Program Development and Grants Coordinator (any of our office locations)

About Prosper Global:

Barely enough is not enough for anyone. Prosper Global is a humanitarian organization working alongside communities facing conflict, climate change, and economic hardship to meet urgent needs and create the conditions for lasting progress. Today's challenges demand new solutions, so we pair local knowledge with global resources to help communities build what's needed, test what's possible, and scale what's proven so that people everywhere can pursue a full life on their own terms. In 2026, we changed our name from Prosper Global to Prosper Global, to reflect our belief that when every community can prosper, all of humanity moves forward.

In Ukraine, Prosper Global supports war-affected communities to cope, adapt, and thrive by strengthening the resilience of people, markets, and institutions. Since 2022, we have reached more than 1.5 million people through humanitarian assistance and economic recovery programming, including support to small businesses, farmers, and agribusinesses. Through market-based approaches, partnerships with civil society organizations, and innovative financing mechanisms, we advance sustainable economic opportunities, inclusive growth and energy and climate resilience. Accountability, localization, and partnership are central to our approach, ensuring that programs are responsive to the needs and priorities of the communities we serve.

The Program Summary

The Program Development and Grants Officer will be a critical member of the Program Development and Grants Management (PDG) team which is responsible for proposal development, grant management, award compliance, donor liaison relations and reporting, and other tasks. The additional members of the PDG team are the Program Development and Grants Manager and a Grants Coordinator.

The Position

The Program Development and Grants Coordinator plays a central role in coordinating proposal development and donor reporting across Prosper Global Ukraine’s growing program portfolio. Working closely with program, finance, MEL, and partnerships teams, the Program Development and Grants Coordinator ensures that proposals and reports are accurate, coherent, and professionally presented, and that donor requirements and deadlines are consistently met. The Program Development and Grants Coordinator will also serve as a key liaison with local partners. The role involves drafting and reviewing donor-facing documents, consolidating technical inputs, maintaining internal tools and trackers, and ensuring smooth information flow between departments and partners. The Program Development and Grants Coordinator is a key contributor to high-quality program delivery and institutional credibility, supporting compliant grant management, clear communication with donors, and strong internal coordination. The other members of the PDG team are the Program Development and Grants Manager and another Program Development and Grants Coordinator.

Depending on the selected candidate’s qualifications and relevant experience, we may offer the role at a lower level than advertised, with a corresponding job title.

Essential Responsibilities

GRANT MANAGEMENT:

• Maintain a thorough understanding of Prosper Global programs, activities, and donor policies, strategies, and priorities, by participating in regular meetings and proactively requesting updates from program staff as required.
• Lead the coordination of reports to develop clear, concise donor narratives, ensuring reports are delivered on time and are of high quality.
• Develop, maintain, and disseminate grants management trackers and information management tools to ensure key information is available easily, donor deadlines are met, donor approvals are recorded, and issues and requests are followed up in a timely manner.
• Review new donor agreements, identifying questions, areas for negotiation, and potential areas of concern; and ensure that relevant grant management tools and trackers are updated as required.
• Working closely with program managers and other teams, lead, coordinate, and document program kick-off, close-out meetings, and budget vs. actual meetings; share meeting minutes, track action points for follow-up and document lessons learned. The Program Development and Grants Coordinator may be asked to lead or co-lead these meetings.
• Ensure that donor communications/submissions are complete, correct, and of a high quality, including high quality formatting and visual presentation.
• Lead the development and updates of factsheets and other external communications materials, working with the communications department and other teams/departments as needed.
• The PDG team also supports project start up activities for new programs/grants-the nature of these responsibilities will vary, but may include partner due diligence, responding to donor questions, and supporting award negotiations, coordinating stakeholder meetings, and setting up the program filing system.
• Provide capacity strengthening support to Prosper Global staff and local partners in grants management and reporting.
• Additional tasks in support of grant management, program coordination, and external communication about Prosper Global' programs as assigned.

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT STANDARDS:

• Develop strong understanding of Program Management standards and be a resource to staff with questions about these standards.
• Work with Program Managers to ensure that the filing structure meets minimum Program Management standards and folders are populated and archived accordingly.
• Support the roll out of the new program management policy and support the PDG teams’ role as the stewards of the program management policy within the organization.

PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT:

• Coordinate and/or lead the proposal development process, coordinate/lead proposal kick-off meetings, and record and share meeting minutes and action items and follow up regarding action items.
• Ensure all relevant departments and stakeholders are aligned regarding proposal development requirements (e.g. deadlines, templates, donor requirements, etc.).
• Design and maintain proposal development knowledge management systems and tools,
• Draft or co-draft specific inputs from proposal sections, consolidating inputs from program, MEL, finance, partnerships and other teams.
• Work closely with local and consortium partners to provide key information about upcoming calls for proposals (templates, timelines, proposal budgets, donor requirements, etc).
• When requested, act as a liaison between Prosper Global and partner focal points to ensure contextually relevant and locally driven project design.
• Conduct donor and partner mapping and other prepositioning activities.
• Additional tasks related to proposal development, donor stewardship, and new business development as assigned.

Safeguarding responsibilities

• Actively learn about safeguarding and integrates it into their work, including safeguarding risks and mitigations related to their area of work.
• Practice the values of Mercy Corps including respecting the dignity and well-being of participants and fellow team members.
• Encourage openness and communication in their team; encourage team members to submit reports if they have any concerns using reporting mechanisms, e.g., Integrity Hotline and other options.

Supervisory Responsibility None

Reports Directly To: Program Development and Grants Manager

Works Directly With: Within the country program: Director of Programs; program/project managers/directors; the monitoring, evaluation and learning team; cross-cutting functions such as partnerships, GESI, CARM, protection, safeguarding; finance and operations/logistics; and other members of the Senior Management Team. Internationally: international award management team, international compliance, regional and international area experts.

Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders

Prosper Global team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.

Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills

• BA/S or equivalent experience in related field (preferred).
• At least four years of related experience (preferred) in a medium to large NGO or international organization, including responsibility for grant management, donor relations, sub-award management, donor reporting, proposal/new business development, or similar coordination roles; at least five years of overall experience.
  • The grade level may be reassessed based on the candidates experience; candidates with less than four years of related experience who otherwise are qualified for this role are encouraged to apply
• Experience working with projects funded by institutional donors, such as USAID/US State Department, ECHO (EU), FCDO (UK), SDC (Switzerland), Sida (Sweden), GAC (Canada) and/or others (preferred).
• Experience developing narrative reports and/or proposal narratives.
• Excellent writing, editing and document review skills.
• Excellent English and Ukrainian language skills, including the ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing in both English and Ukrainian and the ability to review and edit English-language text.
• Strong coordination and time-management abilities, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously.
• Proactive and reliable in following up on tasks, action points and outstanding requests.
• Willingness and ability to travel throughout Ukraine is required.

Success Factors

Success in this role requires strong interpersonal skills, a collaborative mindset, and the confidence to coordinate across teams while maintaining respectful follow-up and accountability. The Program Development and Grants Coordinator must be organized, proactive, and comfortable working in a fast-moving environment managing competing priorities, including taking on new or evolving tasks beyond the job description. They will need to not only execute assigned work but also recognize what needs to be done, and propose solutions. Effective communication is critical, the Program Development and Grants Coordinator should be able to engage colleagues constructively, ask clarifying questions, and translate complex inputs into clear, coherent donor-facing material. As the role develops, the Coordinator should become increasingly independent, strengthen internal systems, and be able to deputize for the PDG Manager when required.

Living Conditions / Environmental Conditions

The position is based in Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa, Mykolaiv, or Dnipro and it requires 5-10% travel to support country programs throughout Ukraine, which may include travel to insecure locations where freedom of movement is limited and areas where amenities are limited.

Ongoing Learning

In support of our belief that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities we serve, we empower all team members to dedicate 5% of their time to learning activities that further their personal and/or professional growth and development

Team Engagement and Effectiveness

Achieving our mission starts with how we build our team and collaborate. By bringing together individuals with a variety of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives, we strengthen our ability to solve complex challenges and drive innovation. We foster a culture of trust and respect, where every team member is valued for their contributions, empowered to reach their full potential, and motivated to do their best work.

We recognize that building a strong and effective team is an ongoing process, and we remain committed to learning, improving, and growing together.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Prosper Global is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected under applicable law.

Safeguarding & Ethics

Prosper Global is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary General and IASC and have signed on to the Interagency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and to adhere to Prosper Global Code of Conduct Policies and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of Conduct elearning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.

As an applicant, if you witness or experience any form of sexual misconduct during the recruitment process, please report this to Prosper Global Integrity Hotline (integrityhotline@prosperglobal.org).

Deadline for submission of applications: 22 November 2026

Only pre-selected candidates will be contacted for an interview.

People with disabilities and veteran status are welcome to apply.

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