INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
For
Senior Grants and Reporting Officer
Country Office: Ethiopia
Work Base: Addis Ababa
Availability: As Soon As Possible
Salary /Scale: 696 USD/EMS07
Contract Duration: One year with a high possibility of extension
Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply for this position.
About Action Against Hunger
Action Against Hunger-USA is a global humanitarian organization that takes decisive action against the causes and effects of hunger. We save the lives of malnourished children and we enable entire communities to be free from hunger. With more than 8,000 staff in over 50 countries, our programs reached 17 million people in 2019.
About the Country Program in Ethiopia
Action Against Hunger has been operational in Ethiopia since 1984 responding to both chronic and acute needs through a multi-sectoral strategy where nutrition, Food Security and Livelihoods, WASH, and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support activities are integrated to have a meaningful impact on people’s resilience.
Action Against Hunger currently operates in 5 different regions (Oromia, Somali, Amhara, Benishangul Gumuz, and Gambella) with a portfolio of 20m USD/year of emergency, resilience building, research, and innovation programs. We have a country team of around 600 staff in 17 regional and satellite offices. Our main donors in Ethiopia in 2020/2021 are BHA, ECHO, Europaid, UNHCR, UNICEF, GFFO, BPRM, SIDA, EHF, WFP, CIAA, and others.
Summary of position
The Senior Grants and Reporting Officer will contribute to the overall Country Portfolio management of the Grants and Reporting Department of Action Against Hunger – Ethiopia Mission in line with Action Against Hunger – USA and the country’s policies.
The Senior Grants and Reporting Officer will report to the Grants and Reporting Head of Department (GRHoD). This position will be based in Addis Ababa with frequent travel to field sites of the organizational operational areas. The Senior Grants and Reporting Officer will work in collaboration with the grants team members, Program Technical Advisors, Coordinators, and Managers in addition to the operations team, and Finance Department.
Collaborate with GRHoD, Technical advisors, and Program Director to ensure quality and timely preparation and submissions of donor proposals and reports.
The Senior Grants and Reporting Officer’s role, purpose, engagement, and delivery are:
Purpose: Provide support in the grant and partnerships management and coordination of the department of Action Against Hunger.
Engagement: Engages with HQ, Regional, and in-country partners and actors on issues related to the organization’s activities; monitors response to the organization’s engagement effort.
Delivery: Identify opportunities and challenges for collective engagement and organizational learning and improvement. Contributes to enhancing partnership and grants management system, building capacity based on identified gaps.
Essential Duties
Objective 1: Grants Management
Objective 2: Reporting
Objective 3: Partnerships Management
Objective 4: Donor Compliance
Objective 5: Documentation and Archiving
Supervisory Responsibilities
Gender Equality Commitments
Fiscal Responsibility
Physical Demands
Working Conditions, Travel, and Environment
Required Qualifications and Professional Experience
Required Skills & Competencies