Country Manager( Arabic-speaking)

Scope of the role
Responsible for ‘end-to-end’ grant-making and grant-management activities and managing incountry donor and government relationships in designated countries.

Principal accountabilities and ownership

1. Operational grant making and management: Responsible for collaborating with other
   Country Managers and relevant colleagues in other units to ensure efficient, effective, and
   compliant grant making and management of GCERF portfolio.
2. Relationship management: Responsible for strengthening in-country relations with incountry government-led coordination mechanism, donor representatives, and other key
   stakeholders such as the UN through regular, strategic, and systematic engagement in
   designated countries.
3. Thematic focal point: Responsible for developing and promoting GCERF’s expertise on
   specific themes (PVE, displacement, rehabilitation and integration, gender, etc.) in
   collaboration with other Country Managers.
4. Fundraising Responsible for proactively supporting in-country and thematic resource
   mobilisation efforts including reporting.

Qualifications
Knowledge/Experience/Qualifications
• Master’s degree in International Development, International Relations, Social Sciences,
Business or related topic
• At least 8 years of relevant experience in P/CVE development, peacebuilding or security,
working with NGOs/IGOs, foundations or similar
• Substantial (at least 4 years) of lived or work field experience, preferably in more than one
country and preferably in GCERF partner countries.
• Substantial (at least 4 years) of experience working directly with donors and government
officials in a management capacity

Technical skills
• Holistic understanding of global issues concerning PVE
• Strong knowledge of the socio-political environment and civil society organisations of
countries affected by violent extremism and terrorism
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of programme design and development, project
cycle management, and financial budgeting and reporting.
• Experience of working alongside a wide range of grantees with skill and sensitivity, including
community-based and grassroots organisations.
• In-depth understanding of the work and challenges of community-based and grassroots
organisations.
• Experience of working with consortium funding models.
• Strong Project Management skills
• Strategic thinking and writing skills
• Fluency in English and Arabic (C1 level) and working knowledge of French. Russian is an
asset.

Personal skills and attributes
• Proactivity and innovation
• Diplomacy
• Drive for results
• Solution oriented
• Teamwork and flexibility
• Effective communication
• Excellent presentation
• Good judgement, informed and fair decision making
• Entrepreneurial spirit
• Empathy and mentoring
• Openness to new ideas, methods and approaches

Interdependencies
What this role must provide for key working relationships

Country Managers (primary)
• Collaborate with other Country Managers in proactively managing operational activities
linked to grant-making and management
• Cooperate with other Country Managers in proactively developing specific thematic
expertise

Portfolio Management Deputy Head (primary)
• Be accountable for portfolio-level budget(s) and workplans
• Ensure information-sharing and proactive engagement

In-country stakeholders (primary)
• Build, maintain and monitor relationships with key partners and relevant in-country
stakeholders including at regional level
• Represent and promote GCERF in all relevant external events
• Represent GCERF as a thematic or geographic expert able to present at external events

Grantees (primary)
• Work closely with grantees to ensure efficient, effective and compliant grant-making and
management
• Drive and manage the capacity building of grantees

Grants Finance team (primary)
• Work closely with Grant Finance Specialists to ensure grants monitoring and compliance
with internal and external standards and regulations

Resource Mobilisation team (primary)
• Collaborate with Resource Mobilisation team in proactively engaging potential donors
• Provide structured input to donor proposals and reports

Performance & Impact team (primary)
• Drive the development and implementation of grant and portfolio level Theory of Change
• Contribute to GCERF policy and performance reviews and creation of learning and research
materials for external communication

Governing Board (secondary)
• Report on portfolio progress, including to the GCERF Governing Board

Communications Officer (secondary)
• Provide data and information for creating content and promotional material

Governance and Partnerships Specialst (secondary)
• Collaborate with Governance and Partnerships Specialist in building GCERF’s strategic
partnerships in beneficiary countries

General information:
• All appointments are subject to availability of funding.
• Our offices are located in Geneva, Switzerland.
• GCERF offers competitive salaries and benefits package.
• GCERF is committed to diversity within its workforce and encourages applications from all
qualified candidates. We encourage applications from across the world as we are able to
employ all nationalities.

Application Process:
Deadline: 6 March 2023
As a part of the recruitment process, shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a written
assignment and participate in an interview process.
How to Apply: Please visit the GCERF website at https://www.gcerf.org/careers-and-opportunities/.
Please send an email to [email protected] for any question you may have regarding this vacancy