Kenya: Regional Awards (Grants) Management Officer

Organization: Save the Children

Country: Kenya

Closing date: 17 Oct 2017

Regional Awards (Grants) Management Officer

Save the Children is the world"s leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children"s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.

We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.9 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.

Following a major transition, our international programmes are now delivered through a merged operation with 15,000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We"re changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for the 21st century.

Role Purpose:

The purpose of this post is support the Head of Award Management in the planning, securing and managing of both development and humanitarian grants across East and Southern Africa. The position plays a lead role in award information management and shares and coordinates information across departments.

Under the direction of the Head of Award Management, the Regional Awards Management Officer will be responsible for ensuring that the SCI programme adheres to all its award management obligations internally within Save the Children and externally with donors. They will also provide wider systems support as needed, including support to project management, monitoring and evaluation, and partnership management as they relate to SCI systems. Provide remote support to the award managers in the region in planning securing and managing awards with dedicated support on high risk awards, providing analysis, compliance, capacity building and monitoring of all phases of awards.

Contract Duration: 2 years

Location: Nairobi

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• Undergraduate degree in International Development, Social Sciences, Law, Business Administration or Finance or a relevant field


• 3 years" experience in donor funded projects with International NGO"s particularly those addressing human/children"s rights and those applying partnership approaches.


• Significant experience (minimum 3 years) of developing proposals (narrative and financial), negotiating agreements and managing compliance of major institutional donors in the development sector (e.g. USAID, EC, ECHO, UNICEF, DFAT, etc.) including in-depth knowledge of grant documents & compliance issues.


• Demonstrable experience in grant/contract management and financial management


• Computer literacy and excellent documentation skills are a must.


• Ability to establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team.


• Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.


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  Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.

  
  


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  Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching

  
  

Please apply in English saving your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role. To see a full a job description, please visit our website at www.savethechildren.net/jobs

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Employment is subject to our Child protection standards including background checks and adherence to our Child Safeguarding Policy

Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified talent.

Disclaimer:

Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process and does not act through recruitment agents

How to apply:

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