Senior Grants Specialist

Site Payments Specialist

At ICON Strategic Solutions, you will work in a sponsor-dedicated model, supported by ICON’s global expertise.

As the world’s largest FSP organisation, with over 90 sponsor partnerships, we offer stability, career development and a collaborative environment where your work contributes to the development of treatments that benefit patients worldwide.

As a Senior Grants Specialist at ICON, you will be responsible for overseeing grant processes, ensuring compliance, and provide expert guidance to support effective grant administration and strategic funding initiatives.

What You Will Do:

You will lead on proposal development tasks requiring technical depth, with a focus on quality and continuous improvement.

• Managing and overseeing all aspects of the grant lifecycle, including proposal review, award management, compliance monitoring, and reporting.
• Providing expert analysis and evaluation of grant proposals, budgets, and performance to ensure alignment with organizational goals and funding requirements.
• Ensuring adherence to grant regulations, donor requirements, and internal policies, and implementing best practices in grant management.
• Preparing and presenting comprehensive reports on grant performance, financial status, and compliance, and making recommendations for improvements.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including finance, program managers, and external partners, to support and optimize grant-related activities and initiatives.
• Staying informed about industry trends, funding opportunities, and regulatory changes to enhance grant management practices and inform strategic decision-making.
• Providing mentorship and training to junior staff and leading efforts to improve grant management processes and practices within the team.

Your Profile:

You will have a strong foundation in proposal development, with the experience to work independently and guide others.

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related discipline
• Extensive experience in grants management and administration, with a proven track record of managing complex grant processes and ensuring compliance.
• Deep understanding of grant regulations, donor requirements, and best practices in grant management.
• Exceptional analytical skills, with the ability to evaluate grant proposals, assess budgets, and provide strategic insights and recommendations.
• Proficiency in grants management software and financial reporting tools; experience with ERP systems is a plus.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders and team members.
• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple grants and priorities effectively in a fast-paced environment.

What ICON can offer you:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.

Our benefits examples include:

• Various annual leave entitlements
• A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.
• Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
• Global Employee Assistance Programme, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.
• Life assurance
• Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.

Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.

At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know or submit a request here

Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.

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