The Cameroon Red Cross and the French Red Cross are recruiting
a Subsidies Officer in Yaoundé (URGENT)

Job information Job
title GRANTS
OFFICER
Reporting line Program coordinator
Location of the job Yaoundé

Working hours According to the service schedule
Duration of the mission 06 months renewable
Desired arrival date September 2023
Number of positions 01
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS 07/28/2023

Presentation of the association The French Red Cross (CRf) and the Cameroonian Red Cross (CRC) are humanitarian
associations , auxiliary to the public authorities, which provide aid and
assistance to
vulnerable people.
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 East and South regions. ‘Far North.
Recruitment context
Job opening.

Description 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 particular in terms of reporting,
contractual management and communication.

II. Position location
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 cannot
therefore claim the status of relocated employee.
III. Responsibilities
A. Ensuring compliance with the contractual obligations of donors
The Grants Officer is in charge of:
– Managing and ensuring the monitoring and compliance with the external reporting deadlines (financial and
narrative) of the programs by updating the monitoring documents and their distribution
to the teams
– He/She contributes to the collection of the data necessary for the preparation of the reports, in
conjunction with the field teams concerned
– Ensure donor compliance of the documents produced by the teams through the
proofreading of the reports on the content and on the form (compliance of the formats used) and
ensures the overall consistency, spelling, grammar.
– Ensure the transmission of contractual documents (project proposals, reports
presented) to Donors
– Ensure the contractual monitoring of ongoing projects (coordination of
contractual modifications, etc.)
– Support and educate teams on donor rules and contractual obligations
during implementation project implementation
– Ensure the continuous archiving of documents relating to grants/projects at the
delegation level
B. Support programmatic development and donor engagement
– Support the analysis of donor strategies and participate in funding monitoring
– Ensure proper understanding of donor guidelines within the team responsible for
preparing the proposal via the development of a summary note of calls for
expressions of interest
– Participate and support the production of reports of donor meetings in support of the
Head of Delegation and Program Coordinator.
– Write information notes for donors
– Support at the request of the Program Coordinator in the coordination and drafting
of project proposals
C. Ensure the implementation and monitoring of the
delegation ‘s internal and external communication plan
– 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 media (presentation brochures)
– Support the program teams in the implementation and monitoring of communication plans

by project
Qualification and experience
Diploma / Level of study:
– Hold at least a Bac level diploma +3 in project management or any
other similar field.
– Justify an experience of at least 2 years in the management of humanitarian projects.
– Experience in emergency projects, particularly in health and risk and disaster management
–
Experience with European donors (ECHO, INTPA, AFD, CDCS) appreciated
Knowledge and skills required:
– Knowledge of European donor rules
– Knowledge of management of the project
– Excellent writing skills
– English for reporting and external communication purposes
– Local languages ​​of the intervention area (Far North and East Facade)
– Knowledge of the Red Cross Movement appreciated
– Proficiency in the google suite (Gmail, Drive , Google Meet/Calendar)
– Mastery of production support communication software (Canva etc)
Required qualities:
– Organization, management of priorities
– Sense of teamwork
– Autonomy and spirit of initiative
– Flexibility
– Resistance to stress and high workload
– Restraint, patience and diplomacy in partnership relations

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: Chargé.e des Subventions Yaoundé
The application should be addressed to the Head of Delegation of the French Red Cross.
Given the number of files we receive, we are unable to respond
individually to each one. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within
30 days, please consider your application unsuccessful. Only candidates
pre-selected on file will be invited to a written test on the premises of the CRF.
Unselected applications will not be returned to candidates .

Policy against the financing of terrorism and money laundering: 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 receiving funds
from certain governments, international organizations and donors. These
checks are carried out before you are offered the job and once a year
after you are hired; this in order to prevent risks and meet obligations in
terms of the fight against the financing of terrorism and money laundering.