Organization: Concern for Women and Children Development Foundation (COWACDI)
Location: Borno State, Nigeria
Job Type: Fixed-Term Contract
Contract Duration: 12 Months
Job Field: Programmes / Grants / Compliance / Partnerships
Reports To: Country Director (CD)
Experience: 3โ5 Years
Qualification: Bachelorโs Degree / MSc
Application Deadline: 14 October 2026
About COWACDI
Concern for Women and Children Development Foundation (COWACDI) is a women-led organization established out of a commitment to improving the wellbeing of women and children in Nigeria, with particular focus on vulnerable populations affected by crises.
Since its establishment in 1998, COWACDI has implemented community-based humanitarian and development interventions, particularly in Northeast Nigeria, with a strong focus on Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States (BAY States).
Its areas of intervention include:
- Protection
- Peacebuilding
- Housing, Land and Property (HLP)
- Non-Food Items (NFI)
- Livelihoods
- WASH
- Nutrition
- Other humanitarian and development interventions
COWACDI operates in accordance with humanitarian principles and standards, including humanity, Do No Harm, impartiality, neutrality, independence and accountability to affected populations, with zero tolerance for fraud and related activities.
Job Purpose
The Grants, Compliance and Partnership Coordinator is responsible for coordinating grant management, donor compliance, partnership management and organizational compliance processes.
The position ensures that COWACDI programmes are implemented in accordance with approved agreements, donor requirements, organizational policies and applicable regulations.
The role supports effective grant delivery, timely reporting, partner coordination, risk management and compliance across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
1. Grant Management
- Coordinate the full grant management cycle from award inception through implementation, reporting, amendment and close-out.
- Maintain an up-to-date grant portfolio, including donor requirements, reporting deadlines, budgets, agreements and compliance obligations.
- Coordinate with Programme and Finance teams to monitor grant performance, deliverables, expenditure and reporting requirements.
- Review grant documentation and reports for completeness, consistency and compliance before submission for management approval.
- Support programme teams in identifying and addressing grant implementation challenges and reporting gaps.
2. Donor Compliance and Reporting
- Monitor compliance with donor agreements, rules, regulations and reporting requirements.
- Coordinate the preparation and timely submission of donor reports and other grant-related documentation.
- Maintain a compliance calendar and follow up with responsible departments on upcoming deadlines and outstanding requirements.
- Review programme and financial documentation to identify potential compliance risks and recommend corrective actions.
- Maintain organized and accessible grant files and supporting documentation for audits, donor reviews and internal compliance checks.
3. Partnership Management
- Coordinate engagement with implementing partners, local organizations and other strategic partners in line with approved partnership arrangements.
- Support partner due diligence, capacity assessments, agreements and compliance documentation.
- Monitor partner performance, deliverables, reporting and compliance with agreed contractual and donor requirements.
- Coordinate partner review meetings and follow up on agreed actions, identified gaps and capacity-strengthening needs.
- Maintain an updated partnership database and records of partner agreements, assessments, reports and correspondence.
4. Compliance, Risk and Internal Controls
- Support the organization in monitoring compliance with COWACDI policies, donor requirements, applicable laws and contractual obligations.
- Identify grant, partnership, operational and compliance risks.
- Support the development and monitoring of risk-mitigation measures.
- Coordinate follow-up on audit findings, compliance reviews, donor recommendations and agreed corrective actions.
- Promote staff awareness and adherence to grant, compliance, documentation and reporting requirements.
- Escalate significant compliance concerns or risks to management in a timely manner.
5. Coordination, Capacity Building and Reporting
- Provide technical guidance to Programme, Finance, Operations and Partnership teams on grant and compliance requirements.
- Facilitate relevant grant management, compliance and partner capacity-building sessions for staff and partners.
- Coordinate regular grant and partnership review meetings.
- Document key decisions and action points from review meetings.
- Prepare periodic management reports covering:
- Grant performance
- Compliance status
- Partnership activities
- Risks
- Outstanding actions
- Perform other grant, compliance and partnership-related duties assigned by management.
Qualifications & Experience
- MSc or Bachelorโs Degree in:
- Development Studies
- International Relations
- Business Administration
- Finance
- Accounting
- Management
- Social Sciences
- Or another related field.
- Professional qualification or postgraduate training in grants management, project management, compliance, development studies or a related discipline is an advantage.
- Minimum of 3โ5 years of relevant experience in grants management, donor compliance, partnership management or a related role within the humanitarian/development sector.
- Experience working with institutional donors and/or international NGOs is desirable.
- Strong knowledge of:
- Grant management
- Donor compliance
- Donor reporting
- Partnership management
- Organizational systems
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong coordination, analytical, organizational and documentation skills.
Required Skills & Competencies
The successful candidate should demonstrate:
- Strong grant management and donor compliance knowledge.
- Strong understanding of donor rules, regulations and contractual requirements.
- Excellent proposal, report, concept note and budget writing skills.
- Strong partnership management and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Strong analytical and report-review skills.
- Excellent documentation and record-management skills.
- Strong risk management and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities effectively.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Ability to work collaboratively with Programme, Finance, MEAL, Operations and HR/Admin teams.
- High level of integrity, confidentiality, accountability and professionalism.
- Ability to work effectively in a humanitarian/development environment and under pressure.
- Strong communication and coordination skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to meet deadlines.
- Commitment to safeguarding, PSEA, accountability and ethical standards.
- Commitment to COWACDI’s values and humanitarian principles.
Language Requirement
- Fluency in oral and written English or Hausa is required.
Who Can Apply?
COWACDI is an equal-opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, gender, religion or other protected characteristics.
Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Applicants should ensure that they are able and willing to work in Borno State before applying.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit:
- Cover Letter
- Updated CV
Both documents should be combined into one PDF file.
Send the application via email to: mailto: cowacdirecruitments@gmail.com
Email Subject
Applicants should clearly state the position and location in the subject line.
Suggested subject:
Application for Grants, Compliance and Partnership Coordinator โ Borno State
Application Deadline
14 October 2026
Applications submitted after the closing date will not be considered.
Important Information
- COWACDI does not charge applicants any recruitment or application fee.
- Never pay anyone for training, certificates, assessments or testing related to this recruitment.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
- Due to the large volume of applications received, COWACDI may not be able to respond to every applicant.
- If an applicant is not contacted within two weeks, they should consider their application unsuccessful on this occasion.
- Candidates should ensure they can work in the stated location before applying.
COWACDI is committed to humanitarian principles, safeguarding, PSEA, accountability, integrity and ethical standards.
