Background
NRCโs Emergency Response Section (ERS) leads the organisationโs overall capacity to respond to new and emerging humanitarian crises, including through active monitoring, innovation and system development, crisis activation and emergency deployments. Working across all organisational levels, the ERS provides guidance and capacity to enable established country offices to respond to emerging crises and leads on the establishment of new country start-ups responding to critical humanitarian situations. The ERSโ multi-disciplinary team of roving emergency experts is backed by a small team of technical leads at head office, focused on ensuring that NRCโs emergency responses are principled, timely, agile and relevant to the priorities of people affected by crises.ย
What you will do
Lead the proposal development process for start-ups and emergency responses, including writing winning proposals Line management of Grants Coordinators, including development of the staff members, if applicable during deployments Develop and maintain overview of all grants, donor requirements, rules and regulations, and internal and external deadlines, including filing of grant documents (including through the grants database - forthcoming) Coordinate the development of donor applications and reports, as well as ensuring donor compliance and quality control Contribute to the development and revision of funding proposals, budgets and donor reports Be updated on donor priorities and track and share relevant calls for proposals Document, analyse,ย and share learning from proposal and reporting process, and compliance with donor rules and regulations Contribute to continuously improving internal grant management systems Provide an internal helpdesk on donor related issues, including organize and deliver trainings in donor rules and regulations, as well as proposal and report writing Coordinate the development and distribution of internal reportsย Support external donor audits Represent with relevant partners and donors as delegatedยNote: Reference to specific responsibilities is outlined in a separate Deployment Requests which will be developed for each assignment.
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. Minimum 4 years of relevant and related experience working in a humanitarian/recovery context Strong grants management experience Experience from working in complex and volatile contextsย Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile with documented results related to the positionโs responsibilities Experience working with humanitarian and development donors Good knowledge of humanitarian donor guidelines and procedures Demonstrable skills and experience in formulation of project proposals and reports Detail oriented and strong organizational skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision. Be an active listener; open-minded; good inter-personal relations, excel in analysing information and giving feedback and have a positive attitude toward people Fluency in English, both written and verbal. French, Spanish or Arabic language skills are an assetBehavioural competencies
Handling insecure environments Strategic thinking Empowering and building trust Influencing Initiate action and change AnalysingWhat 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 otherโฆ the members of our NRC family.Additional Information:
Duty Station: Global roving.
Travel:ย Up to 75%
Duration of contract: 24ย Months.
Grade 9ย in NRC's grading structure
Reports to (overall reporting):ย Head of Emergency Human Resourcesย
Reports to (during deployments): Head of Programme ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
Provides supervision to:ย Defined per deployment
We invite applications from all qualified and interested candidates to be sent on or beforeย July 9, 2023.
All applications should be submitted in English!
This position is open to qualified candidates of all nationalities!
Please ensure you attach copies of your academic and professional certificates.
For more information regarding the role, here is the detailed job description.
For any queries, please email us atย mero.recruitment@nrc.noย with โGlobal Roving Emergency Grants Managerโ as the subject line. 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.