Deadline: 11 May, 2022
Location: Maiduguri, Nigeria
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is seeking to fill the role of Consortium Manager.
NRC provides assistance, protection and durable solutions to refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate with consortium members to ensure high quality implementation of activities, compliance with donor and consortium rules, and accountability to beneficiaries
- Ensure effective coordination and communication among consortium members, steering and technical committees, programmatic and finance/support teams across partners, donors, and other stakeholders
- Recruit and manage consortium-specific staff, consultants and sub-contractors, as needed, to carry out activities
- Manage the consortium budget, assets and resources
- With the steering committee, develop and implement a multi-year consortium strategy (programmatic and financial)
- Act as a focal point for the consortium
- Represent the consortium in meetings involving donors, government, coordination bodies, and local and international NGOs
- Responsible for all aspects of grant management including, but not limited to, submitting high-quality proposals to donors, financial and programmatic reporting, grant filing, partnership agreements, and sharing grant information (reports, proposals, agreements) with consortium members
- Coordinate the monitoring and evaluation of member activities as needed for reporting, learning and possibly advocacy purposes
- Coordinate the steering committee meetings and implement the agreed course of actions
- Ensure compliance and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures
Requirements
- Five years, minimum, of experience in senior project management and/or coordination for an international organisation with responsibility for programming in a humanitarian, conflict or post-conflict context
- Proven experience in project cycle management and grant management
- Strong communication, interpersonal, facilitation and diplomatic skills, including the professional credibility to provide coordination and sometimes guidance to member organisations
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Fluency in English, both written and verbal, with strong writing and editing skills
- Knowledge about RRM and emergency response in food, wash, shelter/NFI, protection, etc
- Experience working with the ECHO, DFID, UNICEF, etc
- Experience with external representation
- Experience working in complex emergencies, volatile contexts
To apply and for more information, click here.
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