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Global Health Grants & Partnerships Advisor

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) is a DFAT accredited, non-government organisation working on health and development programs with our partners across Asia and the Pacific. Our Global Health Program focuses on strengthening health systems and building capacity of the health workforce to improve the quality and accessibility of health services, surgical treatment and post-operative care for the communities we work with across 15 countries in the Asia-Pacific.

We are looking for an experienced and committed Grants and Partnership Advisor to support our department’s program development, advocacy, and grants/partnership management.

This position is based in the RACS Global Health Department in Spring St, East Melbourne.

RACS Global Health (GH), Grants and Partnerships Advisor

Reporting to the Grants and Partnerships Manager, the Grants and Partnerships Advisor will support the RACS GH department in grants and partnership management to enable program development, grants compliance, effective advocacy and partnership management to all donors, including DFAT, MFAT, INGO’s, Philanthropic and the RACS Foundation for Surgery.

The role will also support acquisition and establishment of institutional and foundation grants and partnerships to achieve a diverse and sustainable grants portfolio for GH department. This will require effectively engaging with the sector, institutional donors, and partners. This position will lead and coordinate grants bid/ proposal development and submission.

The Grants and Partnerships Advisor will assist system improvements to support grants acquisition and management. You will be responsible for implementing new grants management systems, procedures, and tools with the GH team, RACS departments and to the partners.

This role will be offered on a fixed-term, two-year contract and based in Melbourne.

As the ideal candidate you will have:

  • Postgraduate qualification in development studies/business/finance/law or a related area
  • A minimum of five years of relevant work experience in the sector or in a similar role, particularly grants management and grants acquisition
  • Demonstrated experience in grants acquisition and contract management, experience with DFAT grants essential
  • Demonstrated experience in donor compliance and reporting, and proposal development
  • Ability to liaise with a wide range of people, both internally and externally and at many levels, with credibility, tact and diplomacy
  • Solid financial analysis and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent written and verbal English language skills, including some advocacy and communications experience
  • Effective task and time management
  • Understanding of the international development context would be highly regarded
  • Bid development experience and some knowledge of one or more Australian government donors (DFAT), multilateral agencies (including UN agencies, EU, ADB)
  • Grant management / financial management / budgeting skills
  • A wealth of quality work experience in international development, with some field-based experience preferred

Why Work At RACS?

  • Be part of a workplace that recognises employees are at their best when they have balance in their lives
  • Feel a sense of wellbeing from being supported by a workplace that values your strengths
  • Join a dynamic and supportive team
  • Work for an organisation committed to enhancing your personal professional development

Interested?

To apply for this role please submit your application by clicking on the “Apply Now" button to submit a resume, answer the outlined selection criteria and upload a Cover Letter in word or PDF.

Enquiries can be directed to [email protected] using the subject line: Global Health Grants & Partnerships Advisor enquiry via EthicalJobs however; applications emailed to this address will not be accepted.

RACS promotes diversity - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.

A position description is attached.

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