THE ORGANIZATION

Handicap International (which runs projects under its operating name, Humanity & Inclusion - HI -), is an independent and impartial international aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. Working alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, our action and testimony are focused on responding to their essential needs, improving their living conditions and promoting respect for their dignity and their fundamental rights. Handicap International is a not-for-profit organisation with no religious or political affiliation. It operates as a federation made up of a network of associations.

Objective of the position:

Under the line management of the Regional Program Development Manager (RPDM), the Senior Grants Officer will be responsible for:

• Ensuring the high quality and time-effective development of project proposals - of the funding opportunities identified in collaboration with key in-country and regional contributors;
• Supporting the mission in implementing its fundraising strategy;
• Ensuring timely and high quality and time-effective reporting to donors in collaboration with responsible of drafting the report;
• Ensuring and monitoring compliance and adherence to contractual obligations with donors

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities

Responsibility 1: Ensure  high quality and time-effective proposals development

·       Coordinate with the RPDM and HQ for NOFO guidance and donor pre-requisites;

·       Plan and coordinate the proposal development process: manage the retro-planning for submission including ARCI and coordination with external stakeholders (HQ and National Associations - NAs), clarify and support compliance to donors’ requirements, facilitate kick-off meetings, ensure time-effectiveness and respect of submission deadline;

·       Ensure coherence between operational aspects, MEAL, technical approaches, and budgeting;

·       Provide guidance/support to the writing of projects’ proposal narratives, ensuring compliance to donors’ instructions, priorities, and specificities;

·       Guarantee the final quality of the projects’ proposal narratives, both in terms of content and formalization;

·       Guarantee the completeness and final compliance of the proposal package submissions to the call for proposals’ guidelines and donors’ requirements;

·       Coordinate and submit requests for projects’ amendments or modifications when required

·       Support the Country Manager in identifying appropriate/competitive teaming arrangements (consortiums, multi-country projects) and conducting/undertaking due diligence processes;

·       For consortiums, support the Country Manager in managing coordination, communication, and inputs from subs during project development;

·       Update the funding, proposals and opportunities tracking database

·       Ensure systematic, timely and effective archiving of the proposals

 Responsibility 2: Support the mission’s fundraising strategy and activities

·       Support the Country Manager in the plan and meetings for fundraising;

·       Participate in the Operational Monthly Follow-up meetings and provide updates on grants, proposals and fundraising

·       Maintain HI’ accounts on institutional portals (HRP, OCHA, UNICEF, etc) up to date;

·       Produce external material (factsheets, leaflet, capacity statement, etc).

Responsibility 3: Ensure timely, high quality reporting to donors in collaboration with responsible of drafting the report

·       Prepare and update in due time an internal reporting retro –planning for the reporting deadlines and follow up with project teams.

·       Verify donor templates and requirements and share them with the team members in charge of writing the reports

·       Liaise with country missions HI head office and national associations for any inquiries related to donor reports (templates, requirements…)

·       Review narrative donor reports and annexes (comparison with proposal and past reports and matching with the financial report), prior to submission. Mobilize internal resources, such as technical specialists, for the review of the reports when required

·       Ensure reports are submitted in due time and via the designated modality (including submitting online when required).

·       Design and conduct training sessions on reporting and compliance, to the relevant team members (project managers, area managers...)

·       Ensure systematic, timely and effective archiving of the reports

Responsibility 4: Ensure and monitor compliance and adherence to contractual obligations with donors

·       Lead the review of grants agreements, mobilize internal resources for the review/check and prepare the ‘’good to sign’’ documents

·       Lead the review of partnership agreements and prepare the ‘’good to sign’’ documents

·       Systematically update the partnership and due diligence database, with new partnerships

·       Prepare contract summary sheets for new grants and monitor the respect of donor regulations and requirements

·       Attend new projects’ kick-off meeting and present donor compliance requirements and regulations

·       Actively participate in Project Quarterly Review meetings (PQRs) to remain updated about the progress with the implementation of compliance requirements

Responsibility 5: Provide support to the Regional Development Department as required according to specific needs, such as but not limited to:

·       Proposal writing and grant’s management

·       Capacity building

Note that this job description must remain flexible, to respond to additional tasks or changes as identified by the line manager

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Job requirements:

·    Bachelor’s degree in Social Studies or humanitarian studies or development or related domain

·    Minimum 5 years’ experience in international development and/or emergency and post-crisis environments.

·    Minimum 3 years’ experience in grants development (compulsory to have solid past experience in developing project proposals and in managing grants).

·    Advanced writing capacities in English.

·    Advanced proposal writing skills in English.

·    Very good reporting skills

·    Excellent organizational and time management skills.

·    Proactive, shows initiative/entrepreneurial.

·    Working as part of a team/network, cooperating.

·    Respect for the opinion and enhancement of the skills of others with a view to shared action.

·    Ability to give and receive constructive feedback; discussing with multi-disciplinary teams, working as part of a network and collaborating.

·    Empathy.

·    Autonomy in work

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS:

HI workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in HI Code of conduct.  In accordance with these values, HI operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti-fraud, bribery, and corruption.

DISABILITY INCLUSION:

The candidate or his/her representative must let the HR representative know that s/he needs an adjustment or change at the test and the interview for a reason related to a medical condition by sending a request for accommodation at the email mentioned below.

By applying to this position, you grant HI’s recruitment team your consent to perform a reference check on you with respect to the misconduct disclosure scheme.

Initial National contract will be for a period of 12 months, subject for renewal based on availability of funds.

Handicap International is an equal opportunity employer and particularly welcomes applications from persons with disabilities.

The position is based in Jerusalem, but would require regular visits to West Bank and Gaza sites.

Interested candidates should send their resume with motivation letter to reach on or before Feb 19, 2024 to [email protected] indicating your full name and the job title (Senior Grants Officer) in the subject line of your e-mail application. Incomplete applications or applications received after the deadline will be disregarded.

Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply and those shortlisted will be contacted.