Grants and compliance coordinator (F/M)

Grants and compliance coordinator (F/M)

Do you want to join a committed, activist-driven organization and take meaningful action for social justice? For over 40 years, Médecins du Monde has been delivering healthcare to the most vulnerable, challenging barriers to access, and driving long-term change in health policies.

In France and across nearly 30 countries, our work is built around six core missions:

• Sexual and reproductive health and rights (including access to safe abortion)
• Migration, exile, human rights and health
• Harm reduction
• Health and the environment
• Healthcare systems
• Humanitarian spaces

MdM in Yemen

Yemen remains one of the world's most severe humanitarian crises, after more than a decade of conflict, economic decline, climate shocks, and political instability. In 2026, over two-thirds of the population require humanitarian assistance, including 9.4 million people identified as most in need of life-saving support.

The health system is under extreme strain, with only 59.3% of health facilities fully operational and 19.3 million people requiring healthcare services, including more than 660,000 pregnant women in need of urgent care. Cholera continues to pose a major public health challenge, adding pressure to an already weakened system.

The operational environment remains highly volatile, marked by security incidents, service disruptions, funding cuts, and economic challenges that regularly affect humanitarian activities.

Médecins du Monde operates across northern and southern Yemen, with a coordination office in Sana’a and field offices in Aden and Marib. Its interventions focus on two strategic priorities:

• Supporting 29 health facilities to deliver primary healthcare services, including outpatient care, vaccination, nutrition, and reproductive health.
• Providing mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) through healthcare facilities and community-based networks trained in identification, referral, and awareness-raising activities.

About the role

You will be responsible for providing technical expertise on grants and compliance while playing an essential coordination lead role amongst all departments. You are a key in ensuring all departments have a clear understanding of their role and responsibilities as regards to grants and compliance aspects.

You are actively involved in the country strategy and the overall project cycle management, especially through contracts management (including partnerships), reporting, donor communication, fundraising and compliance.

Who you’ll work with

Under the supervision of the deputy general coordinator in charge of programs and the technical management of the HQ program officer, you will work in close collaboration with the general coordinator, the deputy general coordinator in charge of support services, along with other key departments when relevant (MEAL, field coordinators, etc.).

What you’ll do

Under the supervision of the deputy general coordinator in charge of programs, your main responsibilities are the following:

• Support country strategy development through donor mapping, strategic opportunity identification, and donor engagement
• Lead fundraising efforts, identify funding opportunities, and build relationships with donors and key stakeholders
• Coordinate the development of grant proposals, budgets, and project design processes with technical and support teams
• Ensure effective grant management, donor compliance, contract follow-up, and timely donor communications
• Oversee the preparation and submission of high-quality donor reports and visibility materials
• Manage partnerships, including partner identification, due diligence, agreements, and performance monitoring
• Ensure compliance with donor requirements and MdM procedures, while supporting audits and risk management processes
• Facilitate coordination between departments and represent MdM in relevant meetings, forums, and donor engagements

Requirements

• You are the right match if you...

• Hold a master’s degree in one of the related fields or project management

• Have 5 years of proven experience in humanitarian and/or development contexts, with at least 2 years in a similar role

• Demonstrate strong knowledge in partnerships, multi-sectoral, regional and/or co-funded programming management

• Are skilled in developing high-quality funding proposals, reports and have experience working with institutional donors

• Experience /knowledge of the region

• Speak English fluently. Arabic is highly appreciated.

• This role may not suit you if you...

• Are uncomfortable working in complex, unstable, or rapidly evolving humanitarian contexts that require flexibility, resilience, and adaptability

• Prefer close supervision and highly structured processes rather than taking initiative, anticipating needs, and working independently

• Do not have strong written English skills or experience producing donor proposals, narrative reports, and other high-quality programme documentation

• Are not aligned with MdM’s values and activist approach

• Recruitment process

• If shortlisted, you will first meet with our HR team. Technical and managerial interviews, which may include practical case studies, will follow.

• Please note: as part of our anti–money laundering and counter-terrorism policy, international background checks may be conducted. Data is processed confidentially and securely. More info: https://www.medecinsdumonde.org/en/working-internationally/

• All successful candidates must provide a criminal record extract (B3).

Benefits

• Employment conditions

Contract & status:

• Gross monthly salary: 3 392 €
• Fixed-term contract for 6 months starting in December 2026
• Single posting Work environment:
• Position based in Aden
• Frequent visits to Sanaa and to the field, depending the security conditions.

Benefits

• 13th-month salary (for employees with more than 6 months’ seniority)

• Expatriation allowance: 10% of gross monthly salary

• Coverage of travel (home – mission), visas, and vaccinations

• Accommodation: guesthouse

• Health insurance (50% covered by MdM and 50% by the employee)

• Repatriation insurance

• MdM promotes training and internal mobility Essentials:

• 5 weeks paid leave + 22.5 RTT days per year

• Strong commitment to inclusion and fighting all forms of discrimination

• More info: https://www.medecinsdumonde.org/en/working-internationally/

• Our commitment to diversity and inclusion

• MdM is committed to the inclusion of people with disabilities and to fighting all forms of discrimination.

• If you are officially recognized as a person with a disability and/or require workplace accommodations, please let us know.