Deadline: 16 July, 2020
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Grants Coordinators.
NRC provides assistance, protection and durable solutions to refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and consolidate reports for donors, partners, ensuring all reporting requirements of donors are delivered on time and in a quality manner
- Support the Head of Programme Support Unit, Grants Manager or BRCiS programme Manager by responding to information requests, drafting success stories, and monitoring and reporting on the impact of the various core competency programmes
- Ensure quality of programme writing, reports and informal updates
- Ensure the grants tracker of all projects is up to date
- Maintain programme files and ensure copies of donor concept notes, proposals, contracts and reports are correctly filed
- Ensure that all programme staff and partners are aware of requirements and conditions of grant agreements and contracts
- Ensure that grant coordination systems and processes are successfully implemented across the life of the grant
- Ensure that key controls are in place to support effective management of the funding portfolio and compliance with the donor requirements
- Design and conduct capacity building on donor compliance, report writing, project and budget monitoring, record keeping, and grants management
Requirements
- University degree in Project Management
- Five years, minimum, of relevant experience within field of expertise
- Relevant experience from project management and grants coordination in the humanitarian sector
- Experienced in working with humanitarian and development donors
- Good understanding of donor rules and regulations
- Excellent understanding of DFID and EU rules and regulations in particular is an asset
- Skills and experience in coordinating proposal development processes with multiple partners
- Skills and experience in report writing
- Strong communication, coordination and interpersonal skills
- Strong analytical skills (data and financial)
- Mentoring and capacity development skills
- Ability to mediate in high-stress scenarios with competing interest
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
- Citizen of Kenya
To apply and for more information, click here.
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