Votre environnement de travail
Action Against Hunger is well known for its expertise in Nutrition and Health. It started working in Afghanistan in 1995. Its very first mission, has seen a strong focus on emergency responses, targeting primarily refugees, Internally Displaced Persons, and flood/drought affected populations. Integrated projects in Nutrition and Health, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Food Security and Livelihoods, and in Mental Health and Care Practices are implemented . Our work with local partners is essential to gain access to more geographical areas.
The recent political development that followed a period of drought and heavy fighting has plunged the country into an even more profound crisis in the economic aspect, includingthe shutdown of the financial institutions, the suspension of international structural funding, and fears of food shortage and higher inflation.
In 2023, two-thirds of Afghanistanโs population need urgent humanitarian assistance to survive as the countryenters its third consecutive year of drought-like conditions and the second year of crippling economic decline while still reeling from the effects of 40 years of conflict and recurrent natural disasters. The mission employs 697 staff in five operational bases : Kabul, Helmand, Ghor, Daikundi, and Badakhshan. ACF teams address the underlying conditions leading to deadly malnutrition and food insecurity and provideaccess to basic health services.
Votre poste et vos responsabilitรฉs
We are looking for our new Grants and Partnerships Coordinator based in Afghanistan. You will develop and manage efficiently grant, proposal and partnerships, report qualitatively, optimize grants and management processes and build strong partnerships.
More precisely, your role will be to :
- Lead on optimization of grants management processes
- Support Deputy Country Director (DCD) Programs in collating information for proposal development, donor information requests, coordinating inputs from relevant programs and operations staff
- Coordinate the tasks and responsibilities within the Grants department
- Update the mission follow-up tools and share them with the coordination team
- Provide capacity building on report writing, proposal writing, and donor guidelines/ regulations to appropriate staff
- Initiate and follow up on monthly processes and grant-cycle-specific processes
- Support the MEAL teams in capitalizing on learning from report outcomes
- Ensure information sharing on Grants information with HQ
- Organize and lead in grants kick off meetings, review and close-out meetings and provide advisory assistance to program staff during project cycle
- Support closeout of awards, including preparation of final inventories and property disposition
- Ensure compliance with donor guidelines and regulations
- Ensure that ACF Afghanistan complies with donor regulations concerning grants management and reporting (communication of all grant information, deadlines, donor priorities, and requirements)
- Be the focal point for questions related to donor regulations (with HQ and donor) and for discussions with donors and IDRU on ongoing programs
- Develop and maintain an in-depth understanding of grants, donor compliance, and budget conditions and status; serving as a knowledge resource on assigned donors and escalating questions where needed
- Coordinate responses to requests for information from donors
- Develop compliance fact sheets/briefing orientation to programs and supports as appropriate
- Provide capacity building to staff on donor compliance guidelines, in collaboration with support HoDs
- Coordinate with DCD Operations and Programs, regular review, with project teams and HQ, of contract delivery and performance against indicators and report the progress
- Maintain grants filing system for all IMC grants (agreements, proposals, revisions, reports, etc.) at Country Office level and in shared drive
- Ensure effective coordination of program development processes
- Build the fundraising strategy of the Country Mission by assessing the existing in-country sources of funding and donorsโ strategies
- Support the DCD on program development and strategic issues
- Act as the focal point for the HQ on all matters related to grant-related documents
- Develop and update tools for planning proposal processes
- Support exploratory missions
You will travel within Afghanistan, which may often require visiting and working in remote and low-resource environments.
Votre profil
You hold a Bachelor degree in humanitarian aid, international relations, or related fields with a significant field experience in humanitarian programmes and/or within international NGOs, and ideally an experience working in a consortium structure.
You are flexible and able to work independently under pressure with tight deadlines. You can also adapt quickly to fast pace complex dynamics.
You have successfully written and reported for a variety of donors and you have strong analytical skills and logical thinking, with an attention to details. You have good knowledge of donor guidelines and regulations (ECHO, EU, FCDO, OCHA, UNDP/UNICEF, USAID/BHA, SIDA, Country Based pool funds and private foundations).
You have good knowledge in at least one of the following cross-cutting issues: Gender (Gender analysis), Conflict sensitivity, and Partnership management. Ideally, you know key program areas (nutrition, health, mental health care practices - gender-protection, WASH, food security, livelihoods, DRR).
You are particularly good at communicating, with excellent English writing skills.
You are diplomatic, with also a firm approach to obtain buy-in and contributions from a range of staff involved in proposal and report production. You are pragmatic and results-oriented, creative and out-of-the-box thinker.
Vos conditions dโemploi
For international candidates:
- Fixed term contract under French legislation: 12 months
- Monthly gross salary from 2 597 to 2 968 โฌ upon experience
- Reimbursement of the pension insurance for non-French citizens: 16% of the gross monthly salary
- Annual salary increase: 6% increase after and each 12 months of continuous contract
- Monthly per diem and living allowance: 645โฌ net, field paid
- Monthly country allowance: 450โฌ
- Child allowance: 1500โฌ per year per child present in the country of origin (maximum 6000โฌ/year)
- Transportation and accommodation: Coverage of transportation costs and guest house
- Medical coverage: ACF covers 100% of the social security, health insurance, and repatriation insurance agreement fees.
- Salary sustainment measures (sickness, paternity, maternity)
- Leaves and RnR: 25 days of paid leaves per year, 20 RnR per year, airfare reimbursement with a ceiling to get to the chosen break destination, and 215 โฌ for each RnR period
- Accompaniment and trainings:
- Follow-up and support for career development
- Free and unlimited access to the certifying e-learning platform Crossknowledge ยฉ
For national candidates:
- Fixed term contract: 12 months, according to the internal and national salary conditions of ACF in Afghanistan
- Monthly basic salary: 177840 AFN
- Monthly allowances: 7930 AFN
ACF is committed to people with disabilities and actively fights against all forms of discrimination.
Pourquoi nous rejoindre ?
Kabul base hosts the coordination office in charge of implementing water, sanitation and hygiene and nutrition projects aiming to reduce acute malnutrition in the Kabul Informal Settlements and in 26 health facilities. There is a well-equipped guesthouse for expats, a coordination office and warehouse located separately.
Your work with us will be challenging, but it will also be incredibly rewarding. You will have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of millions of people who are struggling to access necessities. Your support will help ensure that these communities have the resources they need to survive and thrive, even in the face of disaster and adversity. So if you are looking for a meaningful and impactful opportunity to use your skills and expertise to help others, join the ACF Afghanistan team. Together, we can make a real difference in the lives of those who need it most.
- Ensure effective coordination of program development processes
- Ensure compliance with donor guidelines and regulations