*Grants Coordinator Cameroon Yaounde at Norwegian Refugee Council*

Grants Coordinator Cameroon Yaounde at Norwegian Refugee Council

Job Description

NRC has been operating in Cameroon since April 2017 and currently has five field offices strategically located across the country. These offices are in Maroua and Kousseri (Far North), Buea (South-West), Bamenda (North-West), and Batouri (East).

NRC implements projects targeting those affected by these crises, focusing on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), shelter, food security & livelihoods (LFS), Education, and Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA).

Responsibilities

Role and responsibilities

Adhere to NRC policies, directives, and procedures, as well as NRC’s global and regional strategies when performing the functions related to this role.
Develop and maintain a comprehensive overview of all grants, donor requirements, rules, and regulations, and internal and external deadlines, including the filing and safeguarding of grant documents
Coordinate the development of donor proposals and reports, and ensure compliance, quality, and control.
Contribute to the development and revision of funding proposals and budgets.
Manage the donor database, ensure monitoring of donor priorities and trends, and track and share relevant calls for proposals.
Document, analyze and share lessons learned from the proposal development and reporting process, and ensure compliance with donor rules and regulations.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of internal grant management systems.

Specific responsibilities

The Grants Coordinator:

Facilitates the organization of grants’ opening meetings, progress meetings, and grants’ closing meetings in collaboration with Area Managers, Field Coordinators, and the Head of Programme. This includes providing support to field staff and partners for project startup.
Supports the development and drafting of proposals and donor reports.
With the support of the Grants and Partnership Officer supervises and supports the development of partnerships between NRC and other national and international NGOs in Cameroon.
Conducts field visits to provide coaching to field teams and partners on grant-related issues, donor compliance and reporting.
Represents NRC to partners and relevant donors as a designated representative.
Provides support to the Head of Programme during project meetings as needed.
Provides an internal help desk on donor-related issues, including organizing and delivering training on donor rules and regulations.
Participates in PCM (Project Cycle Management) training sessions and ensures the country team’s adherence to the NRC PCM framework, as assigned by the Head of Programme.
Offers assistance to external donor auditors, when needed, in collaboration with the Finance, Risk, and Compliance departments.
Promotes the rights of Internally Displaced Persons, Returnees, and Refugees in accordance with the advocacy strategy.

Qualifications

Competencies

Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:

a. Professional competencies

These are skills, knowledge and experience that are required for effective performance:

Advanced university degree (Master’s) in the humanities, literature, humanitarian management, or a relevant field.
At least 1 year of relevant experience in a similar position.
Proven experience in managing projects in the humanitarian and development sectors.
Experience working with humanitarian and development donors.
Strong understanding of donor rules and regulations, particularly BHA, CDCS, ECHO, and SIDA.
Excellent proposal and report writing skills.
Strong communication, coordination, and interpersonal skills.
Solid analytical skills (information, data and financial).
Excellent written and spoken English and French. Fluency in both languages is mandatory.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, etc.).

b.Behavioral competencies

These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioural competencies, and the following are essential for this position:

Work with people.
Planning and delivering results
Managing resources to optimize results
Influencing

About Us

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.

Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world’s most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.

At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Together, we save lives and rebuild futures.

Safeguarding is central to NRC’s work. We expect all employees to:

• treat everyone with respect and dignity

• contribute to building a safe environment for all

• never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH)

• always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH

About the Team

At NORCAP, we work to better protect and empower people affected by crises and climate change. With expertise in the humanitarian, development and peacebuilding sectors, we collaborate with local, national and international partners on finding solutions to meet the needs of people at risk. NORCAP is part of the Norwegian Refugee Council.