Consultancy to Support Grant Management of a Multi-year Global Health Grant

vor 4 Wochen

Genf, Genf, Schweiz United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Vollzeit

JOB DESCRIPTION

Organizational Context

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, with a network of 191-member National Societies. The overall aim of the IFRC is "to inspire, encourage, facilitate, and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by National Societies with a view to preventing and alleviating human suffering and thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world." The IFRC works to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people before, during and after disasters, health emergencies and other crises.

The IFRC is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (Movement), together with its member National Societies and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The work of the IFRC is guided by the following fundamental principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality.

The IFRC has five regional offices in Africa, Asia Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, Europe, and the Americas. The IFRC also has country cluster delegations and country delegations throughout the world. Together, the Geneva Headquarters and the field structure (regional, cluster and country delegations) comprise the IFRC Secretariat.

At Geneva level the Health and Care Department focuses on two strategic directions;

  • Health System Strengthening
  • WASH System Strengthening


These two strategic directions are supported by four pillars:

  • Global Health Security
  • Global Health Protection / UHC
  • Global WASH Services
  • Transformative Partnership
Job Purpose

The overall objective of this consultancy is to support the management of a multi-year, multi-country, global health grant agreement with a five-year timeframe October 2024 to September 2028. The consultant will work with global, regional and national IFRC thematic file holders to manage the donor relationship, ensure compliance with obligations and exploring new opportunities, and developing and reviewing reports, proposals and operational case studies.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Support to global grant management

  • Support the Grant Manager in effective grant management, including facilitating weekly donor calls and addressing requests for information. Contribute to the continuation of a strong working relationship between the IFRC and its donor.
  • Finalize monthly and quarterly narrative reports in support of a multi-country grant as per the schedule and content agreed with each country level or health theme project manager. This will require contact with individual project file holders responsible for the project's delivery across numerous IFRC offices at the country, regional and global level, and ensuring appropriate technical quality assurance (content, data, gaps) to ensure high-level reporting to address donor needs.
  • Work with IFRC file holders, partnerships and finance colleagues to finalise donor financial reports in line with the agreed financial reporting schedule for the donors, and support closure of financial commitments once projects have ended.
  • Ensuring compliance with obligations and required tracking, such as vehicle purchases and waiver documents, tax notifications, environmental impact assessments and risk management.
  • Facilitating connections between the donor and relevant IFRC file-holders, initiating these where necessary and supporting processes to completion, including exploring potential opportunities, negotiations and high-level meetings.
  • Support country-based project managers and technical profiles on issues related to project management, and advise on relevant donor funding rules, regulations and standards as required.
  • Ensuring a high degree of accuracy, professionalism and attention to detail in finalising official documents submitted to the donor.

Proposal development

  • Working with IFRC thematic colleagues to identify funding gaps and initiatives of potential interest to the donor.
  • Develop project proposals in line with partner's proposal requirements / template, working with IFRC thematic file-holders.

Develop operational reports / Case studies

  • Develop project specific reports (end of project report, lessons learned reports) and case studies to highlight National Red Cross and Red Crescent Socieites work as well as the needs of the most vulnerable, working with key thematic file-holders.


Alignment to the IFRC's Strategy 2030

The consultancy aligns to the Federation's Strategy 2030 as it supports the achievement of Global Aims:

Global Aim 1: People anticipate, respond to and quickly recover from crisis.

Global Aim 2: People lead safe, health and dignified lives and have opportunities to thrive.

Management of consultancy

The consultant will be managed by the Manager, Health Systems Strengthening with technical support from various thematic file holders within the IFRC Health and Care Department.

Time allocation and location

  • Number of billable days will vary by month but the consultant should plan for 12 billable days per month over the next 12 months.
  • All work can be done from the consultant's home location.
  • No travel is planned with this consultancy but may take place and will be decided upon once the consultancy is in place.
Job Requirements
Knowledge, Skills and Languages

Required

  • Fluently spoken and written English.

Preferred

  • Good command of another IFRC official language (French, Spanish or Arabic).
Competencies and Values

Values: Respect for diversity; Integrity; Professionalism; Accountability.

Core competencies: Communication; Collaboration and teamwork; Judgement and decision making; National society and customer relations; Creativity and innovation; Building trust.

IFRC values equal opportunity, diversity and inclusivity. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates, irrespective of sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, nationality, class, political opinions, ethnic or social origin, disability, religion, or belief.





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