Community, Rights and Gender Grants Officer (multiple positions)

Functional Responsibilities:

Under the supervision of an assigned CRG Programme Officer the incumbent would be responsible for the following, in line with UNOPS policies and procedures:

CFCS planning

• Contribute to the management of CFCS; weekly oversight meetings, CFCS planning mid-term/ end of grant reporting periods, troubleshooting etc.
• Contribute to CFCS call for proposals processes, including the development of tools to support the process.
• Lead the development and update of CRG tools, based on country feedback; e.g. TB Stigma assessment, CRG Assessment, Community-led Monitoring tools
• Engage and lead discussions in the external evaluation committee process and outputs and lead discussions on CRG progress in assigned countries.
• Facilitate outreach and external communication on CFCS calls for proposals.

Grant making

• Work with CFCS grantees to develop and refine workplans and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) frameworks, in alignment with country priorities.
• Work with STP teams and contribute to the finalization of grants, in line with UNOPS policies and procedures.
• Develop and disseminate communication materials to share with strategic partners on grant awards.

Grant management

• Lead the provision of technical assistance to all assigned grantees to strengthen CRG in countries.e.g. review of CRG assessment reports, review of CRG assessment protocols, review of community-led monitoring indicators and related reports.
• Facilitate additional technical assistance to strengthen CRG in countries, working with assigned consultants.
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with grant implementation.
• Contribute to donor reporting, providing updates on CRG progress in assigned countries.
• Update CRG country profiles, based on CRG progress in countries.
• Identify strategic opportunities for engagement to enhance visibility of grantee work and CRG in countries and facilitate and lead the engagement.
• Provide updates to the CFCS focal point and CRG Programme Officers on key success, challenges and risks.
• Ensure the timely approval of reports in line with the CFCS schedule so that CCS4i can ensure the timely distribution of funds.

Grant monitoring evaluation and learning

• Collaborate with grantees and lead the development of grant specific Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) frameworks to develop case studies for CRG in TB.
• Contribute to the development of a CRG Knowledge Hub.
• Develop CFCS / CRG case studies and other communication materials.
• Within the context of monitoring and evaluation, ensure all projects submit and regularly update specific milestones and targets for the duration of projects’ life-cycles, and track progress, or otherwise, against such information.
• Provide feedback on how to improve the Grant Management System (GMS)
• Provide quality reviews of programme/project documents and deliverables.

CRG Specific Responsibilities

• Provide updates to TB Advisors on CRG progress and collaborate with them to address CRG challenges in countries.
• Refine existing CRG tools and the development of new tools.
• Lead CFCS country missions, working with National TB Progammes and Civil Society to advance CRG in TB and document outputs.
• Lead Joint Programme Review Missions for TB and document outputs for CRG.
• Lead the development of CRG publications and papers.
• Engage in conferences to promote CRG in TB.

Impact of results

• Improved and better documentation of CRG in countries.
• Increased evidence for CRG in TB
• Institutionalization of CRG in TB in countries.
• Improved provision of, monitoring and management of CFCS grants, tools, and technical assistance.

Education/Experience/Language requirements:

Education:

• Advanced university degree (master or equivalent) preferably in community development, project management, business administration, public health, social sciences or other relevant field is required.
• University degree (bachelor or equivalent) degree with two (2) additional years of relevant professional experience may be accepted in lieu of a Master’s degree.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in programme management support roles, and/or grants management support operations at either public sector organizations and/or private sector companies is required.
• Minimum 3 years of experience working on community, rights and gender (CRG) programming in TB, HIV or other disease programmes – either at international or national levels – is required.
• Experience in grant management and reporting is required.
• Prior professional experience supporting health programmes, particularly in TB and/or working in low and middle-income settings, is desired.
• Experience in the usage of computers and Google Workspace; experience in handling web-based management systems is an asset.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English is required.
• Fluency of another UN official language, particularly French, would be desirable.

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