Grants Officer (National Position) Jobs in Ethiopia

Grants Officer (National Position) Jobs in Ethiopia

Category:
  • Development and Project Management Location:
  • Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa
    Career Level:
  • Mid Level ( 2+ - 5 years experience) Employment Type:
  • Full time
    Job Description
    Job Title:
  • Grants Officer (National Position)
    Reporting to:
  • Grants Coordinator
    Job Based at:
  • Addis Ababa with 50% travel to the fields

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

    Roles & Responsibilities:

  • The Grants Officer is responsible for giving operational and programmatic support to the Grants Unit in particular and other Program Staff where necessary.
  • All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organization’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability.
  • These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.

    Generic responsibilities:
  • Ensure adherence to NRC policies and donor requirements
  • Develop annual activity and work plans
  • Promote and share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in the activities
  • Cooperate with relevant partners and local authorities
  • Assist in developing, managing and monitoring the budget(s) according to Financial Handbook and donor requirements.
  • Contribute to promotion and scaling up of best practices show
  • Monthly activity/project reports and other reporting as required
  • Ensure proper filing of all project documents both in hard and soft copies
  • Assist in provision of necessary project documents and materials to program and other staff
  • Demonstrate commitment to NRC mission, vision and value

    Specific responsibilities:
  • Review proposals/reports for compliance and consistency and consolidate prior to submission to GC;
  • Focal point for communicating donor rules, regulations, conditions and procedures to concerned staff in the field offices
  • Maintain, update and monitor the project and proposal tracker on project report/proposal deadlines and communicate these to relevant staff.
  • Assist with coordination of proposal development and report write-up process by reminding relevant staff of deadlines, contribute to composition and/or review as agreed in start-up meeting;
  • Work
    in consultation with the grants team, area managers and area teams to develop concept notes for donors;
  • Undertake daily review of various donor websites to identify calls for proposals for Ethiopia as well as to take note of any relevant information
  • Ensure proper maintenance of all hard copy project related documentation and timely uploading of documentation onto SharePoint;
  • Attend coordination and Cluster meetings as advised by the Grants Coordinator/HoP and prepare minutes to be shared with area teams for action;
  • Assist with any other duties assigned by the supervisor and the HoP as and when required.
  • Assist in preparing and formatting documents, including agreements and sub-agreements;

    Qualifications and Competences:
  • Relevant university degree or higher education, preferably in international relations and/or development, social sciences or management.
  • Three years 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.
  • Proven communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
  • Strong analytical skills and excellent written and oral communication skills in English
  • Proficiency with software including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook etc.

    How to Apply
  • All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Codes of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable.
  • Interested candidates who meet the above criteria are invited to send in their application letters including updated curriculum vitae with day-time telephone number and contact details of three work-related referees only through www.ethiojobs.net OR www.webcruiter.no (If it is possible, attach photocopies of the most relevant educational certificates/testimonials).
  • Applications should reach NRC latest by 7th February 2019 at 5:00 pm.
  • NB: only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.
  • “Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply as NRC offers attractive salary and benefit with on-the-job training opportunities!”
  • For more information and job application details, see; Grants Officer (National Position) Jobs in Ethiopia

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