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  • SayPro LibyaTunisia – Exploring Bilateral Relations and Shared Histories

    Libya and Tunisia, neighboring North African nations, share a rich history and a complex relationship that has evolved over centuries. These articles delve into the historical, cultural, and political ties that bind these two nations, shedding light on the dynamics of their bilateral relations.

    From ancient times to the present day, Libya and Tunisia have been connected by trade routes, cultural exchanges, and shared historical events. These articles explore how this historical interconnectedness has contributed to the cultural fabric of both nations and has shaped their identities.

    The articles also delve into contemporary issues affecting Libya and Tunisia’s relationship. From economic cooperation to border security and regional stability, the nations face a range of challenges that require diplomatic efforts and collaboration.

    Furthermore, these articles highlight the potential for increased cooperation in various sectors, including trade, tourism, and education. They emphasize the mutual benefits that can arise from fostering stronger ties and understanding between Libya and Tunisia.

    In a region marked by complexity and change, these articles provide a window into the intricate relationship between Libya and Tunisia, celebrating their shared heritage and exploring the opportunities for a brighter future built on cooperation and mutual respect.

  • SayPro LibyaTunisia – Exploring Bilateral Relations and Shared Histories

    Libya and Tunisia, neighboring North African nations, share a rich history and a complex relationship that has evolved over centuries. These articles delve into the historical, cultural, and political ties that bind these two nations, shedding light on the dynamics of their bilateral relations.
    From ancient times to the present day, Libya and Tunisia have been connected by trade routes, cultural exchanges, and shared historical events. These articles explore how this historical interconnectedness has contributed to the cultural fabric of both nations and has shaped their identities.
    The articles also delve into contemporary issues affecting Libya and Tunisia’s relationship. From economic cooperation to border security and regional stability, the nations face a range of challenges that require diplomatic efforts and collaboration.
    Furthermore, these articles highlight the potential for increased cooperation in various sectors, including trade, tourism, and education. They emphasize the mutual benefits that can arise from fostering stronger ties and understanding between Libya and Tunisia.
    In a region marked by complexity and change, these articles provide a window into the intricate relationship between Libya and Tunisia, celebrating their shared heritage and exploring the opportunities for a brighter future built on cooperation and mutual respect.

  • SayPro Grants Finance Management – US based

    Global Ministries connects The United Methodist Church, its people and congregations to partner with others engaged in God’s global work, which takes place in a variety of settings, countries and cultures. Global Ministries works through missionaries and partners in more than 60 countries around the world. Some of our key programs are in the areas of Disaster Response, Global Health, Hunger & Poverty, Water & Sanitation, Education, Migration, Racial & Ethnic Ministries, Creation Care and Mission, Evangelism & Church Growth.

    Job Summary

    Grants Finance Manager plays an important role in the grants financial management review and programs budget execution in compliance with finance and procurement policies. This position also guides UMCOR’s partners on program accounting policy and procurement compliance. This is a US based position.

    Essential Job Functions

    • Review/approve procurement requests and grant financial reports submitted by UMCOR partners.
    • Work with program leads proactively to clarify policies and proactively train staff/partners in financial policies.
    • Works with the program areas in Global Ministries and UMCOR on policy interpretation, training, implementation, tool design, and coaching.
    • Clear older outstanding grants, in coordination with program leads and Sr. Grants Accountant.
    • Lead the finance portions of Grants Initiation Meetings
    • Performs other duties as assigned.

    Education and Experience

    • BA in Accounting or Finance preferred.
    • Five years’ experience in accounting and finance.
    • Preferable two (2) to three (3) years of field experience in managing US and non-US grants.
    • Proficient in Accounting software, MS Office and PowerPoint.
    • Experience working with the United Methodist Church partner is a plus

    Competencies, Job Requirements and Other Specialized Knowledge

    • Provide instruction on the accounting policy, including procurement policy and grant financial reports for program staff and partners.
    • Ensures the accuracy of the partner’s grants financial report.
    • Ensures the partner’s grant financial management and procurement comply with UMCOR grants financial management policy.
    • Working knowledge of GAAP, GAAS and donor regulations.
    • The ability to research, analyze and evaluate information to identify potential solutions to a problem and to select the best option.
    • Provide resources/support to the team by setting up systems and processes to measure results.

    The Ideal Candidate

    Global Ministries workplace supports 95% of remote employees. The candidate must be able set up challenging and productive goals for the team by providing leadership and motivation. Have the ability to recognize problems, gather information, and seek input from others to make timely decisions.

    Work Hours and Conditions

    • FLSA Status: F/T Exempt
    • Location: Remote
    • Hours: 9:00am – 5:00pm (Monday – Friday with flexible start/end time) – Evening and weekend work/meetings as necessary, particularly during peak unit season.
    • May require work outside of standard business hours (to include weekends), particularly during peak unit season.
    • Sedentary office/computer/keyboarding/meeting work for extended periods of time.
    • Travel as required.

    What We Offer and How To Apply

    • Global Ministries offers a competitive benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, retirement plan, HSA/FSA, and other health and welfare benefits.
    • Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter and resume, along with a digitally signed employment application through the applicant portal. Applications must highlight competencies against requirements, potential start date and at least three references (2 supervisory references and 1 professional reference).
    • We are looking to fill the position as soon as possible, so don’t wait to apply! We will review applications as they are submitted.

    Global Ministries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. No outside Firm/Agency calls.

    How to apply

    Click here to apply – Grants Finance Manager – Remote (paycomonline.net).

  • SayPro ICLA Service Iraq

    Role and responsibilities

    The purpose of the Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) Specialist position is technical development of the specific Core competency, strategic direction and quality assurance, the ICLA strategy and quality control. The ICLA Specialist is responsible for mentoring, train, capacity build staff on ICLA technical capacity.

    The ICLA Specialist is a member of the Country Office (CO) Programme Unit. The NRC Iraq ICLA programme helps at-risk people exercise Housing, Land and Property (HLP) rights and work rights, possess legal identity, including civil documentation to enable people affected by displacement to claim and exercise their rights and to find durable solutions to displacement, and to prevent displacement for those at risk of displacement. The programme provides information on HLP, employment and legal identity rights and works with NRC’s advocacy department to address policy barriers.

    The following is a brief description of the role.

    Generic responsibilities

    • These responsibilities are the same for all ICLA Specialist positions and cannot be modified:
    • Develop ICLA strategy, technical guidance and Macro Log-Frames (MLFAs)
    • Compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures
    • Contribute to fundraising and develop and revise funding proposal, budgets and donor reports
    • Identify trends technical standards and donor priorities
    • Follow up on compliance with contractual commitments within ICLA, ensure high technical quality and synergies in project implementation
    • Provide technical direction and project implementation support
    • Ensure that key learnings are extracted from ICLA implementation, and incorporate them in Core Competency and staff development processes
    • Provide systematic training and build capacity of technical staff
    • Represent NRC in relevant forums/clusters, including with national authorities and donors
    • Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy

    Specific responsibilities

    These responsibilities shall be adapted to the particularities of the job location and context, phase of operation, strategic focus and type of programme intervention. This section shall be revised whenever a new employee is hired or the context changes significantly. The line manager drafts the specific responsibilities and sends them to his/her line manager for approval.

    • Integrated Programming. In collaboration with the HoP, contribute to NRC Iraq’s priorities on Integrated Programming through collaboration and coordination with other Core Competencies, and engagement in cross-cutting initiatives.
    • Safe Programming. Lead the strengthening of ICLA safe programming standards, and support cross-cutting initiatives to improve inclusion, accountability, community engagement, etc.
    • Durable Solutions. In collaboration with the HoP and Durable Solutions Specialist, contribute to the development of relevant programming and advocacy approaches that support durable solutions to displacement.
    • Technical Quality. Lead the harmonising and strengthening of ICLA technical standards and tools including promotion of digital ICLA in the Iraq programme. Conduct annual quality assessment for ICLA based on global CC tools/guidelines.
    • Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning. Lead the harmonising and strengthening ICLA monitoring and evaluation tools and systems, in collaboration with the M&E team. Responsible for supporting programme learning throughout the project-cycle.
    • Advocacy. In collaboration with the HoP and PU, contribute to evidence-based advocacy to support NRC Myanmar’s overall objectives.
    • Representation & Coordination. As delegated by the HoP, represent NRC and the ICLA programme in the relevant coordination fora and with external stakeholders.
    • Strategy review. Lead the annual theory of change, micro-log-frame and CC narrative review with relevant programme teams.
    • Regional & Global. In collaboration with the HoP and regional ICLA Advisor, engage with the relevant NRC regional and global initiatives.
    • Fundraising and Donor Engagement. As delegated by the HoP, support fundraising, donor engagement and relevant grant processes.

    Critical interfaces

    By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are:

    • Programme development: Programme Unit, Area Programme Managers, Project Managers/Coordinators.
    • Proposal development: Grants Unit, Area Programme Managers, Project Managers/Coordinators.
    • Quality control/ support: Area Programme Managers, Project Managers/Coordinators.
    • Capacity development: Area Programme Managers, Project Managers/Coordinators.

    Scale and scope of position

    Staff-Administrative management of ICA Advisor, and technical (dotted-) line management of Area based ICLA Project Managers/Coordinators.

    Stakeholders: Inter-agency Clusters/Working Groups, Donors/embassies, National/Local/International NGOs.

    Budgets: Budget-holder for Country Office ICLA programmes (L2)

    Information: GORS, Webcruiter, Intranet

    Legal compliance: Donor compliance,

    Competencies

    Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following three categories:

    Professional competencies

    These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.

    Generic professional competencies for this position:

    • Minimum 4 years of experience within technical expertise area in a humanitarian/ recovery context
    • Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
    • Core competency expertise
    • Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
    • Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
    • Fluency in English, both written and verbal
    • Valid driver’s license

    Context/specific skills, knowledge and experience:

    • Knowledge of the context in Iraq
    • Experience of advocacy work
    • Experience of technical legal advocacy.
    • Experience of implementing HLP and CBDR programming

    Behavioural competencies

    These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioural competencies, the following are essential for this position:

    • Handling insecure environments
    • Strategic thinking
    • Empowering and building trust
    • Influencing
    • Initiate action and change
    • Analysing

    Performance Management

    The employee will be accountable for the responsibilities and the competencies, in accordance with the NRC Performance Management Manual. The following documents will be used for performance reviews:

    • The Job Description
    • The Work and Development Plan
    • The NRC Competency Framework

    What We Can Offer:

    • Contract period: 12 months (Fixed Term)
    • Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions
    • Duty station: Erbil, Iraq
    • Travel: 40% Travel to Area Offices

    How to apply

    Please apply via this link

  • SayPro Grants Management-Iraq

    Role and responsibilities

    The purpose of the Grants Manager position is to provide essential grant management support to country program in delivering quality programmes in line with the NRC CO strategy and Plan of Action.

    The following is a brief description of the role.

    • Adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures and consideration of NRC global and regional strategies when executing functions related to this role
    • Develop and maintain overview of all grants, donor requirements, rules and regulations, and internal and external deadlines, including filing of grant documents (including through the grants database – forthcoming)
    • Coordinate the development of donor applications and reports, as well as ensuring donor compliance and quality control
    • Be updated on donor priorities, trends (such as interest in cash-based interventions) and track and share relevant calls for proposals
    • Document, analyze, and share learning from proposal and reporting process, and compliance with donor rules and regulations
    • Contribute to continuously improving internal grant management systems
    • Represent with relevant partners and donors as delegated

    Specific responsibilities

    Proposal Development:

    • Responsible for developing/and or reviewing grants proposals in collaboration with Technical Program Advisers. Including:

      • Analyzing requests for proposals be updated on donor priorities and track and share relevant calls for proposals.
      • Organizing and managing the use of timelines, templates and guidelines for proposals
      • Writing or compiling and managing review of proposals
      • Packaging proposals for submission.

    • Create an evaluation tool to benchmark the quality of proposals and reports, guide future processes, and identify areas for improvement, including current Grants Tracker and donor logbook.

    • Support to implement country office fundraising strategy.

    Program Reporting and donor relations:

    • Create a template for internal monthly/quarterly reporting by the Project Management Unit to other units within NRC Iraq
    • Manages the process of compiling reports (donors and internal reports) in close collaboration with Sector Specialists, Programme and M&E teams, and Finance to ensure accurate, transparent and timely delivery of narrative and financial documents.
    • Coordinate and seek input on generic concept notes, briefing notes, SITREPS and programme factsheets to be used in donor meetings and visits.
    • Attend donor meetings, upon request by the Head of Programme Support Unit
    • Support donor audits.

    Grants Management and Monitoring:

    • Grants Management Cycle. Responsible for overseeing and ensuring efficiency, quality and smooth running of the entire grants cycle management, harmonising approaches and ensuring adequate feedback is provided for the continued development of grants function
    • Working with the HoPS in managing grants, including (re-) allocation and delegation of grants between technical sectors & area offices, and reports to donors and project archive
    • Coordinate with the Regional Office on all Country Office Grants
    • Establish and improve systems and tools in line with Programme Cycle Management (PCM). Create tools to simplify the processes of proposals and reporting.
    • Deliver Project Cycle Management (PCM) trainings and support the use of the NRC PCM framework.
    • Accountable for compliance in relation to grant management and project cycle management processes. Including providing an internal help-desk on donor related issues and deliver trainings on donor rules and regulations, as well as proposal and report writing.
    • Develop and maintain overview of all grants, donor requirements, rules and regulations, and internal and external deadlines, including filing of grant documents (using the grants database – forthcoming)
    • Oversee and review the signature of grants agreements including those for implementing partners.

    Critical interfaces

    By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are: Examples

    • Project planning: Technical Specialists, Finance, M&E, Head of Programme, Head of Program Support Unit, Head of Support, Area Offices, Country Director
    • Implementation: Area Manager, Project Managers, M&E Manager, Head of Operations
    • General Donors, local NGOs, governmental bodies, others as delegated. Donor compliance
    • Grant Managers/Coordinators in other COs
    • Institutional Partnership Advisers

    Competencies

    Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:

    Professional competencies

    These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective prformance.

    Generic professional competencies for this position:

    • Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in programme development, management, fundraising and design in the humanitarian sector, preferably with refugee/IDP-related emergencies;
    • Relevant experience from the project management in the humanitarian sector
    • Experience from working with humanitarian and development donors
    • Good understanding of donor rules and regulations
    • Skills and experience in report and proposal writing
    • Strong communication, coordination and interpersonal skills
    • Strong analytical skills (data and financial)
    • Ability to mediate in high-stress scenarios with competing interest
    • Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
    • Above average computer skills

    Context related skills, knowledge and experience (shall be adapted to the specific position):

    • Knowledge of the context in Iraq/ the Middle East preferable
    • Knowledge of Arabic considered an asset
    • Post Graduate Degree in Social Sciences, Business Administration, Finance and Accounting;
    • Previous experience in the compilation of donor proposals and reports;
    • Strong analytical skills (data and financial);
    • Knowledge of donor rules and regulations;
    • Knowledge of the political situation in Iraq
    • Proficiency in the use of Word and Excel;
    • Fluency in English, both written and verbal;
    • Strong communication, coordination and interpersonal skills
    • Ability to mediate in high-stress scenarios with competing interest

    Behavioral competencies

    These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioural competencies, and the following are essential for this position:

    • Planning and delivering results
    • Managing resources to optimize results
    • Influencing
    • Handling insecure environments
    • Initiating action and change
    • Empowering and building trust

    Performance Management

    The employee will be accountable for the responsibilities and the competencies, in accordance with the NRC Performance Management Manual. The following documents will be used for performance reviews:

    • The Job Description
    • The individual Work- and Professional Development Plan
    • The Competency Framework

    What we can Offer

    • Contract period: 12 months (Fixed Term)
    • Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions
    • Duty station: Erbil, Iraq
    • Travel: 30% Travel to Area Offices

    How to apply

    Please apply via this link