France : Grants Management Officer
Acted
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 HQ
Acted’s head office was set up in Paris in 2000 in order to coordinate the organisation’s activities on a global scale. Today, the head office employs 110 people in the HR, Finance, Programmes, Audit, Security, Logistics & Systems and Communications departments. These departments support the 42 Country Directorates. The head office also acts as a focal point for Acted’s management, namely the Chief Executive Officer, the Director of Development and the fifteen members of the Board of Directors.
You will be in charge of
Under the supervision of the Grant Manager, the Grant Management Officer supports field teams’ proposal development and grant management, in compliance with Acted’s and donors’ procedures throughout the project cycle for a specific country portfolio. As such, the Grant Management Officer reviews and validates all documents (including project proposals, reports, amendments) prepared at field level and shared externally, to ensure they are in line with donor’s and Acted requirements.
The Grant Management Officer also ensures contractual obligations and donor guidelines are known and followed during project implementation. The Grant Management Officer facilitates internal coordination and communication with relevant departments on grant management related issues, and reports any challenges / issues related to grants encountered by field teams during project development or project implementation to the Grant Manager and Programmes Director, as required.
Main duties
Support to project development and external relations
Grants Management
- Contract follow up
- Reporting
- Partner follow up
- Donor procedures follow up
Internal coordination
- Internal reporting and communication
- Filing
- Internal Training
- Support to staff recruitment and management
Expected skills and qualifications
- Advanced degree in Political Science, International Relations, International Development or equivalent (anthropology, sociology, humanitarian aid)
- Experience in the humanitarian sector on the field, report writing and donor relations required
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in French and English
- Analytical skills
- Ability to work under pressure
International experience required
Terms of reference
For more information about the position, click here . ### Conditions
- Salary defined by the Acted salary grid depending on education level, expertise – between 2200e and 2400e net per month
- Affiliation to health inssurance
- Food vouchers on working days
- 50% of Navigo pass taken in charge
Join us
Please send your application (CV and letter of motivation) by email ([email protected]) or below, including the reference: GMO/HQ
Please note that ACTED will never charge a fee for the recruitment process.