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Egypt - Cairo Address

Cairo, Job Type:

Full-Time Posting Date

01/19/2026

Company Description

Established in 1951, Amideast is an American nonprofit organization dedicated to creating hope, opportunity, and mutual understanding among people in the Middle East, North Africa, and United States through life-changing opportunities for education and cultural exchanges. Working with local, regional, and international partners, we provide programs and services that improve educational opportunity and quality, expand access to U.S. study, empower youth and women, strengthen local institutions, and develop language and professional skills for success in the global economy. Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Amideast operates offices in 11 countries in the MENA region. For more information, visit us at www.amideast.org.

Position Description

The Grants Project Lead is responsible for leading on the English language grant portfolio in Cairo. The Grants Project Lead develops and monitors program timelines and other related templates to ensure timely delivery of all activities based on the proposal and agreement with the donor including full compliance with M&E plan. S/he coordinates all logistical activity and reports to the English Language Program Manager on any delays.

Responsibilities

Programmatic Responsibilities

Lead on EL Grant projects implementation and report issues to Project Manager when needed
Develop and maintain program timeline with clear milestones.
Develop and maintain specifically prescribed documents as per donor's contract/work plan
Develop annual program calendar and monthly work plan with task assignments per staff member
Prepare annual budgets and budgets draw down to be updated on monthly basis
Secure donor approval for all marketing materials activities, and documentation templates
Participate in candidate selection, interviews, and final accepted lists Prepare and submit accurate and timely technical, statistical, and financial reports to partners, donors, and to Amideast HQ
Cascade EL goals to staff and ensure their understanding and follow up on the progress on goals achieving.
Prepare outreach plan in cooperation with marketing, monitors implementation, and progress in outreach phase.
Responsible for the preparation of evaluation and assessment tools
Lead new initiatives aimed at developing department business
Serve as main point of contact with EL programs grant clients, regarding the program's implementation
Prepare RFPs for grants procurement and follow up with Admin throughout the procurement process
Follow up on delayed receivables and payables with the finance department
Participating in meetings with other departments to solve problems and facilitate workflow
Review teachers timesheets and prepare cash advance requests before submitting them to Project Manager to approve
Coordinate with the Senior Academic Coordinator and update him/her on teacher performance
Inform Senior Academic Coordinator of teacher needs and futurerequirements to ensure timely hiring and availability of teachers
Conduct monthly meetings to discuss department monthly work plan for grant projects
Orient, mentor and provide appraisal for new staff in probation

Reporting Responsibilities

Responsible for review and follow up of projects financial status and reporting in monthly financial review
Responsible for updating grant tracker sheet with activities, MEAL, and payments
Responsible for creating regular reporting to donors as per pre-decided milestones/workplan
Responsible for reporting on grant budget draw down tracker to ensure spending is aligned with annual budget

Staff Management Responsibilities

Participate in the selection of staff and orient and train staff under the incumbent's purview
Maintain an engaging work environment through continuous staff coaching, training, and development to ensure a high level of productivity, motivation, and retention
Responsible for the review of the annual independent contractor's process with the EL team and HR department

Required

Qualifications and Skills

Bachelor's degree and five years of related project management experience
Native speaker level fluency in spoken and written English
Fluent in Arabic
Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
Demonstrative creativity and initiative
Ability to organize and maintain large amount of detailed information
Ability to multi-task and prioritize responsibilities
Ability to work independently and accept responsibility
Excellent computer literacy in MS Office

Preferred

Undergraduate or graduate degree from a U.S. or Canadian university.
Graduate degree in Education, business, or another relevant field.
Experience administering Egyptian and/or U.S. education and exchange activities.
Managerial experience.
Excellent written Arabic.
Project Management Professional Certification (PMP).
TOEIC score of 850 or equivalent.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The incumbent in this position will work in a professional office environment and will utilize the following equipment when working from the corporate office or remote home office (either on a full time, temporary, or hybrid basis)

Computer (laptop or desktop)
Printer/Photocopier/Scanner/Fax
Telephone

The physical demands and work environment that have been described is representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position description is an overview of the major functions and requirements of this position. This document is not intended to be an exhaustive list encompassing every duty and requirement of the position; the Employee's Manager may assign other duties as related or as otherwise deemed appropriate and necessary within the general scope, without the need for additional compensation.

Amideast is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Positions that involve interaction with children will be required to read, acknowledge, and comply with and attend special training in accordance with the Child Protection and Safeguarding policy. All Amideast representatives must comply with the Code of Conduct and all applicable organizational policies which include but are not limited to, Anti-Human Traffic

Grants Project Lead (Egypt)