Grant Manager at DFG Relief Initiative

Grant Manager at DFG Relief Initiative - Volunteer

Location: Maiduguri

Location: Maiduguri
General objective:

• Ensure the mission produces high quality and timely proposals, including reports, assessments, and any other documents shared externally;
• Ensure the follow-up of the grants for the national office and ensure compliance with the relevant stakeholders;
• Support the full cycle of grants management activities from pre-award assessments, monitoring/compliance visits, and close-out procedures;
• Maintain a grant tracking mechanism in order to effectively follow up grant activities and to determine progress and track contractual obligations;
• Ensure grant management procedures are followed and donor compliance requirements are met;
• Support budget preparation and modification;
• Review and ensure donor reports are coherent, accurate, and submitted timely;
• Ensure projects are implemented in compliance with DFGRI guidelines and relevant donor regulations;
• Maintain and update grant files (electronic and hard copy files);
• Coordinate grant audit exercise and ensure no exceptions/disallowances;
• Lead in the implementation and monitoring of grants milestones, tracking grants deliverables and monitoring grants delivery against grants budget;
• Support the Executive Director in the external communication for various audiences.

Your Profile

Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of experience managing humanitarian grants with Development studies, Business studies, or project management experience preferred;
• Experience in proposals with rigorous requirements and tight deadlines;
• Experience developing reports and any other contractual and donor deliverables, respecting donor and DFGRI requirements;
• Ability to deal appropriately with sensitive issues and maintain a high level of confidentiality at all times.
• Experience with donor funding regulations, procedures, and reporting requirements;
• Experience working with multi-donor projects;
• Experience in developing and interpreting donor budgets;
• Ability to work independently and meet tight deadlines with minimal supervision;
• Experience leading and/or working in a consortium;
• Excellent organizational skills: ability to multi-task and work independently and productively in a fast-paced and detail-oriented environment;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills: the ability to effectively liaise with and motivate a variety of people in a multi-cultural environment and across various geographical and time zones;
• Strong initiatives and improvisation capacities;
• Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work both independently and cooperatively with team members;
• Good stress management;
• Excellent English (written, spoken, and read) is mandatory.
• *Expatriates living in and/or outside the country and willing to volunteer remotely are encouraged to apply even if on a short-term basis*.

Other desirable qualities: 

• Solution making oriented;
• Team player
• Leadership and management;
• Coordination with partners;
• Planning and prioritization;
• Flexibility;
• Capacity to work under stress.
• DFG Relief Initiative is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, or disability. Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.