MCEurope recruits 01 Emergency Grants ManagerAbout Mercy CorpsMercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. Program / Department SummaryMercy Corps has been operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since August 2007, with a staff of around 300 people working in North and South Kivu, with the overall country goal to support vulnerable communities through crises, while fostering programs that build resilience and promote long-term change. Mercy Corps’ national office is in Goma with sub-field offices in North Kivu and South Kivu. Mercy Corps’ key programming areas include a combination of longer-term development and immediate humanitarian response programs in order to: 1) Improve water service delivery and ensuring equitable access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene services, in urban and rural areas; 2) Improve food security and nutrition; 3) Promote diversified livelihoods, economic recovery and development. Mercy Corps DRC’s humanitarian programs aim specifically to assist populations affected by the conflict and crisis in Eastern Congo. With funding from humanitarian donors including OFDA and UN-donors, the humanitarian portfolio continues to expand in order to provide multi-purpose cash assistance and emergency WASH to displaced and host populations. Mercy Corps plans to scale up and expand its humanitarian response to reach more beneficiaries with additional and varied assistance in a wider geographic area. All Mercy Corps interventions in DRC are implemented in a conflict and gender sensitive manner. General Position SummaryThe Grants Manager will support the Emergency Director of Programs in administering the emergency program’s portfolio of multiple grants. The Grants Manager will assist in securing new programs by coordinating or leading proposal development processes and ensures high-quality and timely donor reporting. The Grants Manager will have oversight of the Mercy Corps Program Management Minimum Standards (PM@MC) function by working closely with the program and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) teams and advise program teams on donor rules and regulation to ensure all programs are compliant with our internal and donor regulations. The Grants Manager will also work collaboratively with the Program Sector leads, Program Managers, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Team, Finance and Compliance Teams, and Headquarters staff. Essential Job ResponsibilitiesGrant Management
Proposal Development
Reporting And Communication
Finance And Compliance Management
Communications And Representation
Security
Organizational Learning
Accountability to Beneficiaries
AccountabilityReports Directly To: Emergency Programs Director Works Directly With: CASH & NFI Manager, WASH Manager, Protection Advisor, Emergency M&E Manager, Emergency Finance Manager and Support staffs, MC HQs. Success FactorsThe successful candidate will be eager to learn through doing and will not shy away from tough challenges. This position has a critical function in ensuring grant management systems and processes are successfully implemented across the life of a grant and key controls are in place to support effective management of the funding portfolio and compliance with the donor requirements. As such this person will be very closely working with the different departments. The successful candidate is passionate about humanitarian and development work and is committed to the delivery of high quality products while respecting deadlines. S/he will be patient and flexible, and is able to improvise and remain responsive and communicate clearly and effectively under pressure. S/he will master the art of prioritizing and organizing processes and is detail-oriented. S/he will have a passion for writing. Living Conditions / Environmental ConditionsThis position is an unaccompanied position. Shared housing will be provided in Goma according to Mercy Corps DRC housing policy. Goma is a provincial capital of over 700,000 inhabitants. Travel may be required up to 10 % of the time to program areas. Living in Goma is comfortable, although water and electricity can be unstable. Outside Goma, travel can be dangerous and unpredictable due to armed forces and rebel activity. While security is quite stable in Goma, North and South Kivu continue to be an arena of violence and insecurity. Mercy Corps’ sub-offices experience variable levels of insecurity, with the situation closely monitored by UN peacekeepers. Air travel is necessary to get from one end of the country to the other. Mobile phones and cellular service are widely available. Internet is available in all Mercy Corps offices. Travel to field sites will be required where living conditions are clean and secure, but basic. There are a number of health services available with evacuation options for serious illnesses. There is reasonable access to most consumer goods, although they can be expensive. Mercy Corps Team members represent the agency both during and outside of work hours when deployed in a field posting or on a visit/TDY to a field posting. Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC’s policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues. Mercy Corps team members represent the agency both during and outside work hours when deployed in a field posting or on a visit/TDY to a field posting. Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC’s policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues. Fostering a diverse and open workplace is an important part of Mercy Corps’ vision. Mercy Corps is an Equal Opportunity Employer regardless of background. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment. |
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Town/City | Goma |
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Experience / Qualifications |
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Experience | 3 to 5 years |
Positions | Program/Project management |
Areas of activity | Food & Nutrition, Water sanitation & Hygiene, Crisis & Post-crisis management |
Country | Africa, DR Congo |
On-line application link | http://jobs.jobvite.com/mercycorps/job/o57cafwi |
Advertisement expiration date | 06/07/2019 |