JOB OFFER: The Cameroonian Red Cross and the French Red Cross are recruiting
a Subsidies Officer in Yaoundé (URGENT)

Information about the position
Position title GRANTS OFFICER
Hierarchical reporting Program coordinator
Location of the position Yaoundé
Working hours According to the service schedule
Duration of the mission 06 months renewable
Desired arrival date February 2024
Number of positions 01

DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS 02/26/2024
Presentation of the association
The French Red Cross (CRf) and the Cameroon Red Cross (CRC) are humanitarian associations
, auxiliary to public authorities, which provide aid and assistance to people
vulnerable.
Since 2010, the French Red Cross (CRf) has been present in Cameroon and intervenes in the
areas of health, nutrition and food security and livelihoods (SAME)
in the Eastern and Southern regions. ‘Far North.
Recruitment context
Position opening.
Presentation of the position
I. Objective / Summary of the position.
Placed under the authority of the Program Coordinator, the Grants Officer
supports the delegation’s program teams. He/She participates in a
transversal manner in respecting and managing donor requirements in terms of reporting,
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II. Location of the position
This position is open to people with the required profile and residing in Yaoundé; it is therefore not
subject to relocation. The candidate selected at the end of the recruitment process will
therefore not be able to claim the status of delocalized employee.
III. Responsibilities
A. Ensure compliance with donors’ contractual obligations
The Grants Officer is in charge of:
– Steering and ensuring monitoring and compliance with external reporting deadlines (financial and
narrative) of the programs through the updating of monitoring documents and their distribution
to the teams

– He/She contributes to the collection of data necessary for the preparation of reports, in
conjunction with the field teams concerned
– Ensure donor compliance of the documents produced by the teams through
proofreading of the reports on content and form (conformity of the formats used) and
ensures overall consistency, spelling and grammar.
– Ensure the transmission of contractual documents (project proposals, reports
presented) to Donors
– Ensure contractual monitoring of ongoing projects (coordination of
contractual modifications, etc.)
– Support and raise awareness among teams on donor rules and contractual obligations
during implementation implementation of projects
– Ensure the continuous archiving of documents relating to grants/projects at delegation
B level
. Support programmatic development and donor engagement
– Support the analysis of donor strategies and participate in monitoring funding
– Ensure a good understanding of donor directives within the team responsible for
preparing the proposal via the development of a summary note of calls for
demonstrations of interest
– Participate in and support the production of reports on donor meetings in support of the
Head of Delegation and Program Coordinator.
– Write information notes for donors
– Support the request of the Program Coordinator for the coordination and drafting
of project proposals
C. Ensure the implementation and monitoring of the internal and external communication plan of the
delegation
– Organization and participation in the various coordination meetings
– Monitoring of internal reporting deadlines
– Organize and participate in briefings for new arrivals on the delegation
– Production of institutional communication materials (presentation brochures)
– Support the program teams in the implementation implementation and monitoring of
communication plans by project
Qualification and experience
Diploma/Level of study:
– Hold at least a Bac+3 level diploma in project management or any
other similar field.
– Have at least 2 years of experience in humanitarian project management.
– Experience in emergency projects, particularly in health and risk and disaster management
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Experience with European donors (ECHO, INTPA, AFD, CDCS) appreciated
Knowledge and skills required:
– Knowledge of European donor rules
– Knowledge of management project
– Excellent writing skills
– English for reporting purposes and external communication
– Local languages ​​of the intervention area (Far North and East Facade)
– Knowledge of the Red Cross Movement appreciated
– Mastery of the Google suite (Gmail, Drive , Google Meet/Agenda)
– Mastery of production communication support software (Canva etc)
Required qualities:
– Organization, priority management
– Sense of teamwork
– Autonomy and spirit of initiative
– Flexibility
– Resistance to stress and high workload
– Restraint, patience and diplomacy in partnership relationships

Recruitment process
Anyone interested in this offer is asked to send their file in PDF format
by email to the address: recruitcrfyaounde@gmail.com. These are:
– An updated Curriculum Vitae (CV) with three professional references
– A cover letter (LM)
Please put in the subject of the submission email: Grants Officer Yaoundé

As recruitment is urgent, selection and validation will be done as
applications are received.

The application must be sent to the Head of Delegation of the French Red Cross.
Given the number of files we receive, we are unable to respond
to each one individually. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within
30 days, please consider that your application has been unsuccessful. Only candidates
pre-selected on file will be invited to a written test in the premises of the FIU. Page 4 / 5
files not selected will not be returned to candidates.
Anti-terrorist financing and money laundering policy: by
applying for this offer, you authorize the CRC/CRf to carry out a
check to ensure that you are not on the exclusion lists for
receipt of funds from certain governments, international organizations and
donors. These checks are carried out before you are offered the
position and once a year after you are hired; this in order to prevent risks and
meet obligations in terms of combating the financing of terrorism and
money laundering.