For the past 30 years, international NGO Acted has been going the last mile to save lives. Currently, Acted supports 20 million people across 43 countries to meet their needs in hard-to-reach areas – and pursues a triple mandate as a humanitarian, environmental and development aid actor. Acted relies on an in-depth knowledge of local territories and contexts to develop and implement relevant long-term actions, with a wide range of local and international partners, building together a “3ZERO” world: Zero Exclusion, Zero Carbon, Zero Poverty

ACTED Niger

The conflicts in northern Mali and the Lake Chad crisis have caused major population movements towards the Diffa and Tillabéry regions. Acted is responding to the humanitarian needs of particularly vulnerable displaced populations, whose influx is weighing on pre-existing basic services and natural resources of the host populations. Acted teams have been operating in Niger since 2010, implementing programmes to ensure people’s access to water and sanitation services as well as providing support to build economic and agricultural resilience.

You will be in charge of

The Project Development Manager (PDM) positions Acted with donors and leads the development of project proposals in line with Acted’s global and in-country programme strategy, and ensures proper grant management. The PDM ensures smooth internal communication and coordination with relevant departments, and contributes to Acted external communication strategy.

Main duties

1. Positioning and Fundraising

Context AnalysisStrategy developmentExternal relationsFundraising and proposal developmentContracting

2. Grant Management

Contract follow-upReportingPartner Follow-up

3. Management and Internal Coordination

Staff ManagementInternal Coordination and CommunicationFiling

4. External Communication

Expected skills and qualifications

Master Level education in a relevant field such as International Relations, Development or Political SciencePrevious experience in the humanitarian field, proposals development, grants management and donor relations are requiredKnowledge of the humanitarian aid system and ability to understand the donors systemsExternal representation skillsAbility to coordinate and manage a teamTeamwork and team building skills, capacity building skillsAbility to work independently and creatively in a multicultural contextStrong oral and written communication skills, analytical skillsAbility to work efficiently under pressurePrevious field experience is required

Terms of reference For more information about the position, click here .

Conditions

Salary between 3500 and 3700 € monthly (before income tax), depending on the level of education, security level, etc as well as a monthly living allowance of $300Accommodation and food provided in Acted guesthousePension, health insurance, life insurance and repatriation assistance (& unemployment insurance for EU citizens)Flight tickets every 6 months & visa fees coveredContribution to the luggage transportation: up to 100 kgs, depending on the length of the contractR&R every 3 months, flight tickets covered up to $500 and allowance of $200Annual leave of 25 to 43 days per yearOne week pre-departure training in Acted HQ, including a 4-days in situ security trainingTax advice (free 30-minute call with a tax consultant)Psychological assistance

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