Grants Manager

Manage transparent, inclusive grant-making that strengthens climate resilience and water governance with partners across Cambodia.

• Full-time, immediate start, 12-month contract
• Phnom Penh, Cambodia
• Reserved for Cambodian Nationals

Contribute to a world where people, communities and the planet thrive.

Tetra Tech International Development is a leading development consulting firm working with Government, businesses, and NGOs to solve complex development challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. For more information please visit our website 

The opportunity

The Australia Cambodia Partnership for Climate Resilience (ACP4Climate) is the flagship climate investment of the Australian Government in Cambodia. Supported by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), ACP4Climate helps Cambodia adapt to and reduce vulnerability to climate change through improved integrated water resource management and strengthened community-based resilience. Tetra Tech International Development implements ACP4Climate in partnership with the Royal Government of Cambodia. ACP4Climate works with government, private sector, and civil society partners to strengthen national and subnational water planning, guide climateresilient water investments, and scale inclusive and innovative solutions for climateresilient water management. ACP4Climate works closely with women, persons with disabilities, Indigenous Peoples, and marginalised groups to ensure that they shape and benefit from improved water governance.

Key responsibilities

The Grants Manager will lead ACP4Climate’s grants portfolio under the direction of the Operations and Grants Lead, ensuring grant-making is transparent, compliant, inclusive, safeguarding-informed and aligned with program outcomes.

• Lead the full grants cycle from planning and solicitation through to award, monitoring, reporting and close-out.
• Manage transparent, competitive and accessible grant processes for local, subnational, civil society, community, private sector and underrepresented partners.
• Ensure grants comply with ACP4Climate, Tetra Tech, DFAT, financial, safeguarding, PSEAH, child protection, fraud, GEDSI, risk, audit and reporting requirements.
• Coordinate grant documentation, due diligence, agreements, budgets, milestone schedules, payments, amendments, partner reports and records.
• Monitor grant implementation, expenditure, forecasts, milestones, partner performance, compliance, safeguarding risks and GEDSI commitments.
• Work with technical, MERL, GEDSI, safeguarding, finance, operations, subnational andcorporate teams to support quality delivery and timely payments.
• Strengthen partner capacity in grant compliance, financial management, milestone reporting, safeguarding, GEDSI-responsive implementation, documentation and risk management.
• Conduct field monitoring and support partners to improve implementation quality, accountability and evidence of results.
• Supervise and mentor the Grants Specialist and field-based Grants and MERL Officers.
• Support audits, maintain grants records and databases, update grants tools and improve ACP4Climate grants systems.

About You

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business administration, management, international development, or a related field. A master’s degree is desirable.
• Minimum 5–7 years’ experience in grants, subawards, or partner fund management, preferably on DFAT or other donor-funded programs.
• Demonstrated experience managing the full grant cycle, including solicitation, due diligence, award, implementation monitoring, financial review, reporting, modification, and close-out.
• Experience managing performance-based or milestone-based grants, including milestone design, verification, payment documentation, and partner performance management.
• Experience supporting local organisations, community-based organisations, civil society, private sector, or other local partners, including capacity strengthening.
• Demonstrated ability to support inclusive and accessible grant-making, including with women’s organisations, organisations of persons with disabilities, Indigenous Peoples, marginalised groups, and local partners.
• Strong written and spoken Khmer and English.

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How to Apply

If this opportunity has sparked your interest and you have the skills and expertise required, please click the "Apply for job" button. 

Please submit:

• Resume
• Statement of suitability (not exceeding two pages), demonstrating how your qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and personal attributes align with the selection criteria.

Apply before 2 July 2026, at 11:59pm Indochina Time (ICT)