Country: Yemen
Closing date: 27 Dec 2019
INTERSOS is an independent humanitarian organization that assists the victims of natural disasters, armed conflicts and exclusion. Its activities are based on the principles of solidarity, justice, human dignity, equality of rights and opportunities, respect for diversity and coexistence, paying special attention to the most vulnerable people.
Terms of reference
Job Title: Grants Officer
Code: SR-35-1319
Duty station: Aden, Yemen
Starting date: 01/02/2020
Contract duration: 12 months
Reporting to: The grants officer reports to the program coordinators, HoM and CFC
Supervision of: n/a
Dependents: n/a
General context of the project
Yemen entered its fourth year of war, with chronic vulnerabilities exacerbated, leaving an estimated 22.2 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, 2 million of IDPs and 956,100 Returnees. Yemen is facing one of the largest food and protection emergencies in the world, entirely man-made. Continued hostilities in the country are brutal on civilians, who bear the brunt of ongoing airstrikes and localized fighting. The ongoing military campaign has destroyed the economy and moved an already weak and impoverished country towards social, economic, financial and institutional collapse.
In Yemen, INTERSOS has been engaged since 2008, providing protection assistance to refugees and migrants (mostly but not exclusively from the Horn of Africa). Since 2015 INTERSOS scaled up its operations to ensure a robust response to the IDPs crisis and the needs of other conflict affected Yemenis, and also expanded its geographical scope (covering Aden, Taiz, Hajja, Ibb, Hadramout and Lahj). INTERSOS’ protection programming for IDPs and conflict affected Yemenis focused on provision of emergency protection services: protection monitoring, provision of legal assistance, general case management services for GBV/PwSN/CP, including provision of cash assistance, rental subsidies, material assistance, livelihoods and life skills trainings. Moreover, from 2015 onwards INTERSOS started to implement health programming (with integration of nutrition), based on a needs-analysis of the conflict- affected communities in Yemen: with the rapidly collapsing Yemeni health care system, it has been paramount to support partially and non-functional health facilities to prevent total collapse/meltdown of health care system. Such programme includes: immunization, ANC, PNC, BEmONC, IMCI, OPD screening for malnutrition, treatment of SAM cases, health education, deworming, vitamin A supplementation and referral services. Besides attention for EPHC, INTERSOS ensures also attention for Secondary Health care to ensure referral services, while supporting the WHO/MOPHP strategy to ensure the minimum service package (MSP).
General purpose of the position
The Grants Officer will coordinate with HOM, program coordinators, project manager and technical coordinators to ensure timely support for design and development of new project proposal, ensuring these are in line with INTERSOS’ program goals, objectives and indicators.
Main responsibilities and tasks
- Develop clear understanding of INTERSOS program and strategy for Yemen
- Coordinate with HOM, program coordinators, project manager and technical coordinators to ensure timely support for design and development of new project proposal, ensuring these are in line with INTERSOS’ program goals, objectives and indicators.
- Coordinate with Program Department and other departments in order to develop new proposals according to donors’ template and procedures. Be accountable for the initial drafting of the narrative and budget design of any new grant.
- Ensure that programs’ design matches INTERSOS and donor technical minimum standards and seek MEAL department guidance and tools.
- Map INTERSOS’ local organizations and provide for quarterly updated mappings.
- Assist in the coordination of detailed plans at the start of funded projects, which is consistent with program documentation (grant document and proposal).
- Ensure the compilation, review and submission of timely, compliant and consistent reporting per INTERSOS and donor requirements.
- Flag significant deviation from the program implementation plan and estimated expenditures; alert relevant staff.
- Administrative and office support activities that ensure the project folders are complete and arranged (agreement, amendments, NFFs, signed reports, communications, etc.).
- Assist in compiling and disseminating grant information necessary to other departments and donors.
- Prepare reports on programs for donors.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Required profile and experience
Education
- Hold a BA degree in any related field; MA is a plus.
Professional Experience
- At least 2 years of professional experience working with humanitarian NGO, working in program design and evaluation
- Demonstrate active direct experience in dealing with grants (proposal development and/or reporting) from minimum 2 donors out of the following list: DG ECHO, UNHCR, OFDA, and OCHA
- Demonstrate complete familiarity with Project Cycle Management
- Prior work experience in complex humanitarian setting and/or the Middle East region is desirable.
Professional Requirements
- Familiarity with international humanitarian operations, coordination structures, and the mandates of donors, UN agencies, and NGOs.
- Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills
- Excellent computer skills
- Strong experience with monitoring tools and systems
- Readiness and ability to move around in Yemen
- Readiness to commit and adhere to the values, mission and vision of INTERSOS
Languages
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Arabic or Italian would be asset
Personal Requirements
- Excellent analytical skills, observation and analysis capacity
- Very strong interpersonal skills: strong communication and diplomatic skills
- Practical and problem-solver
- Excellent ability to establish interpersonal relations and good negotiation skills
- Strong team spirit, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment
- Attention to detail and structured way of approaching tasks (very organized)
- Ability to plan ahead and output-oriented (pro-active)
- Able to ensure quick quality delivery in stressful environment (stress-resilient)
- Ability to deal with heavy work pressure; while living in a heavy movement restricted living environment
How to apply:
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested candidates are invited to apply following the link below:
Please note that our application process is made of 3 quick steps: register (including your name, email, password, citizenship and Skype address), sign-up and apply attaching your CV and motivation letter in PDF format. Through the platform, candidates will be able to track their applications’ history with INTERSOS.
In case you encounter severe difficulties applying through the platform, you can send an email attaching your CV and motivation letter (both in PDF version) via email to recruitment@intersos.org, with subject line: “**Platform issue** –SR-35-1319–Grants Officer - Yemen”.
Please also mention the name, position and contact details of at least two references, including the line manager during your last job. Family members are to be excluded.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the first interview.