For over 35 years, the humanitarian aid organization SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL has been committed to providing aid in the event of conflict and natural disasters. Our mission is to provide aid as quickly and as efficiently as possible to endangered populations by meeting their vital needs: drinking water, food and shelter. After providing emergency aid, our humanitarian teams accompany the most vulnerable families and communities until they recover their livelihoods and self-sufficiency, to enable them to deal with the challenges of an uncertain future with dignity. SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL is particularly committed to fighting water-related diseases, the primary cause of death in the world today. Drawing on their expertise, our teams develop and carry out aid programs in the fields of water, sanitation and hygiene, as well as in the essential domains of food security and reconstruction. In 2014, SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL teams, comprising 188 international and 1742 national employees. The association is directed by Jean-Yves Troy. Founded by Alain Boinet and presided by Edouard Lagourgue, SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL is a non-profit organisation under the French 1901 charities law. An annual general meeting is held each year, and the charity has a Board of Governors and a steering committee.
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: MBA/MSc/MA
- Location: Borno
- City: Maiduguri
- Job Field: NGO/Non-Profit , Project Management
General objective:
- As part of the coordination team and reporting to the Country Director, and working closely with the program and support departments at coordination level, as well as the base teams, the Grant Manager is the mission’s focal point on ensuring accountability to donors.
Main Responsibilities:
- Donor relations
- Financing strategy
- Document development and review
- Contractual management
- External compliance
- Internal and external communication
- External audits
Priorities for the 2/3 first months:
- Follow up on the advancement of the financing contracts
- Coordinate mid-term and final reporting
- Develop relationship with donors representatives
- Engage internally and externally with different interlocutors to identify new funding opportunities
YOUR PROFILE
Education / academic background :
- Master Degree in humanitarian/development studies, social sciences, management or other related discipline.
Specific skills and experience:
- A first experience on a similar position
- A first experience in the humanitarian sector
- Strong knowledge of donors’ policies and guidelines
- Strong knowledge of the project cycle management
- Strong knowledge of principled-based approaches and advocacy skills
- Excellent reporting and writing skills
- Previous experience and achievements in managing a consortium and strong partnerships with other NGOs (MoUs, negotiations, governance…)
- Proven ability to deal with donors and operational partners
- Technical knowledge in SI sectors of expertise (WASH, FSL, Shelter) is an asset
- Proven management ability, including ability to motivate and develop skills of team’s members. Must be able to make sound management decisions in difficult situations and also be able to work in a participatory manner with colleagues.
- Excellent communication, networking skills, organizational and prioritization skills, ability to multi-task
- Capacity to adapt and show organizational flexibility
- Cross cultural sensitivity and great team player
- Proven ability to develop adapted humanitarian vision and strategy
- Capacity to engage and manage technical staff and curiosity towards their expertise
- Experience working with SI (or a similar organization) is an asset
- Prior experience in Nigeria would be considered as an asset
