Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

Under the line management of the general coordinator (country director), and the technical management of HQ program officer, you will be in charge of the following tasks:

• Contribute to the development and implementation of the country programme strategy aligned with MdM global priorities
• Support senior management in identifying strategic funding opportunities and maintaining comprehensive donor mapping
• Lead and coordinate fundraising efforts, including donor research, proposal initiatives, and stakeholder engagement
• Oversee the full project development cycle, from go/no-go decisions to proposal submission, ensuring alignment with donor requirements
• Coordinate cross-departmental inputs (programme, MEAL, finance, HR, logistics, security) to ensure coherent, high-quality proposals
• Manage grant timelines, responsibilities, and deliverables to ensure submissions meet quality standards and deadlines
• Ensure effective grant management, including compliance with contractual obligations, visibility rules, and donor communications
• Establish and maintain tracking tools for grants, contracts, compliance, and reporting requirements
• Lead and coordinate high-quality narrative and financial reporting, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timely submission
• Facilitate project kick-off, close-out meetings, reviews, and evaluations to strengthen project cycle management and learning
• Manage partnerships by overseeing partner identification, due diligence, agreements, reporting, and mutual obligations
• Ensure compliance with MdM internal procedures and donor regulations, including audit preparation and risk mitigation
• Supervise, recruit, and build the capacity of the grants and compliance team through training, coaching, and performance management
• Strengthen internal coordination and information-sharing while supporting representation, donor visits, and mission-level communication

Desired Candidate Profile

Education and experience

• Hold a Master s degree in one related field or project management
• At least 5 years experience in the related field
• At least 2 years of experience with a similar position with an international NGO
• Experience with partnership (experience with consortium is particularly appreciated)
• Experience in multi-sectoral, regional and/or co-funded programming management
• Experience/knowledge of the region is an asset
• Experience in health projects is an asset

Technical/Managerial skills

• Solid theoretical and practical knowledge of project cycle management
• Strong knowledge of the main institutional donors, their requirements and platforms
• Solid knowledge of humanitarian architecture and other humanitarian actors
• Excellent training skills
• Strong coordination skills and a supportive management style
• Solid remote management skills
• Ability to give a frame and guidance to your team
• IT: Excellent Microsoft Office skills (especially Word and Excel).
• Language: Fluency in English is mandatory (oral and written, minimum C1 level). Good command of Arabic and/or French will be preferred

Soft skills

• Excellent proactiveness, reactivity, anticipation, planning and adaptability
• Excellent writing skills and detailed-oriented
• Capacity to summarize and popularize complex topics
• Capacity to delegate and take over tasks
• Ability to manage priorities effectively
• Excellent stress-management capacity
• Networking / Ability to pro-actively build relations with other stakeholders