Grants officer (F/M) – Ukraine

For more than 40 years, Médecins du Monde (MdM), a campaigning medical organisation committed to international solidarity, has been caring for the most vulnerable populations here and abroad. It has continued to bear witness to obstacles that exist in accessing healthcare and has secured sustainable improvements in health-for-all policies.

Those working for this independent organisation do not solely dispense care and treatment but condemn violations of human dignity and rights and fight to improve matters for populations living in precarious situations.

MdM France currently works in 30 countries across all continents to facilitate access to healthcare through 6 political battles:

• Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
• Migration, Exile, Human Rights and Health
• Harm Reduction
• Environment and Health
• Humanitarian Space
• Healthcare systems and rights

MdM International Network has been operating in Ukraine since 2014, improving access to health care, especially providing comprehensive Primary Health Care (PHC), Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) and Mental Health and Psychosocial support (MHPSS) services.

Since February 2022, MdM Spain is leading the country response for the network, while MdM-France is in charge of the operations in Southern Ukraine. The global strategy aims at ensuring the access to quality comprehensive healthcare services for the conflict-affected population in Ukraine.

In Southern Ukraine, MdM-France has set up its country office and a base office in Mykolaiv. An office in Odesa is still running for specific activities monitoring in Odesa. The program consists in supporting various local-based organizations in the delivery of health services for people facing severe constraints to healthcare in Mykolaev and Kherson Oblasts.

Living conditions in Mykolaiv are pleasant (access to restaurants, presence of other organizations, places to relax…).

Expats share modern, well-equiped guesthouse. However, there are strict security rules (curfew imposed by the authorities) and a volatile environment (regular activation of air alerts).

Job description

Under the supervision of the general coordinator, you will be responsible for donors’ proposals and reports writing and organization and ensuring compliance with donors’ requirements in grants management.

Your other main responsabilities will be to:

• Work in close collaboration with the coordination team as well as with program support officer and institutional funding officers in HQ
• Advise on donors’ compliance, rules and regulations, guidelines dissemination and acceptance by all relevant staff
• Contribute to the definition of the funding strategy
• Strengthen the capacity of the program team proposal development, donors report writing and program capitalization
• Advise the mission’s communication focal point on communication initiatives/strategies to promote visibility on MdM works in Ukraine, particularly when it comes to ensuring implementation of donors’ communication requirements

Profile

• Degree in international cooperation, humanitarian studies, international relations, project management, or another related field
• 2 years’ experience minimum in a similar position in a humanitarian context
• Experience in multi-donors’ budgets in humanitarian and development context
• Training and capacity-building experience
• Prioritizing and adapting schedules according to priorities and unforeseen events
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, and organizational skills
• Able to work and live in a challenging context
• Languages: English is mandatory (both oral and written), a knowledge of Ukrainian and/or Russian is an asset

Conditions of employment

• Starting date: as soon as possible
• 12-month contract
• Gross monthly salary: €2,991
• Position based in Mykolaiv with regular field visits
• Premium equal to one month salary paid in two instalments – minimum of 6 months seniority required
• Expatriation bonus (10% gross salary per month)
• Transportation cost, vaccines and visas covered
• Guesthouse housing
• 22.5 recovery days per year
• 5 weeks of paid leaves per year
• Health insurance (contribution 50% covered by MdM and 50% by the employee)
• Insurance (repatriation…)

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