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Grants Management Substitution Specialist

Danish Refugee Council Lyngby, Denmark Posted 16 Oct 2026 Danish Refugee Council verified public ATS · education-children-social-servicesSenior specialist

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Work With Us Grants Management Substitution Specialist Apply Now Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a highly qualified Grants Management Substitution Specialist to join our Grants Management Unit in Copenhagen.

Do you thrive on variety, enjoy solving problems under pressure, and want to see how well-managed donor funding turns into real protection and assistance for people affected by displacement? Then we want to hear from you. In this role, you will step in where our Country Offices need you most and help keep their grants on track, from the first proposal to the final report.

About the job

The Grants Management Unit at DRC headquarters supports Country Offices worldwide in securing and managing institutional funding in line with donor requirements and DRC policies.

As Grants Management Substitution Specialist, you will provide temporary grants management capacity to Country Offices, filling gaps in grants-related positions and ensuring continuity, quality and compliance across the full grant cycle, from proposal development and donor engagement to reporting, contract management and closure.

Between deployments, you will support HQ-managed grants and projects, working closely with programme, operations, finance and management teams1 …

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