Grants and Partnerships Coordinator at Norwegian Refugee Council

Job Description

All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s core values dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.

Job Purpose

The purpose of the Grants and Partnerships Coordinator is to ensure effective grant and partnership management that supports the delivery of quality programmes in line with the NRC’s Country Strategy, Project Cycle Management and Plan of Action.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain overview of all grants, donor requirements, rules and regulations, and internal and external deadlines, including filing of grant documents as well as track and share donor priorities and calls for proposals.
• Coordinate the development and revision of funding proposals, budgets and donor reports to achieve donor compliance and quality control as well as support external donor audits.
• Document, analyze and share learning from proposal and reporting process, compliance with donor rules to achieve continuous improvement of internal grant management systems.
• Build positive working relationships with other teams in the Country Office and Area Offices to lead and support development of high-quality proposals using relevant NRC Grant Management tools and guidance.
• Support contract negotiations by reviewing donor agreements/contracts to flag any points that might challenge NRC’s procedures and identify key reporting and compliance requirements
• Provide an internal help desk on donor related issues, including organizing and delivering trainings in donor rules and regulations,
• Work with the relevant Area Manager/Core Competencies to ensure Grant Meetings and trainings are arranged and actively leveraged to strengthen Project Cycle Management (PCM)
• Uphold NRC’s core values and principles of partnership during the establishment of relationships and guide the evolution of strategic partnerships over time to strengthen and increase the impact of NRC’s country programming whilst enhancing local capacities for response
• Lead partnership activities including capacity development initiatives in liaison with relevant local authorities and other key stakeholders to ensure partners are aware and informed of their contractual agreement with NRC by regularly reviewing deliverables of partners and ensuring approval of processes in line with NRC regulations.
• Through PCM and financial reporting, highlight critical financial issues such as under/overspends, required budget revisions and internal and external budget alignments to HoP, finance and budget holders

Professional Competencies and Qualifications Required

These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field of study.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience within grants and partnerships work, specific experience of project management within the humanitarian sector and development donors
• Good understanding of donor rules and regulations
• Skills and experience in report and proposal writing
• Experience in working with a range of sectoral national and international partners.
• Detail oriented and strong organizational skills.
• Strong coordination, interpersonal skills and analytical skills (data and financial)
• Ability to mediate in high-stress scenarios with competing interest
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English

Behavioural competencies

• Planning and delivering results
• Managing resources to optimize results
• Influencing
• Handling insecure environments

What We Offer

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.

We offer an opportunity to match your career to a compelling cause and a chance to meet and work with people who are the best in their fields.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply and join our work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility: At NRC we think outside the box. We encourage ideas and give responsibility to all employees at all levels, to help solve the complex issues that we face. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take initiative.

We are also looking for people who share our values:

• To be dedicated in what we do;
• To be innovative with our solutions;
• To act as one unified and inclusive team;
• To be accountable to the donors that make our work possible; the people we exist to serve, and to each other… the members of our NRC family.

Additional Information:

Duty Station: Jerusalem

Duration of contract: Fixed term 12 months full-time, in accordance with local labour laws.

Grade 7 in NRC’s grading structure

Reporting line: Head of Programme

About Us

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks.

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.