Deadline: 18 August, 2020

Location: Yola, Nigeria

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Grants Officer.

DRC fulfills its mandate by providing direct assistance to conflict-affected populations – refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs) and host communities.

Responsibilities

• Assist RCS in gathering inputs from the team, and follow up, as per the reporting schedule
• Assist Programme Quality Assurance unit in conceptualising and facilitating the implementation of programme quality tools developed
• Support grant opening, review and meetings, including attendance at meetings when possible
• Assist Programme Quality Assurance unit in conducting secondary research to inform new opportunities and designs as required
• Regularly monitor sources of internal and external information, data and knowledge products and share this information/updates with relevant team members, as and when required
• To be the base focal point for project staff seeking grant management documents and ensure timely and effective responses to inquiries for grant documents
• Assist field-level visibility, including the recording of visibility, by travelling to field sites as needed to collect information for success stories and photos to be used by RCS for publications
• Support RCS in the roll-out of visibility training at all bases
• In close collaboration with programme and M and E team, support documentation of lessons learnt, best practices and proven innovations in programme design, implementation, monitoring and reporting to improve programme design and implementation strategy

Requirements

• Degree in a relevant field such as International Relations, Project Management, Development Studies, Business Administration, Social Sciences
• Two years of professional experience with an international humanitarian/development organisation with responsibilities of grants/programme management
• Knowledge of relevant sectoral areas implemented by DRC Nigeria programmes including protection, food security, WASH, shelter, NFIs, humanitarian mine action and armed violence reduction
• Familiar with USAID, DFID, UN and EU donors with special attention to reporting and archiving requirements
• Fluency in English with the capacity to produce well-written products for formal reporting and communication
• Knowledge and fluency in Hausa and other languages used in northeast Nigeria
• Capacity to work collaboratively in a multi-cultural environment with competing priorities, tight deadlines, and in a complex emergency context
• Nationality of Nigeria

To apply and for more information, click here.