Grants Coordinator Jobs - Ethiopia & Kenya - Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).
The NRC Ethiopia programme was established in June 2011. With a country office in Addis Ababa, NRC has field operations to assist Somali refugees in Dollo Ado, Eritrean refugees in Shire, and South Sudanese and Sudanese refugees in Assosa and Gambella.
Interventions are geared towards improving living conditions of refugees in the selected camps through the provision of Shelter, WASH, Education, Food Security and Livelihoods and in line with emerging needs of refugees.
The regional office is based in Nairobi and works with country programmes to ensure standardisation of programmatic and operational approaches, promote multi country programming and ensuring quality and coordination.
The main purpose of the Grants Coordinator for Ethiopia position is to oversee project and donor proposals and ensure efficient grants administration for the country programme.
Qualifications
- Solid programme management experience
- Experience from international work, preferably with refugee/ IDP-related emergencies and with legal aid, protection, education, shelter and/or camp management projects
- Demonstrated leadership and coordination skills
- Documented skills in formulation of programme/project proposals, budgets and reports
- Fundraising abilities and understanding of various donors requirements
- Ability to use Logical Framework Approach as a tool in project/programme design and follow-up
- Significant understanding of complex emergencies and crisis contexts
- Significant political and cultural awareness and experience of working in setting where insecurity is a major issue
- Awareness of gender issues
- Relevant university degree or higher education, preferably in international relations and/or development, social sciences or management.
- Proven communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Fluency in the English, both oral and written
- Above average computer literacy
- Holder of a valid international driver’s licence
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Closing Date: Sunday, 02 February 2014
