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• Disseminate relevant and required
  conditions of the grants to the project owners and other responsible.
• Work closely with the Area Managers and
  Consortium partners to ensure that funds are being spent correctly as per
  the regulation of the grant and reports are produced timely.
• Establish the specific requirements of the
  all grants and ensure these are followed by the various stakeholder
  involved in implementation of the project grants.
• Support internal and external audits and
  project verifications. 
• Ensure recommendations from audit reports
  related to program are implemented in collaboration with the program
  managers. 
• Actively participate in the budget follow
  up meeting and support in monitoring budget burn rates and recommend
  appropriate action on any significant variances (+/-10%). Notify Area
  Managers of any red flag in expenditure levels. 

• Ensure that narrative and financial
  reports are prepared by the relevant responsible person before the
  deadline and is consolidated. Strictly ensure that Donor deadlines are
  adhered to.
• Send frequent reminders of Donor reporting
  deadlines well in advance to the project owners and other stakeholders.
• Consolidate and QA the reports provided by
  the stakeholders and send it to Donor.
• Document the submitted reports both in
  physical files and electronic archives.
• Ensure correct format, forms and other
  annexes are complete before sending the reports to Donors.

• Actively contribute to development and
  maintenance of overall M&E frameworks/system for project implemented
  in Consortium in accordance with DRC minimum operational procedures for
  MEL and DRC evaluation policy and in collaboration with partners 
• Participate in and lead data collection in
  the field
• The incumbent will also facilitate
  training of data collectors and relevant country staff on M&E
• Support and facilitate data analysis
• Support monthly and quarterly reporting
  (specifically aggregation of outputs)
• Responsible for development of M&E
  plans for all projects at inception 
  
• Management of data entry, data store and
  databases for all M&E data 
• Responsible for implementation of M&E
  plans, including management of outcome and impact assessment and Produce
  impact monitoring reports for Consortia’s internal use as well as for
  Donor reporting for each project cycle
• Ensure dissemination of findings from
  evaluations 
• Plan and develop detailed data collection
  tools, ensure that data collection is scientific, and defendable.
• Undertake field-monitoring missions to
  assess progress of the project implementation using standard monitoring
  and evaluation tools and methodologies.
• Provide appropriate and facilitative
  administrative follow-up actions to ensure effective application of
  monitoring and reporting tools 
• Support the project Managers in facilitating
  assessments and studies led by external consultant. 
• Ensure the compilation of human stories
  and other printed materials to assist the visibility of projects in
  collaboration with Communication and Advocacy Coordinator. 
• Participate in/take lead in documenting of
  all learning initiatives of the consortium by compiling lessons learnt,
  promising practices and best practices 
  

• The ideal candidate for the Danish Refugee
  Council (DRC) Grant and MEAL Coordinator job placement must hold a
  Bachelor’s Degree in social planning, development studies, monitoring and
  evaluation or any other relevant education background.
• A minimum of five years’ experience in
  Grants and Meal management position in INGOs
• Extensive knowledge in Monitoring and
  evaluation system and processes.
• Working knowledge and experience of
  working with Echo and DFID.
• Possess strong analytical and conceptual
  skills.
• Proactive, stable and robust character and
  a good team player. 
• Excellent communication skills, calm and a
  good sense of humor. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills and
  demonstrated ability to establish effective working relations at all
  levels.     
• Excellent verbal and written communication
  skills in English
• The desired candidate must be able to
  conceptualize and articulate DRC vision and have the strong oral and
  written communication skill required to translate the vision into tangible
  action. The incumbent is expected to have extensive donor, government and
  partner engagement experiences.  
• Previous experience and understanding of
  refugee and displacement issues is an advantage and ideally the candidate
  will have a good understanding of the region.

• Striving for excellence:
  You focus on reaching results in a fast paced environment
• Collaborating: You lead
  initiatives and processes by involving relevant parties and encouraging
  feedback. 
• Taking the lead: You
  take ownership and initiative while setting high standards 
• Communicating: You
  listen to other stakeholders and staff; and you communicate concisely and
  persuasively
• Demonstrating integrity:
  You act in line with DRC’s vision and values. 

• A cover letter (1 page) in which you
  explain why you are interested in the position and how you meet the
  qualities and qualifications criteria
• Concise and accurate CV (maximum 3 pages).
  The CV should include information about your qualification, relevant
  training courses, Work experience, name and contact details of 3 relevant
  references.

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