Project Grants & Finance Officer

Overview

Manage finance and grants for ECHO and other projects.

You have:

• Minimum 3 years of work experience from a humanitarian/development organisation and/or from donor administration in similar position.
• Relevant educational background (university degree) and proven finance qualification.
• Fluency in both oral and written English, with experience in report writing.
• Experience with administrative and procurement procedures.
• Proactive, flexible and detail-oriented approach to tasks and a service-minded approach.
• Good collaboration and communication skills and ability to build good working relations with people from different cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced working environment.

Contract

This is a DRC - National contract. More about DRC - National contracts.

Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a highly qualified Project Grants and Finance Officer to work in DRC HQ, supporting an exciting new ECHO funded project, along with other expected grants.

About the job

The position will be based in HQ and report to the Head of Program Innovation and Business Engagement Unit, and lead on all finance and grant management in relation to the newly funded ECHO project, along with others such as Danida and various Foundations, in line with their policies and protocols. Daily collaboration will be with the project teams in the respective HQ and country/regional units, HQ finance and other support functions. The contract is full time (part-time may be considered based on qualifications), and permanent.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

• Ensuring that contractual obligations are met in terms of finance and administrative requirements
• Ensuring that donor rules and procedures are understood and respected
• Ensuring financial monitoring and budget follow-up, and supporting project teams in budget planning
• Supporting project managers to ensure implementation of projects according to work and budget plans.
• Supporting project managers in donor and internal reporting requirements; prepare financial reports and align with narrative; review narrative in line with agreement and proposal
• Liaising with donors (e.g. reports, grants management and administrative issues)
• Leading on all sub-contracts/agreements with partners, and ensure they align with donor regulations
• Processing partner payments, and all other related payments related to the projects
• Supporting project team on financial transactions (such as personal expense reports etc.)
• Leading on all procurement processes in line with DRC and Donor rules
• Ensuring all grant documentation is up to date and uploaded to Dynamics (ERP)
• Supporting any other finance and administrative tasks for the units as and when required

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to previously have excelled in a similar role with responsibility for the financial and grant management of all stages of a project, and preferably with ECHO funding. Moreover, we also expect the following:

• Minimum 3 years of work experience from a humanitarian/development organisation and/or from donor administration in similar position.
• Relevant educational background (university degree) and proven finance qualification.
• Fluency in both oral and written English, with experience in report writing.
• Experience with administrative and procurement procedures.
• Proactive, flexible and detail-oriented approach to tasks and a service minded approach.
• Good collaboration and communication skills and ability to build good working relations with people from different cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced working environment.

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:

Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.

Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.

Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.

Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.

Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

We offer

Contract length: Permanent (Subject to funding availability)

Workplace: Copenhagen (DRC HQ).

Start date: As soon as possible

Salary and conditions will be in accordance the agreement between DRC and AC at “fuldmægtig” level.

Application process

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Apply online on our page Current Vacancies at www.drc.ngo. Applications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 31 August 2022. Due to the urgency in filling this role, we will conduct interviews on a running basis.

Further information

For questions regarding the vacancy please contact Head of Programme Innovation & Business Engagement Morten Högnesen via morten.hoegnesen@drc.ngo.

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.

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