Grant Coordinator

About GRI

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) provides standards, services, tools, and training that empower organizations of all sizes to assess and report on their environmental, social, and economic impacts. We engage in a multi-stakeholder process to develop our standards, setting best practices for sustainability reporting.   

The GRI Standards are widely used around the world and contribute to the establishment of a global sustainability reporting system. Our priorities and partnerships support long-term value creation, benefiting people and planet.    

GRI is an independent nonprofit organization, headquartered in the Netherlands, with multiple regional networks. With staff in more than 20 countries, we embody global perspectives while enabling local relevance.   

Working at GRI, you will be part of a team - One GRI - that is committed to unlocking positive change in the world. 

About the role

Join a dynamic team driving meaningful impact through innovative grant programs. This role offers the opportunity to lead projects end-to-end, collaborate across teams, and ensure excellence in both program delivery and financial stewardship. You’ll play a key role in shaping successful initiatives that make a real difference aligned with GRI's mission.

Responsibilities

Delivery

• Contributes to grant activity planning following established project-management practices, including e.g. the update of  GANTT charts and the co-identification of a critical path for the project.

• Assists in the implementation of day-to-day activities for project implementation, including collaborating with monitoring progress on the yearly plan, tracking performance indicators and making sure that any deviation from the plan is promptly addressed or escalated.

• Works closely with the Grants Manager on project-management aspects, facilitating compliance with donor requirements, operational good practice and programme objectives.  

• Coordinates the grant narrative reporting process, including tracking deadlines, harvesting and reviewing inputs from implementing teams and supporting compliance with donor requirements.

• Works closely with Grants Manager to reviews legal instruments for third parties (MoU’s, service agreements and grant agreements), ensuring alignment with programs’ objectives, budget and deliverables, managing senior leadership validation and signatures.

• Supports activities and consultancies for impact measurement, including reviewing MEL consultancies, research projects and case studies assessing deliverables quality and stewardship with donor reporting requirements. 

• Provides support on financial operations, including ensuring accurate tracking of expenditure in the ERP system, cost-center verification and update of financial dashboards. 

• Cooperates with the Grant Manager and the Finance team in the preparation of budgets for new project by collecting data and ensuring accuracy and compliance of templates with the relevant policies.

Requirements

Work experience 

• Qualification in Business administration, Management, Economics, or a related field. 

• Previous experience in a similar role (i.e. managing donor-funded projects, grant writing for non-profit organizations) in an international environment. 

• Experience of managing multi-country, multi-year grants with institutional donors.  

• Experience with design & management as well as monitoring & evaluation for development projects and programs or a strong willingness to acquire these skills quickly through formal and on-the-job training. 
  
  

Knowledge and abilities

• Ability to operationalize projects, effectively breaking down the path to project outcomes into outputs and activities, and establishing reliable performance indicators. 

• Excellent organizational skills, ability to prepare activity plans, engage and coordinate multiple stakeholders. 

• Flexiblity and capability to perform on a broad range of areas, from capacity building, to financial management, monitoring and evaluation, and narrative reporting. 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas clearly and persuasively. 

• Strong analytical skills and desirable experience with PowerBI, Excel, or other analytical tools. 

• Attentive to detail with strong organizational and time management skills. 

• Proactive and results-driven with the ability to build and maintain strong work relationships internally and externally. 

• Ability to work in a dynamic environment where change is ongoing. 

• Able to work in an international and multi-cultural setting. 

• Affinity with the mission of GRI. 

Perks of the role 

• Remote (hybrid if in the Netherlands);

• Work hours: Full-time (40hrs/week; flexible)  

The application deadline for this position is Friday 24 April 2026 at 12:00 (noon) CET.

GRI aims to create a recruitment process that champions diversity, equity, and inclusion, ensuring all candidates have equal opportunities and are evaluated based on their unique skills and experiences. If you need any support or adjustments during the application process, please reach out to us.