Position: Consortium Grants Coordinator
Grade: 7
Reports to: Head of FLER Consortium (direct) Grants Manager (technical)
Supervision of: N/A
Duty station: Yangon
Travel: 30%
Duration and type of contract: 12 months
- Support to Field Teams. Provide technical support and guidance to Consortium partner field teams throughout the project-cycle. Build positive working relationships with international, national and local partners. As delegated by the Head of Consortium and Grants Manager, support the continuous improvement of NRC Myanmar’s Project Cycle Management (PCM) tools, systems and capacity building, based on lessons learnt and feedback.
- Donor Rules & Regulations. Support Consortium partners’ compliance with donor rules and regulations throughtechnical support, training and capacity building. Work with other departments to ensure relevant grant documentation required is ready and available for audits.
- Risk Management. Support NRC Myanmar’s due diligence processes relating to grant agreements and partnerships, in collaboration with the Programme Unit (PU) and Risk & Compliance team. This includes the review of donor contracts or equivalent, and coordinating with other relevant NRC Myanmar departments.
- Remote Management. In collaboration with the PU, support the successful development and implementation of remote management systems and tools. This includes, but is not limited to supporting quality information-flow, monitoring and oversight processes.
- Partnerships. Contributing to strengthening our collaboration with other actors through building and strengthening networks, cooperation and implementing partnerships. As delegated by the Head of Consortium and the Grants Manager, support the continuous improvement of partnership tools, systems and capacity building, based on lessons learnt and feedback.
- Consortia. As delegated by the Grants Manager and/or Head of Programmes, provide technical guidance to the NRC-hosted Consortium mechanism. This includes engaging in the development and strengthening of consortium governance structures.
- Full Job description can be found here
- Between 2-3 years of relevant experience within field of expertise
Relevant experience of grant and/or partner management in the humanitarian sector Experience from working with humanitarian donors Good understanding of donor rules and regulations Skills and experience in project cycle management, report and proposal development writing Strong communication, coordination and interpersonal skills Strong analytical skills (data and financial) Ability to mediate in high-stress scenarios with competing interest Excellent written and oral communication skills in English Above average computer skills Knowledge of the context in Myanmar Experience with scale-up and significant contextual change is preferred Experience with capacity building is a strong asset Ability to use LFA as a tool for project/ programme design and follow-up Experience of remote programming is preferred Experience in localization is a strong asset 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.