Grants Officer

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

Dimensions of the Role

• Support the grant management lifecycle, from solicitation and selection of beneficiaries to closeout, ensuring compliance and technical support to beneficiaries
• Assess to determine beneficiaries’ eligibility, maturity level, and interest level utilizing the different community organization performance assessment tools outlined in the Economic Livelihood Grand Manual
• Identify any challenges/issues with the application, procurement, compliance, and reporting requirements from the applicants’ perspectives and identify any potential adaptations or simplifications
• Conduct financial monitoring through desk audits, field visits, and risk assessments
• Collaborate with Consortium partners to facilitate the rollout of Component 3A livelihood activities under the Liberia Women Empowerment Project (LWEP), triggering fund disbursements.
• Support the beneficiary selection process by developing a transparent and inclusive framework including supporting with grant application, Business Plan, procurement plan and budgeting.
• Conduct pre-disbursement verifications to ensure beneficiary eligibility and minimize risks of misallocation or fraud.
• Perform thorough due diligence assessments, including needs, vulnerability, and risk screenings, ensuring alignment with project objectives.
• Implement robust documentation and record-keeping mechanisms to ensure accountability and donor compliance

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Location:             Grand Cape Mount, Gbarpolu, Rivercess and Grand Gedeh Counties

Type of Role:       Fixed Term

Reports to:          Grants Manager

Grade:                  12

Closing Date:      15th May 2026

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk. 

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.