Grants Officer Palestine Jerusalem (Nationals Only)

Contract

This is a Professional contract (NRC) contract. More about Professional contract (NRC) contracts.

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.

The purpose of the Grants Officer is to contribute to achieving quality and effective grants management systems by closely supporting the Grants Manager with maintaining and constantly upgrading NRC Palestine’s internal grants management systems and tools. The following is a brief description of the role,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in administration, Project Management, Finance or other relevant academic background
• Previous experience/understanding of working in complex and volatile contexts
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience at the position level in working with NGOs, charities, humanitarian work or similar organizations
• Strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
• Good command of English, both spoken and written
• Good understanding of MS Office applications including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc

What we Offer?

You will be working in an international and diverse organization with a dynamic atmosphere.

You will receive support and opportunities to expand your skills and enhance your expertise.

You will be working in our Office in Jerusalem,

This position is Grade (05) Step (01). Salary & Benefits are based on Jerusalem Duty Station.

Reports to: Grants Manager.

Recruiter: Judeh Hussein

Contract Duration: Open-end.

E-mail: PS.Recruitment@nrc.no

If you are interested to apply for this position, please check the full Job Description: JD - Grants Officer 1.docx

Applications are only accepted if submitted through NRC website.

Applications won't be considered without a Resume and a Cover Letter in English.

For more information about NRC's work in Palestine, please check: factsheet_palestine_may2023.pdf (nrc.no)

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.

Responsibilities

1. Support the Grants Manager and Coordinator in the preparation of donor reports ensuring consistency between narrative and financial reports, previously submitted reports and proposals, as well as the M&E database, to meet quality standards.
2. Contribute to the development and revision of NRC funding proposals, internal and external budgets and donor reports.
3. Submit reports and proposals on donor-specific platforms.
4. Maintain accurate project information using NRC’s Cycles platform, as well as others, as the main tool for recording and monitoring the status of grant submissions, reporting and project closure.
5. Develop and maintain an overview of all grants through the Grant (s) Tracker (s), donor requirements, rules and regulations, and managing NRC PCM calendars and invites for internal and external deadlines.
6. Summarizes donors’ rules and regulations in concise, user-friendly notes and contributes to project kick-off, review and closing meetings from a compliance perspective.
7. Provides support to and ensures full awareness to relevant NRC internal departments (finance, programs, logistics, risk and compliance) of compliance with donors’ rules and regulations.
8. Supports the Grants Manager in providing relevant information to external (e.g., donors and partners) and internal (e.g., regional office) stakeholders, including responding to information requests and contract amendments.
9. Maintains restricted funding information systems and records on donor contracts and income data (hard and softcopies)