Grants and Reporting Officer

RESPONSIBILITIES

Grants Officer

• Researches new funding opportunities available through local, government agencies, as well as through private and corporate foundations
• Reads and interprets requests for proposals and funding guidelines from government agencies and foundations to determine if appropriate and how best to respond and comply.
• Disseminates information on funding opportunities and compliance requirements to staff.
• Assists in writing and in submitting grant applications
• Assists in developing and implementing grant proposals
• Facilitates grant efforts, including grant approval process and post-award compliance
• Assists in development and update of the grant application calendar
• Follows up with funding agencies
• Researches information and data necessary for grants and grant reporting.
• Develops outlines, timelines, staffing, budgets, and templates for grants according to funding guidelines.
• Assists in administration functions such as budgeting, budget amendments, plan change, program evaluation
• Works as a team with other grants office staff in performing grants office activities and assists the NGO with obtaining and maintaining external funding.
• Maintains necessary records, files, reports, databases, and resource materials pertinent to grants office activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Reporting Officer

• Uses information from program activities and field reporting to compile quick results information products on program status and impact, including RFIs and success stories.
• Reports program status and impact to a number of audiences and through a variety of formats.
• Coordinates weekly report outputs, highlights and success stories, ad-hoc reporting and client RFIs, media monitoring.
• Provides substantial inputs to Program team in writing of quarterly reports and updates.

   

QUALIFICATIONS

• A Masters degree in economics, social sciences or related field is required
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as Grant and Reporting Officer
• Knowledge of grants and grant administration systems, processes and budgeting.
• Experience in designing & facilitating training programs, participatory programs
• Ability to prepare reports and correspondence
• Ability to analyze and systematically compile technical and statistical information
• Strong documentation, research and report writing skills
• Willingness to travel to multiple field sites within Lebanon
• Collaborative team player
• Drives results

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Adheres to FTL values
• Good interpersonal communication skills
• High degree of self-motivation
• Time management
• Organized and able to create multiple timelines and schedules
• Excellent verbal and writing communication skills in English and Arabic
• Attention to details and ability to multitask