, Program Managers, Relationship Manager, and other staff on administering subawards and contracts.
• Reinforces consistency across the organization per funder requirements, and provides support related to relevant tasks such as proposal development, reporting and overall communications.
• Ensures programmatic commitments, TNC policies and procedures, financial standards and legal and donor requirements are met and managed for compliance
• Coordinates multiple projects with several variables, set realistic deadlines, and manage – timelines effectively.
• Tracks progress on tasks and does follow-up as needed.