The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental independent and non-profit humanitarian organization established in 1946. NRC’s mission is to protect the rights of displaced and vulnerable people in times of crisis.
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) search: 1 Grants Coordinator
Duty station: Bamako – Republic of Mali with 20% travel
Desired start date: September 2018
Job Profile
Brief Job description: The purpose of the Grants Coordinator position is to provide essential grant management support to HoP in delivering quality programs in line with the NRC CO strategy and Plan of Action.
Role and responsibilities
The following is a brief description of the role.
- Adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures
- Develop and maintain overview of all grants, donor requirements, rules and regulations, and internal and external deadlines, including filing of grant documents (including through the grants database – forthcoming)
- Coordinate the development of donor applications and reports, as well as ensuring donor compliance and quality control
- Contribute to the development and revision of funding proposals, budgets and donor reports
- Be updated on donor priorities and track and share relevant calls for proposals
- Document, analyze, and share learning from proposal and reporting process, and compliance with donor rules and regulations
- Contribute to continuously improving internal grant management systems
- Provide an internal help-desk on donor related issues, including organize and deliver trainings in donor rules and regulations, as well as proposal and report writing
- Coordinate the development and distribution of internal reports
- Contribute to PCM trainings and usage of the NRC PCM frame work in the CO as delegated by the Head of Program
- Support external donor audits
- Represent with relevant partners and donors as delegated
- Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy
Competencies
Behavioral competencies:
- Planning and delivering results
- Managing resources to optimize results
- Influencing
- Handling insecure environments.
Generic professional competencies for this position:
- 3 years of relevant experience within field of expertise
- Relevant experience from the project management in the humanitarian sector
- Experience from working with humanitarian and development donors
- Good understanding of donor rules and regulations
- Skills and experience in report and proposal writing
- Strong communication, coordination and interpersonal skills
- Analytical skills (data and financial)
- Ability to mediate in high-stress scenarios with competing interest
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and French
- Above average computer skills
Context related skills, knowledge and experience:
- Knowledge of the context in Mali.
- Experience in at least one of the following sectors: emergency, education, ICLA, Food Security.
- Experience in humanitarian coordination mechanism.
Application form:
To apply for this position, please visit our website via this link : Grants Coordinator – Mali
Or if you only have the hard copy of this advert:
Mali nationals are strongly encouraged to apply
Women are strongly encouraged to apply
Only preselected candidates will be called for the written test step