About us
RET Germany e.V. is an independent, impartial, non-profit verein, headquartered in Berlin, Germany, since 2015; working with funding from the European governments and the European Commission, with field operations in Africa and Asia. (RETGermany.de)
RET is committed to working in emergencies, in protracted crises, and in fragile contexts to alleviate the deepest sufferings, build people’s resilience and enhance their self-reliance.
We believe we are amongst the leading NGOs to provide tailor-made solutions and relevant programs to bridge the gaps and respond to the real needs and challenges of the communities. We assume a decisive catalytic role in sustainable development. We aim to provoke significant positive change, enabling particularly vulnerable youth and young women to take control of their lives and fulfill their social and economic rights.
We stand with people, with refugees, returnees, Internally Displaced Persons (IDP’s), alongside the host communities adopting the fundamental principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, and independence.
Work Culture
RET seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our key humanitarian principles: (1) humanity (2) impartiality (3) neutrality (4) independence, in addition to RET values: (1) commitment and transparency (2) innovation & adaptability (3) diversity & equity.
Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting inclusion, diversity, and fairness.
You will be joining an international alliance with 400-1,300 team members from around 40 countries. That is to say almost 100% of RET staff in each country of operations are citizens of that country or of neighboring countries. RET creates a positive impact on local employment and professional development through access to knowledge management, essential technical expertise, good/best practices, and lessons learned, as well as through training and building proficiency and skill sets of local staff.
Location / Duty Station
This position will be based partially in Berlin, The staff will be expected to travel to Lebanon, Nigeria, Niger, DRC, and Mali. The division of time and travel plans will be agreed with the candidate.
Reporting Line
The position reports to RET’s Technical Director for Program Design & Implementation, based in Berlin. A second reporting line will the EMEAA M&E and Reporting Manager.
Responsibilities
1. Monitoring and Evaluation
- Assist the establishment of the M&E system,
- Develop measurement tools for progress on key performance indicators (KPIs),
- Support the local implementing partner in the development of an M&E plan, M&E instruments, data collection and analysis tools,
- Guide and accompany the local implementing partner in monitoring missions, and in collection of qualitative and quantitative data, provide training and mentoring to local staff as needed,
- Conduct data quality assurance, verifying that data is correctly collected and compiled (support will be received from RET Headquarters for statistical analysis and digital data compilation, as needed),
- Analyse the data, checking progress on KPI in adherence with logframe and work plan, advising management of any delays, deviations, or challenges.
2. Reporting
- Jointly with the program team in-country, write regular progress and donor reports, ensuring quality and coherence of data and information presented.
3. Proposal Development (for RET countries of operations in Africa and Middle East)
- Ensure adherence to donor requirements for new proposals (studying donor documents, websites, attending donor seminars and workshops, etc.),
- Supporting the preparation and coordinating the submission process of concept notes and proposal:
- ensuring eligibility for grants,
- coordinating deadlines and responsibilities for proposal writing,
- supporting quality assurance and logic check of proposed project designs, - in coordination with the respective country teams, and under supervision of Technical Director, draft the concept notes and proposals,
- conducting thematic research to provide technical input / verify technical aspects, provide sources for facts,
- formatting application documents, including all annexes, and submitting them through online donor portals.
4. Donor Stewardship
- Attending conferences, workshops etc. to stay up to date with donor strategies and calls for proposals,
- Researching complementary private funding opportunities in Germany and Europe, e.g., private donors, foundations to the existing projects,
- Focal point for registration of RET in different donor platforms and responsible to keep information up to date (BENGO portal etc.)
5. Other tasks
- Translation of documents, proposals, reports, as required (German-English-French, depending on the candidate’s language skills)
Expected qualifications and skills
Academic qualification:
- Master degree in social sciences, development studies, political sciences or other relevant subjects.
Work experience:
- At least 5 years previous work experience in an NGO, IO or research consultancy, with a focus on humanitarian aid and/or development cooperation.
Technical skills:
- Proven knowledge of monitoring & evaluation, indicator development, data collection and analysis, results-based management,
- Demonstrated experience in writing donor reports,
- Demonstrated experience in writing successful project proposals for German and international donors.
Languages:
- Fluency in both German and English is a requirement,
- Advanced knowledge of French is an advantage.
Application:
Please submit your resume and cover letter in English until December 15, 2024, to recruitment@retgermany.org
Please indicate in the subject of your message: “Technical/Grant Officer”.
Due to the urgency to fill this post, RET reserves the right to review the CVs on a rolling basis and selected candidates may be interviewed prior to the closing dates listed, therefore early applications are encouraged. RET is not in a position to respond to every applicant individually due to the anticipated high number of applications. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the first interview.
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