Overview
Strengthening Host and Refugee Populations in Ethiopia (SHARPE) is an initiative funded by the UK Department for International Development (DfID). The aim is to create inclusive economic growth for, and increase the economic agency of, host and refugee communities in three regions in Ethiopia, namely Gambella, Dolo Ado and Jijiga.
SHARPE utilises a Market Systems Development (MSD) approach to partner with private and public sectors players to facilitate investment in and innovation in key regional markets, namely cereals, horticulture, livestock and small ruminants, dairy, poultry, fisheries, financial and business services and the regional labour market. Because humanitarian assistance constitutes a significant transfer of goods and services in these regions, SHARPE also support efforts which enable this assistance to strengthen the regional economy by flowing regional economic channels.
Investment and innovation should result in regional market systems and the host and refugee communities participating in these to become more productive and resilient, and experience increases in employment opportunities, income and savings. Joint economic participation in growing economic sectors should also facilitate win-win scenarios (mutually beneficial exchanges) for host and refugee communities and contribute to the integration of refugee communities in the regional economy, in line Ethiopia’s Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF, i.e., the ‘Nine Pledges’).
SHARPE is expected to last for 3.5 years, from September 2019 to March 2023.
Assignment Objectives
SHARPE is a fast-paced work environment in which (Senior) Market Analysts (S)Mas) and Results Measurement Specialists are encouraged to work in a dynamic fashion with public and private sector partners, coordinate their work with the Hubs, and travel to the field whenever required. This work is supported by an extensive network of Short-Term Technical Advisers (STTA) and the DAI home Office.
The Grants & Compliance Officer’s objective is to support responsible grants management in this dynamic environment. S/he ensures that potential partners are vetted, that due diligence is performed, and that partnership deals contain realistic budgets and deliverables, meeting compliance standards, able for partners to meet, while ensuring payment against costs and efforts in a value for money manner.
In this capacity, the Grants & Compliance Officer supports the technical team, who manage the relationship with the partner and who are responsible for effective partnership implementation, to ensure that partnership deals adhere to applicable SHARPE’s policies and procedures. The Grants & Compliance Officer helps find practical yet transparent and robust solutions that enable partners to comply and coordinates with the Finance & Operations Manager that grant disbursement is timely.
Key Responsibilities
Grant Systems and Procedures
Grantee Management
Grant Reporting
Key Performance Indicators
Reports to: Finance & Operations Manager, with technical reporting to the Portfolio Lead
Duration: 12 months, with the possibility of extension
Location: Addis Ababa, with extensive travel to Gambella, Dolo Ado and Jijiga
Requirements