PRESENTATION OF EDUCO
Educo (member of the ChildFund alliance in Spain) is a global development NGO. We defend the rights of children and promote sustainable social change through improving the conditions of vulnerable populations, especially children. Therefore, our action is based on the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Our three institutional objectives are: education, protection and governance.
We work in Spain and in countries in Africa, America and Asia, through social projects in which more than 550,000 children and 150,000 adults participate to promote fair and equitable societies that guarantee their rights and well-being.
We want a world in which all boys and girls fully enjoy their rights and a dignified life.
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS JOB POSITION?
The selected person will be the administrator of the project “Future Free of Violence against Children: Strengthening grassroots civil society organizations through the DAPHNE call” (FULLIVING-DAPHNE).
The objective of the project is “To finance and develop the capacities of Civil Society Organizations (CSO) that work on prevention, care, knowledge generation and advocacy to Eradicate Violence against children and adolescents.” To achieve this, the following activities will be developed: 1) the launch, evaluation and resolution of a call to finance CSOs in three lines (Prevention, Care Services, as well as Research and Advocacy), 2) the strengthening of capacities of CSOs to improve their internal management and addressing violence against children and adolescents and 3) the development of a network among the funded organizations and 4) an advocacy campaign for the eradication of violence against children.
In this framework, the Administrator of the FULLIVING-DAPHNE project will be the person responsible for the management and execution of the overall project budget, ensuring compliance with Educo’s internal procedures and EU regulations (Lump Sum) and will support the overall coordination of the project through the analysis of expenditure execution and the provision of periodic reports.
WHAT TYPE OF PROFESSIONAL ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
We are looking for a person with extensive experience (minimum 3 years) in economic management of projects linked to the third sector with solid experience in the financial requirements of public and private donors, especially the EC.
With the following personal skills:
– Organization and planning.
– Teamwork and great motivation
– Ease of analyzing and systematizing information.
– Ability to work autonomously and with initiative.
-Excellent communication skills and training in economic management for grassroots social entities.
FUNCTIONS
The Administrator will design and monitor the administrative-financial part of all phases of the project:
1) During the design, project evaluation and resolution of the funding call :
-will participate in its publication: adapting the formats and developing the financial selection criteria, as well as risk management, ensuring compliance with Educo and CE standards.
-will participate in the evaluation of the CSOs and the proposals they present: evaluating compliance with financial criteria and risk.
-will provide support to the CSOs that present their proposals.
At the level of capacity building of CSOs :
-design and implement the criteria to identify the needs of CSOs at an administrative-financial level.
-will develop actions to strengthen them.
Financial monitoring from the EC to Educo:
**-**will be responsible for the management and execution of the budget,
-monitor and manage the budget ensuring efficient and transparent use of resources.
-will support the general coordination of the project by providing financial control information.
-preparation of reports for the EC.
Financial monitoring of selected projects:
-design and implement the financial monitoring system
-will be responsible for approving payments of aid granted to entities.
REQUIREMENTS
-Training at the diploma or university degree level related to finance, accounting, administration or a related field (business administration, finance and accounting, etc.).
– Experience in the financial administration of projects, especially with projects subsidized by the European Commission.
– Availability to travel in Spain (20% of the time).
– Solid financial analysis, planning and management capabilities
– User-level domain of the MS package. Office.
Desirable:
– Catalan and English.
LOCATION:
Barcelona o Madrid.
CONDITIONS AND DURATION OF THE CONTRACT
Remuneration: according to the organization’s scales.
Type of Contract and Duration: full-time for a total of 36 extendable months
The Education and Cooperation Foundation undertakes not to carry out any type of discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, opinion, politics, national ancestry or social origin, promoting equal opportunities to access the job.
Educo has a Safeguarding Policy and a Code of Conduct that seeks to guarantee the protection of children. As such, we are committed to taking all necessary actions to ensure child protection, including conducting background checks and obtaining references for all candidates.
During the selection process, the procedures for the protection of the rights of children and adolescents of the Human Resources area of Educo will be followed. We inform you that the data you provide us will be recorded in a file created with the purpose of storing information related to this selection/evaluation process. Sending the curriculum vitae implies your acceptance that personal data be processed for the management of the selection process applied in accordance with the Privacy Policy .
Educo will transfer the data internally to people who have requested a people selection process within our organization. You can go to our headquarters at C/ Guillem Tell, 47 Barcelona to exercise your rights of access, cancellation and rectification
How to apply
People who meet the requirements and are interested in the offer must submit their CV to cv@educo.org, indicating the APFD reference in the subject, before April 6, 2024