Senior Development Partner, Grant Programme Management (2-Years Contract)

[What the role is] The Grant Programme Management division oversees the assessment and approval of grant applications and claims, ensuring that public funds are disbursed in a consistent, compliant, and well-governed manner. In this role, you will work closely with processing officers to uphold assessment quality and strengthen grant administration practices across the organisation. [What you will be working on] This portfolio plays a key part in safeguarding the integrity of grant disbursement through robust application reviews, compliance oversight, and capability development within the processing team. Application or Claims Review and Approval • You will review grant applications or claims and supporting documents to assess compliance with programme guidelines, eligibility criteria, and funding requirements — evaluating submissions for accuracy, completeness, and adequacy before endorsing approval, rejection, or requests for further clarification. • Apply established approval frameworks consistently, ensuring that all decisions are properly documented and supported by relevant records. • Apply risk-based and statistical frameworks to prioritise and calibrate assessment effort, ensuring that review resources are directed appropriately across varying claim types and risk profiles where relevant. • Escalate complex, high-risk, or non-standard cases for further review where necessary. Compliance and Quality Assurance • Conduct detailed checks to identify discrepancies, omissions, or potential non-compliance issues, verifying that applications meet documentation and evidentiary requirements prior to approval. • Support the implementation of quality control measures to enhance assessment consistency and identify recurring application issues to recommend improvements to review processes and guidance materials. • Contribute to the development and refinement of assessment templates, checklists, and standard operating procedures. Guidance and Capability Development • Provide advice and clarification to processing officers on grant guidelines, eligibility requirements, and assessment criteria, and review their assessments to ensure consistency and quality. • Support capability building by sharing common observations, assessment considerations, and compliance requirements, and assist in resolving application or claim related queries and interpretation issues arising during processing. [What we are looking for] What You'll Be Using and Applying • Degree in Business, Public Administration, Finance, Accountancy, or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience. • Experience in grant administration, compliance review, audit, quality assurance, regulatory assessment, or case management, with exposure to second-level or quality review functions being an advantage. • A background in accounting or audit, along with familiarity with risk-based and statistical models, audit, governance, and payment-related topics — whether through professional training, qualification, or hands-on experience — is an added advantage for claim review work. • Ability to interpret and apply policies, guidelines, and procedures consistently across varied and complex cases, including those involving compliance, governance, or risk considerations. • Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to assess applications and claims rigorously and make well-reasoned approval decisions. How We Work Together We value individuals who demonstrate our CoRE values – collaborating effectively across teams, engaging others with respect, acting with courage to speak up and make decisions, and being enterprising in taking ownership, learning continuously, and driving outcomes in a dynamic environment.