The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent, humanitarian, non-profit, non-governmental organisation. We provide assistance, protection and durable solutions to refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide. What is NRC? NRC promotes and protects the rights of refugees and people who have been displaced within their own country. We take action during situtations of armed conflict, and engage in other contextes where our competences will add value. The majority of our 5000 staff members are national employees in NRC’s projects in around 25 countries worldwide. All our projects are supervised by the NRC Head Office in Oslo. NRC was established in 1946 under the name Aid to Europe, to assist refugees in Europe after World War II. Today NRC is organised as an independent, private foundation. We cooperate closely with the UN and other humanitarian organisations, around the world as well as in Norway. What does NRC do? Programme Activities: NRC’s main activity is the deliverance of humanitarian aid through programme activities in the field. NRC specialises in five programme areas, or core competences – Shelter, Food Security, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Education, and Information Counselling and Legal Aid (ICLA). The core competences are adaptive to different contexts and mutually reinforcing.
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
- Location: Borno
- Job Field: Finance / Accounting / Audit
JOB DESCRIPTION
We are looking for people passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee with proven experience in the international humanitarian sector. If you are those people, the Norwegian Refugee Council in Nigeria is looking for an enthusiastic persons who are passionate about project coordination, donor relations, and business development to join our Country Grant Team in Maiduguri. The Grants Coordinator will be supporting the Grants Manager in essential grants management support, business development and reporting across the Nigeria portfolio. The Grants coordinator will work closely with the program, operations, M&E and finance staff, delivering quality programmes in line with the NRC CO strategy and Plan of Action. The position holder will be supervised by the Grants Manager and will work closely with the Grants officer.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Role Responsibility
- Prepare reports for donors, partners, and government on program progress, ensuring all reporting requirements of donors are delivered on time and in a quality manner.
- Ensure quality of program writing, including program activity plans, reports and informal updates.
- Work with the Grants Manger to develop concept notes and donor proposals, and participate in writing them in close cooperation with relevant departments in NRC Nigeria.
- Support in the development of generic concept notes, briefing notes and SITREPS to be used in donor meetings and visits.
- Maintain program files and ensure copies of donor concept notes, proposals, contracts and reports are correctly filed.
- Responsible for donor compliance of the respective grants and project cycle management processes for allocated projects.
- Support in the development and implementation of grants-related trainings, including proposal and report writing.
- Ensure that all programme staff are aware of requirements and conditions of grant agreements and contracts, through the use of grant opening/mid/closing meetings and other methods.
- Support in the maintenance of an accessible and well-organized filing system for storing all grant-specific files for all of NRC’s past and active grants and ensure that grant coordination systems and processes are successfully implemented.
- Support in ensuring all documentation required is ready and available for audits
QUALIFICATIONS
We are looking for.
- Excellent data management and analytical skills
- Proven successful experience with grant management and project coordination role in hunmanitarian sector
- Experience of managing budgets, grants or financial processes
- Skills and experience in report and proposal writing
- Good knowledge and understanding of donor rules and regulations, project management tools and techniques
- Experience of working on multiple projects and tasks
- Very strong stakeholder liaison and interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams at every level across the organisation and with a wide range of external stakeholders
- Good understanding of donor rules and regulations
- Strong analytical skills (data and financial)
- Ability to mediate in high-stress scenarios with competing interest
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
- Above average computer skills, with proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) on ekum.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com to apply
