Norwegian Refugee Council
Brussels, Belgium
CONTRACT PERIOD: 1 year (renewable)
STARTING DATE: IMMEDIATE
REPORTING TO: NRC Europe Director
1. BACKGROUND
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced persons. We advocate for their rights and assist with shelter, education, emergency food security, WASH and legal assistance.
Located in Brussels, NRC Europe is the resource centre for NRC in its relationship with the EU institutions. As such, NRC Europe’s aim is first and foremost to support NRC Head Office and 20 Country Programmes.
With the view of further contributing to NRC’s efforts to deliver high quality programs, NRC Europe is establishing a surge capacity for the development of strategic proposals. This surge capacity will aim at supporting NRC Head Office and Country Programs to produce high quality proposals.
2. ROLE, TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
JOB PURPOSE
Support the development of strategic proposals for NRC Head Office and Country Programs
The Roving Proposal Development Adviser will be expected to undertake field missions up to 50% of the year. Deployments will be decided according to set of criteria linked to the strategic importance of the application. In most situations the temporary assignments will last one to two weeks. Between field assignments the Roving Program Development Adviser will be based at NRC Europe office in Brussels.
REPORTING TO
The Roving Proposal Development Adviser will report to the NRC Europe Director.
When on mission to a Country Office, the Roving Program Development Adviser will report to the Country Director.
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIP
The Roving Program Development Adviser will work closely with the Donor Support Section in NRC Head Office and with the EU Donor Advisers and the PCM and Program Quality Adviser in NRC Europe office.
When on mission to a Country Office, the Roving Program Development Adviser will work closely with relevant field staff involved in the programme development process.
TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Main responsibilities during deployments to Country Offices:
- Act as the focal point / process holder for the proposal’s development
- Coordinate inputs from relevant colleagues
- Lead the drafting of proposals
- Ensure that the proposals meet high quality standards
Main responsibilities between deployments:
- Provide extensive support / perform an helpdesk function on proposals development to NRC Head Office and Country Programs
- Support Head Office and NRC offices in Geneva and the Gulf to develop relevant strategic proposals
- In collaboration with the Donor Support Section, contribute to the development of NRC’s large scale applications in the scope of NRC’s framework agreements with key donors
- Document best practices for proposals development processes
- Standardize indicators in proposals in collaboration with NRC’s Technical Advisors
- Set up and maintain a network of consultants per Core Competency in collaboration with NRC’s Technical Advisors
Other duties
- Contribute to update NRC’s donors handbook in collaboration with the Donor Support Section
- Assist with any other relevant duties assigned by the Director, as and when required
3. PROFILE OF PERSON
ESSENTIAL SKILLS
ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- Proven ability to successfully lead and coordinate program development processes
- Demonstrated experience of writing successful proposals for various donors
- Extensive knowledge of project management cycle, Log Frames, proposal development and reporting
- Familiarity with requirements of key humanitarian donors
- Experience with project budgeting
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong analytical and negotiation skills
- Fluency in English, both written and verbal
- Solid experience of work with Windows-based computer software
- Proven ability to meet multiple deadlines under pressure
PROFESSIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
- Relevant university degree or higher education, preferably in international relations, development, political science or management
- Minimum 5 years of experience within the humanitarian sector, including in the field
PERSONAL QUALITIES
- Willingness to spend time on mission (approximately 50%), including in unstable countries
- Adaptability
- Ability to work independently and with limited supervision
- Demonstrable team-working skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues working in different locations with a support/service attitude
- Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to consistently work as part of a team, especially under time pressure
- Commitment to NRC’s mandate and values
- Flexibility – and it helps if you have a sense of humour
DESIRED SKILLS
- Familiarity with NRC’s way of working and core competences
- Experience in working with or in consortia of NGOs and International Organizations
- Familiarity with the LEAN methodology
- Fluency in French and/or Spanish
4. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Duty station in Brussels with frequent travels to NRC Country Programmes
Applicants must be independently eligible to live and work in Belgium
Duty station in Brussels with frequent travels to NRC Country Programmes
Applicants must be independently eligible to live and work in Belgium
HOW TO APPLY
Please apply on the NRC website
or through the following link:
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: Tuesday 10 September
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