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Job Description

Job Purpose: The Grants and Program Development Coordinator, based in Kabul, Afghanistan, is the focal point for compiling grant proposals, grant modifications, donor communication, grant progress reports, as well as a range of regular and ad hoc reports and communication tools used for both internal and external dissemination of information. The Senior Grants and Program Development Coordinator will support training and development of IMC staff and partners’ staff to standardize and improve reporting and proposal development across IMC’s portfolio. S/he will stay informed of situational and contextual developments, to inform headquarters and donors on rapid developments affecting the program implementation in areas of operation and contribute to decision making at the mission level.

Main Duties & Responsibilities: 

Grants Development & Management

• Lead the development and drafting of high-quality concept notes, proposals and supporting documents, modification requests, in tandem with the Program Coordinators and technical program staff, in accordance with IMC's internal requirements, standards, and donor guidelines.
• Lead in collating information for proposal development, donor information requests, coordinating inputs from relevant programs and operations staff.
• Design and lead need assessments to identify humanitarian needs, contextual information, and effective and accurate strategy for developing winning proposals.
• Provide assistance in preparation of budgets and budget narrative and the analysis and evaluation of grant performance and budget burn rates in coordination with program and finance personnel.
• Organize and lead in grants kick off meetings, grant review meetings and grants close-out meetings and provides advisory assistance to program staff during project cycle.
• Ensure that all grant information, including deadlines, donor priorities, and requirements, are communicated and understood by the team.
• Develop and maintain an in-depth understanding of grants, donor compliance, and budget conditions and status; serving as a knowledge resource on assigned donors and escalating questions where needed.
• Conduct regular review, with project teams and HQ, of contract delivery and performance against indicators (project and contract indicators).
• Participate in monthly pipeline meetings and support in the analysis of budget burn rates in coordination with program and finance personnel to ensure compliance with donor guidelines and program performance and delivery. 
• Maintain grants filing system for all IMC grants, including agreements, proposals, revisions, reports, etc. at field level.
• When applicable, support closeout of awards, including preparation of final inventories and property disposition.
• Liaise with in-country, regional and headquarters on grant management activities, including ad hoc requests for information and updates; and

Reporting:

• Coordinate the preparation of timely high quality program reports in compliance with donor guidelines and IMC standards.
• Support in the review and finalization of all required supporting documents ensuring they are in order and reviewed by respective Program Coordinators.
• Provide capacity building training and supervision to program teams and local partners on reporting, and support in development of standardized information and reporting tools.
• Draft regular situation updates (security, political, media, from other agencies/actors) and from data collection from program activities to analyze changing humanitarian needs to support informed decision making.

Internal/External Coordination:

• Manage information flow from the field to region and headquarters on grants related matters.
• Coordinate with IMC partners the design and establishment of consortiums.
• Expand IMC’s network with local and international NGOs and partners and coordinate the vetting process of local NGOs with IMC HQ.
• From time to time, represent IMC in meetings with potential donors and partners and NGO coordination meetings.
• Other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive.

Communication:

• Oversee the development of communication tools (for internal and external use), including maps, case studies, and infographics, to present information related to programs and context and improve communication content produced for promotional and fundraising tools such as brochures, newsletters, annual reports, and other advertising documents describing IMC activities for publicity purposes.
• Ensure program information documents such as sitreps, donor reports, proposals, photos, and videos are stored and available for easy retrieval.
• Support the development and regular review of IMC Afghanistan Communication Strategy.

The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily inclusive in size. You may be required to travel to other parts of the country if required.

Organizational Responsibilities: 

Policy Adherence:

• Adhere to the Code of Conduct, maintain humanitarian principles and respect international humanitarian law.

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:

• Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.

Compliance & Ethics:

• Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards.  Conducts work with the highest level of integrity

Safeguarding

• It is all staff’s shared responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect populations with whom we work, including adults who may be particularly vulnerable and children. This includes safeguarding from the following conduct by our staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect, or abuse of children and adults at risk; and any form of trafficking in persons. 

Skills Required

• Communication Skills
• MS Office
• problem solving skill
• computer skills
• Good command of written and spoken English, Pashto and Dari

Submission Guideline:

Dear Applicant,

International Medical Corps never asks job applicants for a fee, payment, or other monetary transaction. If you are asked for money in connection with this recruitment, please report to International Medical Corps at the website provided at the end of this document. 

Please note that:

• IMC commits to a fair and transparent recruitment procedure.
• IMC will conduct his recruitment on the base of need only.
• Only HR department will contact you during the recruitment process.
• IMC may keep data of your application for its pool of candidate and might propose you other position than the one you applied for based on your qualification.
• Only short-listed candidates whose application responds to the criteria will be contacted & local applicants from the same province are encouraged to apply and will be given priority.

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Make sure that you have Entered All Education, Work Experiences Details Completely, Accurate & at the end of the application you press Submit.

Preference will be given to local residence applicants.

Website for reporting misconduct: www.InternationalMedicalCorps.ethicspoint.com. Please do not submit your CV or application to this website, it will not be considered for review.

Equal Opportunities:

International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or status as a veteran

Misconduct Disclosure Scheme

All offers of employment at International Medical Corps are subject to satisfactory references and background checks. International Medical Corps participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme from the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response (SCHR). In accordance with this, we will request information from an applicant’s previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures

Submission Email:

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