Hiring a Grant Manager (National consultant) with UNICEF Albania office

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Hiring a Grant Manager (National consultant) with UNICEF Albania office

UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund Tirana National Consultant - Contractors Agreement level Speaks Albanian, English

Application deadline: September 30, 2026 (5 months)

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UNICEF Albania is seeking a Grant Manager (National Consultant) responsible for financial management of grants and sub-granting schemes for social care services. The role involves leading financial aspects, coordinating proposal calls, supporting grant implementation, and ensuring compliance with EU rules.

Candidate Requirements:

Hire a national consultant to work as a grant manager for the project on strengthening social care services in Albania

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. 

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. 

And we never give up. 

For every child, a Champion!

UNICEF Albania is seeking a Grant Manager (national consultant) who will be responsible for the financial management of the overall grant as well as the sub-granting schemes for the Local Government and SCOs for supporting social care services in alignment with the local social plans.

How can you make a difference?  

Under the general guidance of the Deputy Representative and Project Manager, the consultant will be accountable for leading the financial management of the full grant and managing the sub-granting schemes to the Local Government units/structures (LG) and Civil Society Organizations (CSO), by coordinating the process for the Call for Proposals, contracting, supporting and monitoring of the implementation of the grants in the field and including regular reporting.

The sub grant scheme is part of the implementation of an EU funded project implemented jointly by UNICEF and World Vision in Albania to directly fostering and expanding social care services at the grassroots level. This financial support is tailored to catalyze the initiation or extension of critical community-based services, targeting the most vulnerable populations in 14 Local Government units/structures. These sub-grants are foreseen to align to the guideline of the action in the range of 60,000 EUR up to 200,000 EUR per municipality or CSO eligible to apply.  

The Grant Manager will be contracted by UNICEF and he/she will be responsible for:

Assisting the Project Manager in financial management of the overall grant, ensuring quality control and support.

Leading the information sessions for municipalities and NGOs

Preparing the call for proposals for sub granting schemes

Coordinating with the team the selection process, facilitating the establishment of the partnerships with the selected parties

Contributing to the management, monitoring and financial reporting of the grants awarded

Collaborating closely with the Project Manager in all aspects related the funds management.

Coordinating with the communication consultant on aspects of Comms and Visibility

The consultant with directly report to the Project Manager.

Specific deliverables, tasks and respective timelines for this assignment are below:

Deliverable 1:

Financial system reviewed/tools developed.

Tasks

Review the financial aspects of the full EU grant, including EU-UNICEF rules, develop tools and capacities that support the UNICEF team for efficient management.

Timeline: End of 2 nd month after the contract start

Deliverable 2:

Orientation sessions designed and organized with all 14 LGUs and CSO; All involved stakeholders are both financially supported and empowered with the knowledge to use the grants efficiently.

Tasks:

In close consultation with UNICEF Albania project team and the relevant implementing partners design and organize orientation sessions on

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