Takween’s mission focuses on innovative and concrete solutions that have been researched, tested and implemented to meet the needs of communities and their specific built environments to achieve inclusive urban spaces that will thrive for generations to come.  With this mission, Takween aims to improve the quality for inhabitants living in cities across Egypt and the Middle East.

Grant Management (15%)

• Responsible for managing all aspects of the donor grant in a timely manner, with key documentation related to grant (contracts, amendments, MoUs, etc.), and ensure hard copies are stored appropriately;

• Work in collaboration with the Finance Unit for the timely submission of donor advance requests and vouchers;

• Organize and co-facilitate all Grant Kick-Off, Review and Closure Meetings with field teams and other relevant staff;

• Advise Takween program and finance team members on appropriate action for grant related challenges and coordinate with Takween senior staff in decision making;

• Facilitate positive relationships donors in country, ensuring timely communication, resolving of any potential issues and attending to ad-hoc requests;

• Regularly liaise with donor focal point in a professional and competent manor;

Donor Compliance (10%)

• Maintain up-to-date information on current donor requirements with regard to compliance and standards, and ensure all donor guidelines and requirements are respected;

• Assist with strengthening the capacity of field staff and local partners by supporting trainings and providing follow-up support in report writing, sub-grants procedures, and other topics as needed;

MEL Responsibilities (40%)

• Provide support in the alignment of existing planning and budgetary indicators and targets to ensure that they are appropriately presented and adequately linked to the achievement of strategic objectives;

• Support MEL Consultant in the development of a log frame and resource framework according to project criteria and donor regulations; as well as a monitoring and evaluation plan in compliance with the donor regulations;

• Ensure that specific indicators for the project at hand are being measured and monitored;

• Monitor the project’s key performance indicators (KPIs) throughout the duration of the project;

• Support in drafting tools and their revisions as well as data collection procedures under the supervision of the COP and the MEL Consultant (e.g. logical framework, project performance tracking, indicators, data flow chart, MEL manuals);

• Monitor and evaluate the project activities using the above-mentioned tools and systems;

• Ensure the successful implementation of MEL plans, and timely qualitative / quantitative data gathering and analysis;

• Conduct site visits to Luxor / Esna for detailed project review and evaluation to ensure the quality and accuracy of the data being collected;

Reporting (25%)

• Coordinate relevant project data collection for monthly/quarterly reporting;

• Coordinate internal reviews of reports prior to submission with Project Management;

• Coordinate and conduct external donor reporting activities (including relevant data collection from different staff/departments) ensuring high-quality, well-written, accurate and timely narrative reports (monthly, quarterly, mid-term, annual and/or final) meeting donor and Takween requirements;

• Follow up with the Finance Department on donor financial reporting and audits;

Fundraising / Business Development (10%)

• Communicate with potential donors / partners, and assist the project team with fundraising and proposal writing to support the project with additional resources, where needed;