Position: Grants Coordinator

Reports to:  Grants Manager

Supervision of:  Grants Officer

Duty station: Addis Ababa

Travel: 50%

Duration and type of contract: Fixed Term

All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.

Role and responsibilities

Generic responsibilities

• Takes the lead in the review of new funding opportunities by screening calls for proposals and organising grants start-up meetings, suggesting contributors for drafting and finalisation of the proposal or concept note.
• Supervise Grants Officer and other staff in the Grants team, including on the job training and performance evaluation.
• Assist Grants Manager in donor mapping and identifying new initiatives to undertake in line with the screening process of call for proposals.
• Serves as a focal point for communicating donor rules, regulations, conditions and procedures to concerned staff and help facilitate trainings on such
• Coordinate proposal development and report write-up process by reminding relevant staff of deadlines, contribute to composition and/or review as agreed in the start-up meeting
• Reviews proposals/reports for compliance and consistency and consolidates them prior to submission
• Establish and maintain in-country filing system in line with NRC standards

Specific responsibilities

• Particular focus on Grants Support to field offices
• Coordinate and contribute to maintaining an updated proposal development and reporting calendar for all areas.
• Act as Grants Manager when required

Job Requirements

Critical interfaces

By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are:

• CC Specialists, PMs and PCs
• M&E Coordinator
• Finance

Competencies

Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organization to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following three categories:

Professional competencies

These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.

 Generic professional competencies for this position:

• Preferably Master’s degree or equivalent in social studies;
• Solid experience in program development, management, fundraising, and design;
• Experience in humanitarian work, preferably with refugee/IDP-related emergencies;
• Documented skills in formulation of program/project proposals and reports;
• Ability to use Logical Framework Approach as a tool in project/program design and follow-up
• Detailed oriented and strong organizational skills
• Proven communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Strong analytical skills and excellent written and oral communication skills in English and French
• Proficiency with software including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc

 Context/specific skills, knowledge and experience:

• Political and cultural awareness;
• Knowledge of the political situation in the Horn of Africa and Yemen;
• Experience at a similar position is an asset;

Behavioral competencies 

These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. 

• Managing recourses to optimize results
• Strategic thinking
• Empowering and building trust
• Handling insecure environments
• Planning and delivering results
• Managing performance and development

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