Danish Refugee Council (DRC), a Danish international non-governmental organisation, is hiring a Grants Officer in Damaturu, Yobe.

The Position

• The overall purpose of this role is to support the Program Quality Assurance unit perform its key tasks including grants management, reporting and visibility.

Key Requirements
Essentials:

• University Degree in a relevant field such as International Relations, Project Management, Development Studies, Business Administration, Social Sciences or equivalent;
• At least 2 years of professional experience with an international humanitarian / development organization with responsibilities of grants/program management;
• Knowledge of relevant sectoral areas implemented by DRC Nigeria programmes – including protection, food security, WASH, shelter, NFIs, humanitarian mine action and armed violence reduction;
• Familiarity with USAID, DFID, UN and EU donors with special attention to reporting and archiving requirements;
• English - fluent with the capacity to produce well-written products for formal reporting and communication.

Desirables:

• Knowledge and fluency in Hausa and other languages used in northeast Nigeria
• Ability to represent DRC to local groups and community members;
• Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively in a multi-cultural environment with competing priorities, tight deadlines, and in a complex emergency context.

Conditions

• Availability: Jan 2020
• Salary and conditions: In accordance with the Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment;
• The income will be subject to statutory deductions as per applicable Nigeria laws.

DRC as an employer
By working in DRC, you will be joining a global workforce of around 8000 employees in 40 countries. We pride ourselves on our:

Professionalism, impact & expertise:

• Humanitarian approach & the work we do
• Purpose, meaningfulness & own contribution
• Culture, values & strong leadership
• Fair compensation & continuous development

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should click here to apply on or before 17th December, 2019.

Application Process:

• All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English.
• Applications sent by email will not be considered.

Note

• DRC-DDG Nigeria does not charge any fees for recruitment and does not use any employment mediator.
• If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please contact job@drc.dk For further information about the Danish Refugee council.