Grants and Funding Review Officer - 6 months

• Lead due diligence and quality assurance processes for funding requests to ensure compliance with eligibility and operational requirements.
• Review and assess a high volume of funding submissions across the funding cycle, identifying risks, gaps, and compliance issues and escalating where necessary.
• Coordinate closely with country and technical teams to ensure completeness, consistency, and readiness of submissions prior to review and approval stages.
• Maintain accurate and up‑to‑date datasets, databases, and analytical outputs related to funding requests.

• Conduct pre‑submission readiness reviews for a large portfolio of grants, ensuring high‑quality documentation and compliance ahead of approval committees.
• Document key findings, follow up on corrective actions, and confirm resolution before final submission.
• Ensure alignment with operational policies, approval guidelines, and internal procedures.
• Support reporting and analysis related to grant portfolios and funding allocations.

• Support end‑to‑end coordination of funding and grant review cycles, including planning review windows, meetings, and governance processes.
• Contribute to the preparation of agendas, briefing materials, dashboards, and presentations to support decision‑making.
• Liaise with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to ensure smooth and effective review processes.
• Support analytical work related to portfolio optimization and investment decision‑making.

• University degree in public health, international affairs, economics, business, law, social sciences, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
• Experience in operations, grants management, funding mechanisms, compliance, or international development programs.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills, with the ability to manage complex workflows and tight deadlines.
• Comfortable working with processes, data, and cross‑functional stakeholders in a structured, policy‑driven environment.
• Solid communication skills and a collaborative, solution‑oriented mindset.
• Fluent English required; additional languages (French, Spanish, Russian, or others) are an asset.

This role sits at the heart of funding and grant decision‑making processes and contributes directly to ensuring that resources are allocated and approved in a compliant, timely, and high‑quality manner. The position involves close collaboration with multidisciplinary stakeholders across programs, finance, risk, legal, and governance functions.

• Location: Geneva, Switzerland
• Contract type: Temporary contract / consultancy
• Start: Immediate / Short‑term start
• Sector: International development / global programs