Grant Management Coordinator

War Child believes no child should be part of war. Ever.

Children have the right to grow up in peace, free from fear and violence. To develop their full potential and become the person they want to be. War Child makes a lasting impact. By protecting children from violence and offering psychosocial support and education. We unleash the children's inner strength with our creative and involving approach. And inspire as many people as we can to participate in our cause. War Child is both implementing its own programmes and cooperating with a variety of partner organizations in 11 countries around the world. www.warchildholland.org

Currently we are looking for a:

Grant Management Coordinator

"A hands-on strategic grant manager to manage two Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs grants."

As soon as possible, 40 hours p/week

You

You are a passionate grant manager. You have superb planning and reporting skills. You enjoy managing multi stakeholder donor projects and you understand the balance between being diplomatic and being to the point to obtain results in time. Working towards deadlines gives you energy. As the Grant Management Coordinator you are responsible for the coordination of two large grants of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Conn@ct.Now and Protracted Crisis. You ensure appropriate grant management of both contracts. You will provide support to the Head of Field Operations in the coordination of the grant with external coalition partners and all internal stakeholders. You monitor and manage compliance with donor requirements, reports on results and recommendations for improvement and innovation. You are part of the Field Operations department.

The Conn@ct.Now funding ends at the end of 2015, the Protracted Crisis funding at the end of 2016. The position is at least until the end of 2015 - but will probably be extended depending on the inclusion of other grants (from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs or other institutional donors).

Your challenge

You ensure effective coordination of large donor funded projects in line with donor requirements. You are responsible for the preparation of quality planning and reporting documents for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, both narrative and financial, in close collaboration with country offices and relevant departments at Head Office. You ensure that grants reporting and documentation is prepared and managed effectively according to internal procedures and the commitments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Your profile

You have a relevant academic degree in international economics, management, development studies or related field. You have at least 5 years of experience in humanitarian or development work (including field experience) and at least 3 years of experience in grant management at a tactical and strategic level. You have proven experience in outcome monitoring. Knowledge of donor regulations is essential, knowledge of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs a big plus. You have a thorough understanding of rights based work in (post) conflict areas and you also understand the financial part of grants. You have excellent communication skills in English (oral and written), Fluency in French, Spanish and/or Dutch is an added value. You have strong organizational, time management and analytical skills. You have excellent inter-personal, cultural and diplomatic skills. Superb writing and editing skills are a must and you are flexible to adapt to changing requirements. You are able to support and build capacity of international staff. You are able to juggle competing priorities and to meet demanding deadlines under pressure. You have excellent computer skills (MS Office). You are willing to travel regularly (several times per year to conflict and post-conflict countries.

You are committed to invest in this position at least until the end of 2015. War Child offers a contract for one year with the intention to prolong.

The organisation

War Child is a young and dynamic organization. We try to keep an informal ambiance within our office, with a lot of room for creativity, inspiration and self-initiative from employees. We practice what we preach: dynamic, innovative, integrity focused and a drive to reach the highest possible results against the lowest possible costs. War Child offers a challenging job in an inspiring workplace in Amsterdam.

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates are invited to send a CV and a letter of motivationbefore 23 June 2014 (please mention Grant Management Coordinator in the subject line and mention in your email where you found this vacancy) tojobs@warchild.nl. We intent to schedule the interviews in the 1st and 2nd week of July.

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