Overview
The Partnership Officer will implement the strategic partnerships framework and systems at country level to strengthen partnerships with national NGOs, community-based organizations, civil society, the private sector, and research institutes.
Key Responsibilities
- Participate in DRC Sudan’s partnerships and localization strategy.
- Support DRC program and support staff in understanding and adhering to donor compliance for national partnerships.
- Review and contextualize existing partnerships resources at country level.
- Develop the capacity and provide ongoing mentorship to key partnerships focal points.
- Coordinate across teams to carry out partner organizational capacity assessments.
- Identify specific capacity strengthening and organizational development needs, and provide or coordinate support to partners.
- Directly manage partners along with Technical leads at the area level.
- Provide technical partnerships support.
- Analyse results of ongoing partnerships, monitor workplan, achievements and results.
- Ensure a compliance process with internal and external reporting requirements.
- Ensure partner payments and financial liquidations are done on time.
- Provide input for donor reports and proposals.
- Ensure that partnership tools and financial standards meet donor requirements.
- Ensure documentation and consolidation of partner success stories.
- Ensure adherence to DRC’s Age, Gender, and Diversity policy and AGD programmatic minimum standards.
- Ensure compliance with zero-tolerance to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse policy, Safeguarding Policy, and Child Safeguarding Policy.
- Perform other relevant tasks as requested.
Required Experience
- Minimum 3 years of practical experience working with the UN or INGO in a partnerships role on programming and capacity-strengthening is essential.
- Demonstrated experience in capacity-strengthening support to national partners and strong understanding of partnerships principles.
- Experience in donor compliance and procedures across the project cycle.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in political science, international development, economics or other relevant field. Postgraduate degree desirable.
- Practical trainings or courses in partnerships principles and capacity-strengthening.
