Background
The Central and West Africa Regional Office (CWARO) located in Dakar, Senegal, supports and provides oversight to NRC’s country programmes in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria. All countries are experiencing a deterioration of the security situation, increasing humanitarian needs and displacements due to conflict. NRC’s programmes and advocacy support families affected by conflict in the shelter, food security and livelihoods, education, water and sanitation, camp management, and legal assistance sectors. NRC has over 1,300 employees working on the NRC regional response.
The Regional Programme Department comprises a Core Competency and Thematic Unit, and a Programme Development and Support Unit (PDSU). The Regional Roving Grants Manager is a member of the PDSU, which provides guidance for strategic programme development and resource mobilization, and technical support for project cycle management, working collaboratively with the Regional Support Unit, Regional Risk & Compliance Unit, Regional Advocacy, the global Programme Development and Support Section in HO, and with Heads of Programme and Grants teams in Country Offices. The PDSU also takes the lead regionally on other areas as assigned.
The Regional Roving Grants Manager, is a home-based position and managed by the Regional Head of Programme Development and Support, is responsible for contributing to the achievement of quality programming in the region through business development and grants management from the country offices. The post holder will also provide advice, guidance and capacity building support to country staff and partners.
RESPONSIBILITIES
What you will do:
The Regional Roving Grants Manager will contribute to achieving quality programming by closely supporting the country office in ensuring effective grants management. This includes internal and donor compliance requirements, timely and quality grant reporting, revision and review, proposal development, acting as the focal point for the key mandatory activities under NRC’s Project Cycle Management (PCM). S/he ensures that country teams are informed of relevant donor compliance regulations and NRC procedures, manages donor and other external reporting, and coordinates grant revisions. The role provides strategic support to CO grants units, liaise with key stakeholders inside NRC and externally, if requested.
The Roving Grants Manager is deployed for missions from one to three months on average, upon request from a Country Office and validation by the Regional Office. Specific ToR are drafted for the deployment and validated on both sides.
A) Funding identification and proposal development
B) Grant Agreement
C) Donor reporting and monitoring
D) Donor Compliance
E) Advice, support and capacity building
QUALIFICATIONS
What you will bring:
Context related skills, knowledge, and experience
Please find the full job description here.
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What we offer:
DEADLINE TO APPLY: 16/11/2023
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