Grant Management Assistant Manager

Role overview

The ELI Grant is designed as a catalytic funding partnership that supports organisations developing practical and meaningful solutions for people with disabilities. This position suits someone motivated to help ideas move from concept to implementation and create measurable real-world outcomes.

The Assistant Manager will be involved across the entire grant journey, from reviewing applications and making evaluation recommendations to managing implementation, tracking reports, releasing funds, and measuring impact. The role also involves working closely with funded organisations to address issues, keep projects progressing, and serve as both a careful grant administrator and a dependable partner.

Grant administration

• Evaluate grant proposals using criteria such as the strength of the problem-solution fit and the originality and value of the proposed innovation, while guiding applicants to improve and strengthen their submissions.
• Draft approval papers for grant awards and prepare funding agreements that clearly define project deliverables and approved funding amounts so projects can begin.
• Examine periodic progress updates and coordinate timely disbursements to funded organisations according to approved milestones and funding terms.
• Help funded organisations communicate their project outcomes and create opportunities that may lead to follow-on funding or partnerships after the ELI grant period ends.

Social impact data and measurement

• Promote the use of outcome and impact measurement frameworks for funded projects, working with organisations to set relevant indicators, baselines, and targets that fit each project context.
• Track outcomes and impact data submitted by grantees, and identify situations where additional support or corrective action may be needed.
• Compile, analyse, and interpret data across the grant portfolio to identify trends and evidence of impact, turning the findings into clear inputs for management reports and external communications.
• Protect the accuracy and documentation of submitted data, and recommend improvements to data collection tools and processes to raise the quality and consistency of impact reporting over time.

Qualifications and experience

A relevant degree is required, along with at least 3 years of experience in a related role. The role calls for strong critical thinking to assess applications and provide well-reasoned funding recommendations aligned with grant objectives.

Candidates should also have solid data literacy, including analysis and visualisation, plus the ability to check the completeness and quality of grantee-submitted data and interpret portfolio-level trends.

Strong writing and presentation skills are needed to communicate clearly with different audiences, together with sound numerical and administrative ability to handle reporting and disbursement processes accurately and in line with governance requirements.

Good interpersonal skills are important for collaborating with both internal teams and external stakeholders. The role also requires the ability to work under tight deadlines, adapt to changing priorities, and solve problems resourcefully. Experience in the disability sector, or familiarity with disability-related issues, will be an advantage.