LEBANON – GRANTS MANAGER (H/F) – BEIRUT

Desired start date: 15/10/2020

Duration of the mission: 4 months – gap filling

Location: Beirut

ABOUT THE MISSION

The Lebanon Mission was opened in 2013 and has since grown in size and scope. Most of the activities in the last 7 years have focused on basic assistance to Syrian refugees in the North of the Country and in the Bekaa valley, with support provided on WaSH and shelter. The Mission scope is now growing and including longer-term programs, notably on WaSH and DRR.

SI’s mission in Lebanon is articulated around 2 bases: Zahle (East) and Tripoli (North, with a subbase in Akkar). The Coordination team is based in Beirut. Following the Aug. 4 Beirut blast, the Coordination team expanded to include an operational component with a team dedicated to the response in Beirut.

The expatriate team consists of 13 staff members, while the national team represents circa 150 staff members.

The mission’s overall budget reached 15M USD in 2020.

Key programs/areas of intervention for the mission are the following:

• Emergency WASH service provision in informal settlements (UNICEF funding)
• Integrated Shelter For Protection and Health (BPRM Funding)
• Integrated Multi-Hazard Risk Management (AFD Funding)
• Water & Wastewater Prog. for Host & Refugee Communities (EU MADAD Funding)
• Shelter/WASH for Protection response to Refugees (ECHO funding // North only)
• Mapping of informal settlements (MEDAIR / UNHCR) – North only

ABOUT THE JOB

As part of the coordination team and reporting to the Country Director, and working closely with the program and support departments at coordination level, as well as the base teams, the Grant Manager is the mission’s focal point on ensuring accountability to donors. Specifically, he/she is in charge of:

• Monitoring and identifying funding opportunities in line with SI country and global strategy
• Overseeing compilation of timely and high quality proposals, reports and contract modification requests for submission to donors and consortium partners
• Monitoring compliance with donor procedures throughout the grant cycle and building capacity of new and existing staff on internal accountability tools and donor procedures.
• Proactively following-up on donor contractual obligations, from contracting to closing and archiving, and ensuring contractual obligations are known and understood by relevant staff/departments.
• Centralizing and preparing relevant documentation for external audits and audit report archiving.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE GRANT MANAGER:

• Donor Relations
• Financing strategy
• Document Development and Review
• Contractual management
• External compliance
• Internal and external communication
• External Audits

YOUR PROFILE

• Proven experience in managing reference donors’ grants (ECHO, EU, USAID, UN, AFD)
• Knowledge of key donors’ grants’ management cycle, reporting procedures and requirements from the operational and financial perspective
• Experience in due diligence and audit exercises
• Experience in managing multi-partner grants is a strong asset

SI WILL OFFER YOU

A SALARIED POSITION: starting from 1980 euros gross per month (including 10% annual leave allowance paid monthly) and a monthly per diem of 750 USD a month. Please note that salary is not negotiable with SI.

VACATION: During the assignment, a system of alternation between work and time off is implemented at the rate of on 7 working days every three months. For a one-year assignment, the expatriate will have a 7 working days break at 3/6 and 9 month (with 850 USD allocated by SI). To these break periods, it is necessary to add the granting of 1 additional rest day per month worked (i.e. 12 days in addition for a 1-year contract)

SOCIAL AND MEDICAL COVER: Expatriates benefit from an insurance package which reimburses all healthcare expenses (including medical and surgical expenses, dental care and ophthalmological expenses, repatriation) and a welfare system including war risks. Essential vaccination and antimalarial treatment costs are refunded.

HOUSING /FAMILY PACKAGE: can be included, housing allowance; child and school allowance; insurances + flights for all the family members.

SECURITY

Lebanon is currently facing with three intertwined crises: political, economic and sanitary (COVID19). The social uprising which started in October 2019 has been further exacerbated over the past 6 months with a dire deterioration of the economic situation of a huge proportion of the Lebanese populations. Tensions are exacerbated which resulted in regular and violent demonstrations and riots over the last couple of months. The sanitary situation due to COVID19 also accelerated the deterioration of the economic situation with half of the Lebanese population now deemed to be under the poverty line, following decrease of salaries, job losses and devaluation of the Lebanese pound. Despite these on-going internal and external tensions, Lebanon’s security situation is currently good. There is no curfew in place on the Lebanon mission and international staff can move around without too many restrictions even though Akkar and the Beqaa valley include some no-go areas. The security measures in place could still be upgraded quickly depending on the context’s evolution.

KEY INFORMATION ABOUT LIVING CONDITIONS

In Beirut, the guesthouse and the office are located in close-by buildings. The guesthouse is a 3 bedroom apartment, fully furnished and comfortable. Beirut is a very modern city, where you can find all kind of restaurants, shops, international libraries, bars, cinemas, etc.

Lebanon is a safe country you can discover by yourself. We have guesthouses available in 2 other Lebanese cities, Zahle and Tripoli, available on weekends. All common goods and amenities are available on all bases.

Possibility of lockdown and home-working modality activation in case of surge of Covid-19 cases