Grants Officer

• Area: Programs & Member Services
  
• Reports to: Manager – International Office
  
• Classification: Exempt
  
• Location: South Pacific & Philippines Office, Sydney (full-time with 3 work from home days)

Organisation Overview

Rotary unites people from all continents and cultures who take action to deliver real, long-term solutions to pressing issues facing our communities. Each year, Rotary members invest more than $200 million and 16 million volunteer hours to improve lives and create positive change in the world. A critical factor enabling many of these projects is grant funding provided by Rotary’s charity, The Rotary Foundation. In exchange for hard work and dedication in support of Rotary’s clubs and humanitarian initiatives, our employees receive competitive salaries, flexible schedules, comprehensive benefits, and job enrichment. To learn more, visit www.rotary.org.

Rotary’s Commitment to Diversity

As a global network that strives to build a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change, Rotary values diversity and celebrates the contributions of people of all backgrounds, regardless of their age, ethnicity, race, colour, abilities, religion, socioeconomic status, culture, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

Overview

This newly created position in the Rotary Regional Office in Sydney supports one of the pillars of Rotary International’s action plan: to increase its impact.

The Grants Officer evaluates and approves District Grant applications from districts in Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and Philippines. It also reviews grant applications for funding by Rotary Foundation Australia (PBI) Ltd.

This role will also implement a new grant program that specifically targets corporate funding for Rotary projects. It is an opportunity to support Corporates and Rotary clubs in partnering together on projects that provide lasting change in local communities. The main responsibilities of this role are to:

• provide guidance to Rotary members who wish to pursue corporate-funded projects,
• review applications and recommend whether they should be approved and paid, and
• ensure all requisite reports are submitted to stakeholders upon completion.

You Will Have

• Qualifications, preferably tertiary, in Business Management or Administration
• Community project review experience would be an advantage
• Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills in relation to dealing with a diverse and complex range of internal and external stakeholders.

You Are Good At

• Written and oral communication
• Training and mentoring
• Attention to detail

You Will Be Responsible For

1. Reviewing and approving compliant District Grant applications from districts in Australia, NZ, Pacific Islands and the Philippines;
2. Reviewing PBI Grant applications ensuring that these are in compliance with Rotary’s global grant terms and conditions as well as the PBI criteria set out by Australian regulatory agencies;
3. Implementing the Corporate Social Responsibility program pilot in Australia by:
   • Reviewing Corporate Grant applications, ensuring that these are in compliance with The Rotary Foundation’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Grants terms & conditions
   • Providing guidance and training to project proponents for their applications to adhere to CSR Grants terms & conditions
   • Recommending grants for approval and payment
   • Monitoring progress/status of projects by maintaining a Project register
   • Monitoring completed projects for report submissions to all internal and external stakeholders
   • Recommending process improvements as the program is implemented in Australia, noting best practices and to sharing these with other project proponents

Leadership Attributes

• Communication: Be open to receiving ideas from diverse viewpoints and able to communicate messages so that they are universally understood.
• Collaboration: Builds partnerships and works jointly with others to meet shared objectives.
• Engagement: Foster relationships by hearing, recognising, and valuing others.
• Productivity: Able to generate results that moves Rotary toward achieving its goals.
• Accountability: Have a clear sense of ownership and take personal responsibility for actions.

Why work for Rotary?

• You will be part of a regional team passionate about doing good in the world
• You will have professional development opportunities
• The role provides the flexibility to work from home 3 days a week.