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Grants Management Officer

Triploi – Libya

Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a highly qualified Grants Management Officer to supports its operations in Libya.

DRC selects the best qualified candidate for any role, based on pre-defined criteria, such as competencies, qualifications and values.  We  strive  for  diversity  and inclusion  in  all  our  recruitments, by selecting the  best  suited  candidate  based  on  the requirements for the job without discriminating against age, gender, ethnicity, religion, marital status, those with a disability or similar.

About the job

The Grants Officer will be an integral member of the Grants Unit in the Programmes department, led by the Head of Programme. The Grants Officer will be working under day-to-day supervision and technical line management of the Grants Management Manager. The Grants Unit serves as the facilitator of the entire grants management process in country and ensures compliance with donor requirements at all stages of the project life cycle. The Grants Unit’s responsibilities include, but not limited to, ensuring timely and quality reporting, facilitating grant opening and closeout processes, advising on donor rules and regulations, maintaining grants related information and files, coordinating proposal development processes, capacity building of staff and implementing partners, and developing internal and external communication materials.

• Support the Grants Management Manager in ensuring accurate grants-related documentation in soft and hard versions is appropriately filed and communicated across teams.
• Work with the Grants Management Manager to support the programme staff in developing high-quality and timely reports for donors
• Develop high-quality communication materials and information updates including sector profiles, impact stories, and programme briefings.

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to have previous experience in a similar role, have familiarity with donor regulations and requirements, and strong interest in communications. Moreover, we also expect the following:

• At least 2 years of professional experience with an international development organisation.
• Familiarity with UN, US and EU donors with special attention to reporting requirements and ability to quickly understand and distinguish between different donor rules and regulations.
• Excellent critical thinking skills and ability to exercise good judgment and solve problems quickly and effectively.
• Advanced English proficiency (listening & writing skills with an ability to take detailed meeting minutes, capture discussions points, review and proofread reports);
• Strong inter-personal skills, ability to work well in a team, in a multi-cultural setting.
• Ability to adjust to high-speed working environment and potentially changing security scenarios.
• Contextual understanding of Libya and wider MENA region an advantage.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; other IT skills related to data analysis are an advantage.
• Pro-social motivation and high regard for the humanitarian objective and humanitarian principles essential.
• Strong self-motivational, can-do, flexible, and optimistic approach highly valued.

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: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

DRC selects the best qualified candidate for any role, based on pre-defined criteria, such as competencies, qualifications and values.  We  strive  for  diversity  and inclusion  in  all  our  recruitments, by selecting the  best  suited  candidate  based  on  the requirements for the job without discriminating against age, gender, ethnicity, religion, marital status, those with a disability or similar.

We offer

Contract length: 12 months

Designation of Duty Station: Tripoli-Libya

Start date: September 2022

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: August 29th, 2022

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

ABOUT DRC

DRC (Danish Refugee Council), founded in Denmark in 1956, is Denmark’s largest and the world’s leading non-profit, independent, rights-based refugee organization.

Our vision is to assist refugees, internally displaced people and their host communities to a dignified life. We protect lives and human rights and empower beneficiaries throughout conflict displacement by providing shelter, food, and hope in terms of work, education and integration towards a sustainable future