MENTOR is looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and skilled person to join the grants team in MENTOR HQ and provide direct support to the Grants Manager. The Grants Officer will perform support tasks as directed by the GM, to assist the GM to ensure good quality financial planning, management, and reporting for agreed programme grants. The job can be based in the UK or Europe.
Job requirements
To be successful in this role, the post holder is required to: communicate effectively, be willing to take instruction, manage their time, work well in a team, and proactively support the Grants Manager and the team.
Essential:
- A strong and demonstrable financial or accountancy background, with experience of managing complex budgets of multiple projects with tight timelines.
- Ability to work under direction in a financially oriented role within an international NGO.
- Experience of working in a conflict or fragile environment.
- Confident communication skills, highly numerate, willing to adapt and learn, and versatile.
- Willing to travel a small number of times each year to MENTOR projects.
- Fluency in English and at least one other working language (French, Portuguese, or Spanish).
Desirable:
- A post-graduate degree in a relevant subject, including but not limited to finance, accounting, economics, business administration, public health economics, development economics.
- Experience of compiling financial reports for international donors.
For more information on the role, please click here: Grants Officer
To apply please use LinkedIn or if you do not have a LinkedIn account, send your CV and a letter of motivation to: recruitment@mentor-initiative.org