Grants and Compliance Manager at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Reporting to: Field Coordinator

Proposed start date: June 2022

Work location: Potiskum, Yobe State

Starting Gross Basic Salary  718,840 NGN per month (excluding other benefits)

Key responsibilities:

• In collaboration with the Coordination Team (Program, WASH, FSL, Nutrition and Health, Log, Finance, MEAL Coordinators), address any further follow up question/s, comment, etc., to ensure compliant and quick submission of additional and/or revised information required;
• Under the supervision of the HOD Grants and in close collaboration with the field/area co and technical/program team formulate concept notes and proposals; develop context, compile and edit narrative components, ensure budget templates are shared, monitoring and compose other documents as necessary;
• Ensure compliance to donor visibility requirements, edit and draft human interest stories, success stories and photographs for donor reports and presentations.
• Assist the HOD Grants and Compliance and Area Coordinator in the development of grant portfolio summaries, project and donor brief/updates;
• Assist to identify potential opportunities for partnerships with local and international organizations and participating in the development of agreements and vetting process;
• Follow up with Program Managers and Technical Coordinators on Program Implementation and collection of data according to means of verification, from kick-off meeting to contract closure, to allow pro-activeness in the monitoring of the grant and related tasks (such as ad-hoc donor requirements or extension/amendment requests).
• Facilitate trainings and capacity building for field teams, in particular program managers and field coordinators on the project cycle management tools and internal reporting tools.
• Maintain an in-depth knowledge of Action Against Hunger internal policies and proposal guidelines for donor organizations funding Nigeria programs/projects among project managers, technical as well as operational support staff.

Position Requirements:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree/or Master’s Degree in Humanitarian Action or any related field (International Relations, Social Studies, Rural Development, Economics, Sociology, Development Studies, etc.);
• At least 4 years’ experience in international development, humanitarian assistance, international relations or related sector;
• Fluency in English and an additional advantage if fluency in Hausa and Kanuri;
• Excellent experience in proposal and report writing, donor rules and regulations, validation procedures, coordination of processes;
• Experience in Project Cycle Management, theory of change and project implementation tools;
• Strong commitment to Mission objective and general knowledge of programmatic areas (FSL, WASH, Nutrition and Social Protection);
• Ability to write donor reports and proposals in excellent English;
• At least 3 years as Grant Writer or similar (i.e. Project Officer);
• Knowledge of key institutional donors, including ECHO, BHA, SDC, SIDA, GAC, OCHA etc;
• Knowledge of humanitarian principles, sphere project minimum standard, gender, protection and conflict sensitivity.

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