Grants Manager

INTERSOS Vacancy Details

Job Title
Grants Manager
Code
SR-35-2357
Deadline
24/03/2022
Country
Yemen
Duty Station
Yemen - Roving (50% Sana’a, 50% Aden)
Starting date
01/05/2022
Contract duration
12 months - with option for renewal/extension
Reporting to
Programme Coordinators; Head of Mission
Functional Supervisor
Supervision of
Grants Officer
Dependents
Non-family duty station

General context of the project

While the armed conflict is approaching its eight year, Yemen remains globally the
largest humanitarian crisis with two out of every three Yemenis (20.7 million individuals)
requiring some humanitarian and protection assistance.

Where humanitarian needs are primarily driven by the conflict, the intensity of fighting
has given no signs of abating but further increased in 2021, causing new displacement
or sustaining/compounding displacement and destruction of civilian infrastructure. Over
4 million people are currently internally displaced. Yemeni people are exposed to a
maximum vulnerability of compounded layers: conflict, displacement, poverty, political-
security-social-economic-financial crisis (e.g. +80% of Yemenis living below the poverty
line, +40% of Yemeni HHs have lost their primary source of income, while food prices
have doubled between 2015 and 2019 and continuing increasing). Malnutrition and
food insecurity, generalized violence, epidemics (cholera, dengue, diphtheria, measles,
etc.), floods, global and inter country isolation and the COVID-19 pandemic further
contribute to Yemen’s vulnerability. Protection needs are critical in this context: civilian
casualties and injuries caused by the fighting, new and protracted displacement,
economic decline, depletion of assets and resources, growing food insecurity and
malnutrition, limited access to basic services (e.g. clean water, health care, education,
etc.), natural disasters and adoption of negative coping mechanisms. Vulnerable groups
face disproportionate and specific challenges to their physical and mental well-being.
Vulnerability of women and children, especially girls, has dramatically increased.
Vulnerable groups face disproportionate and specific challenges to their physical and
mental well-being. Out of the 20.7 million people in need in Yemen, 17.9 million persons
require some sort of health assistance and 9.7 million out of those are in dire need of
health assistance. The conflict has produced devastating consequences for the health
care system. Only 50% of the health facilities (HFs) are fully functional countrywide,
while 37% are partially functional and 13% remain non-functional. The lack of medicines
for the treatment of non-communicable diseases, shortages in trauma supplies,
widespread malnutrition, disrupted water and sanitation systems, displacement,
inadequate maternal and child health care services, and lack of qualified and available
health care staff have had a severe and life-threatening impact on the health status of
the Yemeni population, putting an incredible strain on the humanitarian community to
respond. The economic situation has been progressively worsening, as the Yemeni Rial
continues to depreciate and most of the population are not able to meet their basic
needs, including affording transportation to and from HFs and cost of basic medical
services. Health analysis from WHO indicates that the leading causes of avoidable death
in Yemen are communicable disease, maternal, perinatal and nutritional conditions
(together accounting for 50% of mortality) and non-communicable diseases (39% of
mortality).

General purpose of the position

The Grants Manager will coordinate with Head of Mission, Program Coordinators,
Project Managers and Technical Coordinators to ensure timely support for design and
development of new project proposal, reporting in adherence to donor's guidelines,
ensuring these are in line with INTERSOS’ program goals, objectives and indicators.
Main responsibilities and tasks
 Develop clear understanding of INTERSOS program and strategy for Yemen,
contributing to their definition.
 Coordinate with Program Department and other departments in order to
develop new proposals according to donor’s template and procedures. Be
 accountable for the initial drafting of the narrative and budget design of any
new grants.
 Ensure that programs’ design matches INTERSOS and donor technical minimum
standards and seek MEAL department guidance and tools.
 Assist in the coordination of detailed plans at the start of funded projects, which
is consistent with program documentation (grant document and proposal).
 Ensure the compilation, review and submission of timely, compliant and
consistent reporting per INTERSOS and donor requirements.
 Ensure the timely compilation, review and submission of relevant supporting
documents for monitoring exercises conducted by donors or third parties.
 Flag significant deviation from the program implementation plan and estimated
expenditures, alerting relevant staff.
 Compile and disseminate grant information necessary to other departments and
donors.
 Build the capacities of project staff on INTERSOS and donor requirements in
terms of reporting.
 Assist in the representation of INTERSOS in external meetings with donors.
 Perform other duties as assigned.

Education
 University degree or equivalent professional experience / technical qualification.
Professional experience
 Minimum 5 years relevant working experience in humanitarian sector with NGOs
 Prior experience in working in grant management and compliance management
at project or grant unit level.
 Experience with remote work and in giving remote support to staff based in the
field
 Experience with monitoring and accountability tools and systems
Professional requirements
 Demonstrated capacity to produce quality reports in English
 Strong knowledge of donors’ compliance (DG ECHO, BHA, GAC, UNHCR, IOM,
WHO,)
 Strong knowledge of Project Cycle Management tools (Financial Plan, Workplan,
logframe)
 Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills
 Computer (Excel) and admin/finance skills
 Able to work independently
Languages
 Fluency in English, with excellent English writing skills
 Arabic will be considered an asset, but not a must
Personal requirements
 Very strong coordination, communication and negotiation skills.
 Teamwork, team spirit and diplomatic skills.
 Strong planning and organizing skills.
 Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks at once with tight
deadlines.
 Flexibility and adaptability.
 Strong analytical and practical problem-solving skills.
 Humanitarian motivation
General Conditions - Type of duty station
Non family duty station

Remuneration According to position and seniority

Transportation Round-trip flight. For any mission lasting at least 12 months, at

9 months one free plane ticket to the Country of residency and
back to the mission for the humanitarian worker

Medical Medical Insurance; reimbursement for vaccines, medical

insurance certificate and PCR test for deployment; psychosocial support on
request

Visa Visas

Annual leave 2.5 days per month

 Installation N/A
costs

School fees N/A

Induction Online orientation course

Notes 1 INTERSOS applies a “Learning & Development Policy” which

includes the possibility to receive capacitation and to participate
in internal and external training. Priority will be given to Staff
working for INTERSOS for more than two years. Staff with a
seniority >2 with a demonstrated good performance and high
commitment will be invited to be part of the INTERSOS Pool
and to create their “Personal Development Plan”. They will be
then accompanied individually by the Personnel Development
Coordinator to shape their capacity-building plan.

Notes 2 The categorization of Family, Non-Family, and Accompanied

Duty stations is subject to security criteria.
General Conditions - Accommodation
Shared Guesthouse
General Conditions - R&R
6 days of R&R each 8 weeks + 600$ allowance

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