Consultant Terms of Reference
Title: Grants Consultant Dates:2 months, with possible extension
Location: Khartoum
The contractor will be based in Khartoum and will provide consulting services over 2 months. Remote work an option.
Purpose and Objectives
1.To support with grants management work for 2 months.
Specific Activities
1. Proposal Developments and Concept Notes
2. Donor Report Review
– BHA
– UNDP
3. Success story development for 5 states
4. Emergency Response reports (ERRM)
Skills and experience we’re seeking
- Minimum (3) experience in grants management, with a minimum of three (3) years in senior grants management with an INGO in complex emergency, conflict, or post-conflict settings.
- Minimum University degree in the Social Sciences, Business, International Policy or Administration, or related field; Master’s Degree highly preferred
- Proven ability to establish and lead a grants management unit with a staff of at least four direct reports.
- Experience in managing a multi-sector program grants management, coordinating successfully with program, operations, finance, MEAL, and other teams to ensure successful grant implementation, high-quality reporting, and donor compliance
- Demonstrated ability to manage and lead through influence, vertically and horizontally across functional responsibilities.
- Strong representation, interpersonal and negotiation skills, in managing relations with colleagues, donors, community representatives, and government authorities.
- Experience in managing and working with a multicultural staff through a participatory approach and in motivating and mobilizing staff working in a complex emergency environment.
- Direct experience implementing and implementing USAID and UN system grants.
- Experience of working in fragile states/acute emergencies similar to Sudan context, e.g Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Libya, or Afghanistan.
ALIGHT
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