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Role purpose
The purpose of this job is to support the CSSP2 Grants Manager in contributing to the effective co-ordination and management of Civil Society Support Programme’s (CSSP) grant funds, in line with programme’s strategic direction and in compliance with policies and requirements of CSSP2, the British Council and donors
Main opportunities for the role include but not limited to;
§ CSSP2 grants will be managed across four regions in addition to Addis Ababa. Holistic and effective upstream grant management processes as well as cross functional / regional team working will be challenging but critical to the success of multiple programme workstreams such as MEL and Finance.
§ The grants system will require a significant degree of sophistication to reflect a range of critical but competing demands to ensure the best balance of impact, impact measurement, KPI achievement, value for money and risk management.
§ Robust resource planning and strong cross functional cooperation will be key to achieving challenging KPIs and managing activity peaks and troughs inherent in the grant management cycle
If you would like to see full details and understand more about this post then please see the documents below:
Grants Officer, Ethiopia.pdf
British Council Behaviours.pdf
British Council Core Skills.pdf
Further details:
If you are interested in the post and feel that you are suitable for the role, then we would really like to hear from you. Please apply by 19 December 2018 (23:59 UK Time)
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