Dalhousie University

• Voluntary RRSP contribution
• Health and dental insurance
• Wellness allowance

• Position Title: Manager, Resources Management & Grants
• Research Project: Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace & Security
• Department/Unit: Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security
• Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Posting Number: S123-26
• Employee Group: Grant-Paid (non-union)
• Position Type: Term
• Duration of Contract (if applicable): One year
• Employment Type: Full Time
• Full-time Equivalency (FTE): 1.0
• Salary: $75,000 - $80,000.00 per annum

Dalhousie University is Atlantic Canada’s leading research-intensive university and a driver of the region’s intellectual, social and economic development. Located in the heart of Halifax, Nova Scotia, with an Agricultural Campus in Truro/Bible Hill, Dalhousie is a truly national and international university, with more than half of our almost 21,000 students coming from outside of the province. Our 6,000 faculty and staff foster a vibrant, purpose-driven community, that celebrated 200 years of academic excellence in 2018.

The Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security (Dallaire Institute) was established in 2007 by retired Lieutenant-General the Honourable Roméo Dallaire, former Force Commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR). Our mission is to develop new strategies and tactics to progressively end the recruitment and use of children as soldiers worldwide.

The Manager, Resources Management and Grants is responsible for ensuring the smooth implementation of Dallaire Institute projects, as well as supporting new business development for the organization. It will work across multiple teams to ensure the effective delivery of projects on schedule and on budget. It will lead to the drafting of project proposals.

The Manager, Resources Management and Grants will coordinate a diverse team of colleagues across multiple locations.

• Coordinates on the needs required to support philanthropic donor proposal development and reporting needs, as well as global proposal development and review processes, ensuring all staff inputs happen in a timely and effective manner and advising on donor compliance requirements to ensure high-quality and on-time proposals.
• Create narrative and financial reports, plans and adjustments, meeting set deadlines for reporting and ensuring communication with philanthropic donors is supported with relevant documentation, being in charge of the communication and setting of agreements with Legal and Finance colleagues at Dalhousie University to follow up on legal, financial and budget requirements, including providing timely project reports for review by Dalhousie finance staff to meet contract deadlines.
• Leads on liaising across teams and convening relevant staff on overall project workplans, schedules and activity reporting commitments, updating, and modifying as required, and ensuring they remain in line with the Dallaire Institute’s core values and Strategic Plan Identify, assess, i...