NGO Jobs. Civiscus

Grant Coordination EU SEE LOT 2

• Review, select and process grants under the EU SEE FSM
• Ensure transparent, fair, and efficient due diligence processes.
• Coordinate the accompaniment of grantee partners, responding promptly to questions and needs.
• Provide tailored technical and operational support to grantees to strengthen project delivery and compliance with donor requirements.
• Support co-design sessions, target groups and other key stakeholders for their input and feedback on the flexible support mechanisms.

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

• Act as a bridge between grantee needs and CIVICUS clusters, ensuring resources and expertise are effectively utilized.
• Support the preparation of timely financial and narrative reports for internal use and donor submission.
• Providing support obtaining data and upload periodically on the Consortiums
• monitoring evaluation and learning dashboard.
• Facilitate learning opportunities (online and offline) throughout the grant cycle, fostering relationship-building and collaboration.
• Conduct capacity assessments and facilitate access to capacity-strengthening tools and resources for grantee partners.
• Co-create knowledge-sharing mechanisms that support peer learning among grantee partners.

Internal and Cross – Organizational Coordination

• Contribute to the setting up of internal mechanisms to facilitate and manage the different grant making processes at CIVICUS to ensure there is coherence to avoid duplication.
• Support the coordination of referrals internally between the different funding mechanisms.
• Organize regular learning sessions (online and offline) to share grant management lessons and advocacy outcomes with staff, members, and partners.
• Build connections between CIVICUS clusters and grantee partners.

Person Specification

Education, Language & Qualifications

• Degree in social sciences, political science, international relations, finance or accounting systems, economics, or related field.
• Fluency in verbal and written communication in English, additional language proficiency in Spanish, French and/or Arabic is an advantage.

Essential Knowledge, skills and Experience

• At least 3–5 years of professional experience in a civil society organization or related field, with a minimum of 2 years focused on human rights, civic space, and/or advocacy.
• Experience in grant making to civil society and monitoring and evaluation of grants.
• Experience with budgets and preparing both financial and narrative reports.
• Sound understanding of international affairs, development, and civil society issues.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a multicultural setting
• Excellent IT skills, including experience with MS Office and Human Resource Information Systems.
• Demonstrated experience providing high-level administrative support to grant-making processes.
• Demonstrated meticulous attention to detail and respect for systems oversight.
• Commitment to CIVICUS’s vision, mission, values and ways of working.