Grants Management Officer

About the job

The Grants and Reporting Officer (GRO) will work with programme staff to develop high-quality and timely internal and external reports and communication materials. The GRO will support the Grants Specialist in Beirut on initiatives to expand the North portfolio including coordinating proposal development processes.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

• Develop and prepare high-quality, timely reports for donors, partners, and government on programme progress, ensuring all donor reporting requirements are met and strategically positioned to demonstrate DRC’s leadership in programming in the country context.
• Manage reporting workflows and processes between programme and finance team leaders, the programme manager, and the Beirut team to ensure the timely and quality development and review of reports.
• Serve as main gatekeeper of high-quality reporting activities for the North Lebanon portfolio; including reviewing, editing, and providing donor guidance on reports to draft original content ..
• Coordinate thedevelopment and design of communication materials, including reports, activity plans, and information updates.
• Support the Program Manager and Grant Specialist in providing timely, thorough responses to information requests from internal and external sources. Support the Program Manager and the Grants Specialist in contributing to and overseeing proposal development processes, including drafting and producing high quality inputs for concept notes and proposals.
• Provide capacity building (training sessions, coaching,) on writing skills and reporting/proposal writing for partners and DRC staff
• Support and/or coordinate initiatives to identify, research, write, and report on key sector findings for internal and external audiences, packaging stories that center on evidence to further illustrate impact of the programming.
• Work closely with program M&E staff to ensure credible, best-practice monitoring and reporting of program activities and proper inclusion of findings in reports.
• Increase visibility by supporting, Tls, PM, and AM in the development ofing communication materials, such as sector profiles, impact reports, program briefings, leadership and positioning pieces, and other relevant pieces.
• Assist in translating reports or communication material. 

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to have a University degree in international relations, project management, business administration, or equivalent professional qualification. Moreover, we also expect the following: 

Required

• At least 2 years of professional experience with an international humanitarian or development organization in reporting and proposal development
• Familiarity with UNS and EU donors with special attention to reporting requirements.
• Ability to represent DRC to international donors, government officials, local groups and community members.
• Proficiency in Arabic and English languages

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies: 

Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process. 

Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback. 

Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation. 

Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly. 

Demonstrating integrity: Upholding and promoting the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

We offer

Contract length: 6 months

Band/Level: H2 – salary equivalent to 1750 USD

Duty Station: North Lebanon

Start date: May 2020

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for National; please refer to drc.ngo under Vacancies. For questions regarding the vacancy please contact [email protected]. 

Application process

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 10th of May 2020. Interviews are expected to take place on rolling basis. 

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo