Grants Officer - Fixed Term. Berlin. Posting Date: 09/04/2026. Deadline: 09/17/2026
Role Title: Grants Officer – Fixed Term
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
Workstyle Arrangement: Hybrid
Reporting To: Associate Director, Grants Management
Department: Grants Management
Location: Amman and Berlin
Team Name: Grants Management
Opportunity or Team Description
The Grants Officer will manage complex strategic grantmaking activities, including grant triage, due diligence, monitoring, compliance and close out. The role will also conduct the equivalency determination process, support non-US funded grant administration and address conflicts of interest, sanctions, and data privacy requirements.
The Fixed-Term Grants Officer will provide specialist capacity across complex strategic grant-making activities, with particular responsibility for processing equivalency determinations and reviewing and closing non-US funded grants. The role will conduct pre- and post-award due diligence, monitor grant compliance, maintain accurate grant data, and address sanctions, conflicts of interest (COI), data privacy and wider regulatory risks. The Grants Officer will also support urgent leadership directed grants and help ensure that grantmaking activities are delivered accurately, efficiently and in accordance with funding entity requirements and Open Society policies.
As a Grants Officer, you will:
Coordinate with Opportunity and other program staff to ensure proposal compliance review, structure of grant award, issuing of grant letters, payments and amendments, and the review of reports and closeout of grants are timely and efficient.
Educate and train Grants Management and Open Society staff on grant award compliance, grantmaking process and procedures, GrantSmith, and Power BI.
Liaise with Communications, Finance, Information Technology, Office of General Council, and other departments and outside organizations and/or affinity groups on matters of shared interest.
Develop, document, revise and implement Grants Management policies, procedures, documents, templates, and multimedia materials.
The ideal candidate (essential criteria)
Strong proficiency in Microsoft 365, CRM tools, and digital organization platforms, including the ability to use technology to organize work, track priorities, manage information, and improve administrative processes.
Demonstrates commitment to Open Society’s core values of humility, commitment, collaboration, respect, inclusivity, and integrity
Exceptional opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact; from a generous annual professional development allowance for every employee to onsite training and learning conversations with visiting experts.
WHO WE ARE
Open Society Foundations aim to establish vibrant and inclusive democracies where governments are accountable to their citizens. Our operating model organizes grantmaking around specific, time limited projects, developed alongside support for established partners, enabling us to respond swiftly to emerging needs. We are committed to promoting human dignity, equality, and rights; reimagining democratic ideals and practice; and advancing equity in governance systems.
Guided by our founder’s values and the belief in the art of the possible, we engage directly with global entities, individuals, and policymakers through grants, advocacy, impact investing, and strategic human rights litigation to drive positive change. At the heart of our mission is a deep commitment to rights, equity, and justice, inspiring every action we take.
Competitive rates of pay apply.
Open Society Foundations is committed to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion, and to building a diverse staff that reflects the movements, issues and communities that our mission serves. Candidates from all underrepresented backgrounds, identities and communities are encouraged to apply.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and colleagues with disabilities.
