Advisor, Grants & Contracts Compliance (P3)

At Save the Children, you’ll join a century‑long legacy of leading meaningful impact when it matters most. We empower you to innovate, collaborate and grow alongside people who share your commitment to kids and each other. You bring the drive – and together, we’ll build a better world for children. 

As the Advisor, Grants & Contracts Compliance, you’ll be integral to our work in helping vulnerable children achieve a brighter future. You will serve as a trusted compliance resource and advisor to Save the Children stakeholders, providing guidance on donor rules and regulations, supporting proposal development and award administration, and helping strengthen organizational capacity for effective donor compliance. You will build and maintain expertise across a diverse portfolio of public and private donors and support the organization’s commitment to its Private First strategy by ensuring strong compliance practices that enable responsible stewardship of donor funding and the sustainable growth of private funding partnerships.

• Manage an assigned portfolio of grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and other donor-funded awards, ensuring compliance with donor requirements and organizational policies.
• Review cost proposals, awards, subawards, modifications, and related documentation to ensure adherence to donor regulations and internal procedures.
• Identify compliance risks and provide practical, risk-based recommendations related to solicitations, proposals, awards, subawards, and modifications.
• Advise stakeholders on donor compliance requirements throughout the award lifecycle, supporting effective collaboration across departments and with donors.
• Provide compliance support during negotiations with donors on award terms and conditions, compliance requirements, and award modifications.
• Maintain and support updates to compliance tools, templates, guidance documents, and award management records to support effective grants and contracts administration.

• Collaborate with stakeholders across Save the Children US (SCUS) and Save the Children International (SCI) to promote understanding and consistent application of donor compliance requirements.
• Maintain knowledge of U.S. Government regulations, including 2 CFR 200 and FAR requirements, as well as requirements of foundations, corporate donors, multilateral organizations, and other private funding partners.
• Analyze new and revised donor requirements and contribute to the development of guidance, tools, and process improvements to facilitate implementation.
• Identify compliance risks and provide recommendations to stakeholders on mitigation approaches and practical solutions.
• Support the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of donor compliance-related policies, procedures, and resources.
• Support compliance efforts related to public and private funding opportunities, including foundation, corporate, and multilateral donor funding.

• Participate in cross-functional projects and organizational initiatives designed to strengthen grants and contracts management practices and compliance infrastructure.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support collaboration and problem-solving.
• Communicate compliance guidance, regulatory updates, and best practices to stakeholders across the organization.
• Identify and recommend opportunities for process improvements and efficiencies based on donor requirements, industry best practices, and organizational needs.

• Support the development and delivery of training on grants and contracts administration, donor regulations, and compliance best practices for SCUS and SCI stakeholders.
• Serve as a resource for colleagues and stakeholders by providing guidance on donor compliance requirements and organizational processes.
• Develop and maintain resources, tools, and job aids that strengthen organizational knowledge and capacity in grants and contracts management.
• Translate complex donor requirements into clear, practical guidance for diverse audiences.

• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 15-20% in support of training, capacity-building activities, stakeholder engagement and other organizational priorities.

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, plus at least 5 years of relevant experience 

• Demonstrated experience in grants and contracts compliance and award administration for U.S. Government agencies, United Nations agencies, foundations, corporate donors, multilateral organizations, The Global Fund, development finance institutions, and other institutional funders.
• Knowledge of U.S. Government assistance regulations, including 2 CFR 200 and agency-specific requirements, and the ability to interpret and apply donor rules across a range of funding mechanisms.
• Experience reviewing and interpreting donor terms and conditions, budgets, awards, modifications, and subawards to ensure compliance with donor and organizational requirements.
• Experience supporting donor negotiations and providing guidance on donor rules, regulations, and compliance requirements.
• Knowledge of grants and contracts management functions, including subaward administration, procurement, cost allowability, risk assessment, and compliance monitoring.
• Proven ability to analyze compliance issues, identify risks, and develop practical solutions in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to accurately review and assess data quality within award management and/or financial systems and identify and resolve issues as needed.
• Strong communication, relationship management, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proven organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently.
• Ability to translate complex donor requirements into clear, practical guidance and training materials for diverse audiences.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 15-20%.

• Professional proficiency in MS Office suite 
• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English

• Professional proficiency in one or more additional languages, such as French or Spanish.
• Relevant professional certification in grants management, contracts management, compliance, project management, or a related field.
• Experience supporting international development or humanitarian programs in multiple countries.

At Save the Children, you’ll find nonprofit jobs with purpose. Whether you’re working in advocacy, fundraising or operations, you’re part of a mission-driven organization that’s giving kids a healthy start in life, opportunities to learn and protection from harm.

Every role supports lifesaving humanitarian and development programs anchored in safeguarding children's rights, dignity and well-being – across the U.S. and around the world.

We invest in our people with competitive compensation, comprehensive employee benefits, a deep commitment to employee health and wellness, generous paid family leave and an inclusive culture where everybody belongs.

• Flexible schedules and time off: Flexible schedules, generous PTO, 11 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays and hybrid working opportunities
• Health: Competitive health care, dental and vision coverage for you and your family
• Family: A variety of paid leaves: caregiver, parental/adoption, critical child illness and fertility benefits
• Employee Rewards Program: Annual merit increases and/or additional incentives for eligible employees
• Retirement: A retirement savings plan with employer contributions (after one year)
• Wellness: 15 safety and wellness days annually (if hired on or after July 1, safety and wellness days prorated to 8 days), mental health benefits and support through Calm and company-hosted events
• Employee Assistance Program: free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services
• Learning & Growth: Access to internal and external learning & development opportunities and mentorships

Save the Children is committed to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the children it serves and helping protect the children with whom we are in contact. All Save the Children representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of child abuse.

Save the Children is committed to minimizing safety and security risks for our valued employees, ensuring all are given training, support and information to reduce their risk exposure while maximizing the impact of our programs for children and families. Our shared duty, both agency and individual, is to seek and maintain safe working conditions for all.

If you require disability assistance with the application or recruitment process, please submit a request to applicantsupport@savechildren.org.