Overview

Job Title: Grants and Reporting Manager

 

 

THE CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENTS:

Type of contract: Fixed duration

Time period (duration): 14 months (1 year and 2 months) renewable.

The starting period: November 1, 2024

Schedule of job: Full-time

Job location: Dar es Salaam

The Probation period: 3 months

The working hours: 8 hours

Médecins du Monde (MDM)

 

 

 

About us:

Médecins du Monde (MDM) is a health group that advocates for worldwide solidarity and has been providing care to the most vulnerable people both domestically and overseas for over 30 years. It has persisted in drawing attention to barriers to healthcare access and has succeeded in securing long-lasting advancements in health-for-all policy. In addition to providing care and treatment, the employees of this autonomous organization struggle to improve conditions for populations living in vulnerable situations and denounce breaches of human rights and dignity. Currently operating in 44 nations on every continent, MdM prioritizes four areas of health care: migrant and displaced health; sexual and reproductive health; drug-related harm reduction; and emergencies and crisis management.

 

 

The Main Responsibilities:

The Grants & Reporting Manager is accountable for managing grants and producing high-caliber bids, reports, and project development materials. They report directly to the General Coordinator. He or she assures adherence to the donor’s requirements, norms, and regulations while working closely with the country coordination team.

Collaboration partnership (Working Relationship):

Link in the hierarchy: General Coordinator
The Grants Officer closely collaborates with the following coordinators on the Country Coordination team: Advocacy, SRHR, Administration, Finance, and Logistics, Advocacy, and Harm Reduction.

 

 

THE KEY RESPONSIBILITIES ARE:

Management of Grants & Fundraising:

  • To closely collaborate with the grant department at headquarters while investigating possible grant opportunities from a variety of sources, such as UN agencies and foreign missions (embassies).
  • To maintain an up-to-date donor map that includes important information like grant possibilities, deadlines, and application requirements.
  • Together with the general coordinator, set up meetings, pursue donations, and participate in forums and meetings pertaining to grant development.

 

Developing the project:

  • To oversee the overall production of grant submissions by delegating tasks, organizing tasks clearly, and making sure deadlines are met.
  • To keep an eye on the status of grant applications that have been submitted, making sure that all reporting obligations are being followed up on in a timely manner.
  • To assist with budget preparation, story writing, and obtaining required supporting documentation.
  • To closely cooperate with the program, logistics, HR, and finance departments in order to guarantee coherence across the many proposal components, such as the budget, storyline, logframe, and procurement requirements.
  • To work together with team members to collect the data and information needed for grant applications.
  • To take part in strategy sessions, meetings, and discussions pertaining to grants in order to offer thoughts and views.

 

 

Reporting and Coordination:

  • To oversee the reporting of stakeholders (donors, local governments, etc.) by keeping track of deadlines and submitting reports on time.
  • To guarantee reports are sent to headquarters on schedule.
  • To guarantee compliance with donor protocols and guidelines, timelines, and the creation and distribution of a draft plan to pertinent personnel.
  • To ensure timely submission of papers and to monitor mission-level reports.
  • To closely cooperate with the finance, logistics, and program divisions in order to guarantee uniformity across all report components.
  • To serve as the main point of contact for questions about reports, such as compliance and templates, working with the Program Support Officer.
  • To assist in the creation of presentations, infographics, fundraising materials, and other communication items as required.
  • To assist in the creation of Memorandums of Understanding (MoU), collaboration agreements, and other documents by the general and program coordinators.

 

 

THE REQUIRED SKILLS:

Education (Training) and Experience.

  • A master’s degree in one of the following or a related field: international relations, political science, humanitarian or development studies, social sciences, etc.
  • Two years or more of experience in a comparable position.
  • Proficiency in preparing reports and recommendations.
  • A track record of organizing and creating excellent financial and narrative reports for a range of donors.
  • In creating and managing project budgets.
  • Knowledge of conformity with foreign donors.
  • Experience working in development and humanitarian contexts is greatly valued.
  • Expertise with multi-country awards and multi-donor budgets.

 

The Soft skills:

  • Outstanding communication skills in both written and spoken forms.
  • Outstanding organizational abilities, including the capacity to manage time and adhere to deadlines.
  • The capacity to operate independently.
  • Responsiveness, foresight, flexibility, and ability to take the lead.
  • Rigor, attention to detail, and organizational abilities.

 

 

Hard abilities/ Hard Skills:

  • IT: Solid grasp of the Windows operating system and proficiency with Microsoft Office.

 

Languages:

  • Fluent in Swahili and English.

 

 

How to Submit an Application

Please email in order to submit your application.

partnership-officer.tanzania@medecinsdumonde.net

 

 

To apply for this job email your details to partnership-officer.tanzania@medecinsdumonde.net.