Grants Coordinator - Central African Republic

Bangui

Organization: NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council
Location: Bangui
Grade: Mid level - Mid level
Occupational Groups:
- Procurement
- External Relations, Partnerships and Resource mobilization
- Coordination
- Emergency Aid and Response
- Protection / Human Rights
- Managerial positions
Closing Date: Closed

Founded in 1946, today the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) works in both new and protracted crises across 31 countries. Our 6,000 employees provide life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. NRC specialises in six areas: food security, education, shelter, legal assistance, camp management, and water, sanitation and hygiene. NRC is a determined advocate for displaced people. We promote and defend their rights and dignity in local communities, with national governments and in the international arena.

NRC’s expert deployment capacity, NORCAP, boasts around 1,000 experts from all over the world who can be deployed within 72 hours. NORCAP experts help improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises.

NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

NRC is looking for a new Grants Coordinator to provide essential grant management support to Head of Programme in delivering quality programs in line with the NRC strategy and Plan of Action in CAR

NRC initiated country operations in CAR in 2014, in order to respond to the critical and increasing needs in the country. The programme portfolio includes all five core competencies of NRC. ICLA (Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance), Food Security, WASH, Shelter and Education, as well as Protection and Community Based Planning programmes.

NRC is currently operating in four field offices; Carnot and Berberati in the South West, Sibut and Dekoa in the Centre West, Ndele in the north as well as the capital office in Bangui. NRC intends to open a sub-office in Kaga Bandoro in the Centre north.

The Grants Coordinator reports to the Head of Programme.

Job description

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, revision and quality control of funding proposals, budgets and donor reports
Be updated on donor priorities and track and share relevant calls for proposals
Analyse, document 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 Programme
Support external donor audits
Undertake field visits to project areas and organise trainings in report and proposal writing for field staff
Facilitate and contribute to developing and maintaining partner relations within CAR
Ensure institutional knowledge and memory is attained with regards to programme development and in-country partner relations
Coordinate the timely submission of narrative and financial report and ensure all proposal and reporting documents are accessible and well – organised
Actively participate in the country strategy proces
Develop and oversee the grant’s team and ensure capacity building of staff within the unit

Qualifications

3 years of relevant experience within field of expertise
Relevant experience from the project management in the humanitarian sector
Relevant experience from working with humanitarian- and development donors
Good understanding of donor rules and regulations
Skills and experience in report and proposal writing
Strong analytical skills (data and financial)
Excellent written and oral communication skills in French and English
Above average computer skills
Knowledge of the context in Central African Republic is an asset
Knowledge of the humanitarian coordination framework
Budget development and management experience
Proactive and able to lead new initiatives
Experience in putting in place systems

Personal qualities

Planning and delivering results
Managing resources to optimize results
Influencing
Handling insecure environments
Working with People
Analyzing
Communicate with impact and results
A good sense of humour is an asset
All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Code of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable

We offer

Commencement: April 2018
Duration: 18 months
Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions and free housing of moderate standard.
Grade: 7 in NRC's grade structure.
Duty station: Bangui , with frequent travels in the field. Bangui is a non-family posting. Travel outside Bangui is dependent on changing security conditions, especially for certain roads in the area. Recreational and social facilities are limited, and accommodation is modest. International staff members are required to live in joint accommodation.
Approved health certficate will be requested before contract start.
Application procedures and CV registration: Please note that you are required to enter the geographical location for all your previous positions while registering your CV. There is no specific field for this information in our CV form, but you can use the "Company name" field for both company and location