Grant Manager, Institutional Donors (Europe)

The deadline for applications is Sunday 30^th March 2025.

Location: Flexible European location, with a preference for Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands.
Location type: Remote
Reporting to: Head of European Institutional Funding
Annual salary: €70,000 - €75,000 EUR
Contract type: Permanent
Working hours: Full-time
Candidate level: Experienced Non-Manager

Background
Founded in 2006, Panthera is devoted to the conservation of the world’s forty species of wild cats and the vast ecosystems they inhabit. Our team of biologists, data scientists, law enforcement experts, and wild cat advocates studies and protects the seven species of big cats: cheetahs, jaguars, leopards, lions, pumas, snow leopards, and tigers. Panthera also creates targeted conservation strategies for the world’s most threatened and overlooked small cats.

With our supporters around the world, we inform the public about the plight of wild cats, work closely with communities living alongside these iconic species, protect wild cats and their prey from poaching, fight the illegal wildlife trade and safeguard the precious landscapes wild cats need to survive.

If you love wild cats, then you’re in our pride. Welcome to the movement to protect these captivating creatures and secure them for future generations.

Purpose of role
Panthera Europe is seeking a Grant Manager to supervise and administer our growing portfolio of grants and contracts sourced from European institutional and philanthropic donors intended to finance wildlife conservation efforts worldwide. The Grant Manager will collaborate and coordinate with Panthera project managers across Africa, Asia, and Latin America to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality proposals and reporting deliverables in compliance with donor requirements and grant agreements. The Grant Manager will manage an expanding portfolio of European donors, managing donor engagement and relationships throughout the life of the awards. The ideal candidate for this position has a track record of administration of donor agreements and is an able communicator who can maintain close working relationships with dozens of program staff from all over the world.

Primary responsibilities
The job holder will have the following key responsibilities:

Manage, oversee and supervise a diverse portfolio of funding agreements in a timely and quality way, notably by:
Liaising closely with, and supporting, Panthera’s project managers implementing field conservation projects in complying with grant agreement and contractual reporting obligations.
Ensure timely submission of grant progress reports to donors.
Research and monitor the European institutional and philanthropic funding market for biodiversity conservation funding opportunities.
Contribute to accurate projections information in the Salesforce database.
Liaise with donors whenever necessary to resolve problems and clarify situations that may be unclear.
Develop and maintain strong knowledge of Panthera’s programme implementation portfolio to be able to articulate Panthera’s experience in different wildlife conservation approaches.
Maintain up-to-date tracking of portfolio projects in terms of donor funding instalments, payments and reporting.

Profile
The following offers an aspirational view of our ideal candidate profile. Panthera is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to hiring and supporting a diverse workforce. Women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. We are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment and look for future team members who share that same value.

Experience

Minimum of five years of demonstrated success in non-profit fundraising, including securing and managing grant awards from international organisations, bilateral development cooperation agencies, the EU, philanthropic foundations, and European zoos.
Working with Salesforce or other donor CRM database is preferred.
Working in a non-profit institution of comparable complexity and scale.
Knowledge of program evaluation is preferred, especially of Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation.
Experience in the environmental conservation sector preferred.

Personal traits

Bachelor’s degree required, master’s degree preferred.
Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.
Consummate relationship building skills and attention to detail.
Superior writing and planning and project management skills.
Sophisticated verbal and written communications skills in English, French and one other European language, preferably German.

Physical requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:

Visually or otherwise identify, observe and assess distance, colour and depth; required to regularly communicate with others and exchange accurate information.
Able to operate a computer and other office productivity equipment; able to remain stationary at a computer for extended periods of time and move around his/her assigned workspace.

Working conditions and travel

Home-based, remote working arrangement, with occasional meetings and coworking with Panthera colleagues.
Some domestic travel and international travel is expected (up to 20%).

Please contact Shoshana at shoshana@darylupsall.com for any queries you may have.

The deadline for applications is Sunday 30^th March 2025.

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