Under the supervision of the Country Portfolio Manager, the Regional Grants Officer will provide particular support to the Contracting Team and to the Intervention Managers.

(S)he is a full part of the country teams in a role at the crossroad of interventions and administrative and financial service centres and (s)he is committed to Enabel’s values and vision of which reflects a dynamic and engaged image.

(S)he is a part-time member of MODOPS, the unit within the Operations Department at headquarters responsible for work practices (policies, processes, tools) related to the governance of programs and projects and contracting outside of public procurement. (S)he will therefore devote 1/3 of his/her time in supporting MODOPS in accordance with the terms to be defined.

(S)he regularly updates her/his knowledge of the sector (meetings, conferences, participation to expert networks…) and share it with colleagues with a view to improving practices and know-how in relation to grant management.

(S)he is committed to introducing new technologies into the learning process of staff members and partners and (s)he fosters digital development with Enabel’s Digital for Development (D4D) experts.

In general, (s)he will contribute to  

Plan and prepare the grants:

• Validation of the grant approach;
• Assessment of the actors field;
• Choice of the procedures;
• Evaluation of proposals;
• Possible negotiations;
• Finalization of the contracts;

Manage the awarded grants: 

• Interactions and coordination with beneficiaries ;
• Monitoring and Evaluation and technical and administrative follow-up ;
• Adaptation of work plans and possibly the action proposals;

Capacity development of the partners and of Enabel staff

• Training and coaching

Digitize the grant-related systems:

• Document management and quality of data;
• Development of tools for awarding and managing grants.

Capitalise on the experience acquired in managing grants:

• Improvement of the normative framework:
• Improvement of the operational framework.

Qualification and Experience

• East African Citizens or allowed to work in Rwanda;
• Master’s degree in economics, project management, business administration, law, or related discipline;
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience ;
• Experience in the development cooperation sector;
• User experience with an ERP system and/or database is also an asset;
• Experience in Grant management is a strong asset.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Possess human qualities and didactic skills needed for knowledge transfer and coaching in multi-cultural environments;
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to develop collaborative relationships, especially in a multi-component project with multiple implementation partners.
• Strong behaviour and professional values, skills, and attitudes such as  responsibility and accountability, communication, teamwork, honesty, respect, integrity, professional confidentiality, etc;
• Excellent analytical and writing skills to build strong proposals and bring innovative solutions to encounter issues;
• Familiar with results-based management and customer-oriented;
• Able to work and evolve in a changing environment;
• Master knowledge management and knowledge building;
• Strong affinity with and easily use various digital tools and new technologies;
• Proficient in English. Working knowledge of French is an asset;

Attitude

• Demonstrated leadership, facilitation, and coordination skills;
• Demonstrate proven knowledge in institutional building and strategies development.
• Capacity to work under pressure with minimum supervision; High sense of responsibility and integrity;
• Adaptability, cultural-gender-age-religion-nationality sensitivity
• High level of rigor and integrity
• Able to fit in a collaborative governance mindset (Self-responsible, accountable, authentic communication …)

Interested applicants fulfilling the above-mentioned criteria are invited to submit their application documents through the “Apply” Button by “ filling out the application form carefully ” including detailed Curriculum Vitae (max 5 pages), a motivation letter, and a copy of a university degree(s). Past and current service certificates also need to be attached to the application(unproven experience will not be considered during the shortlisting).