Overview
The role is responsible for building and managing strategic partnerships to enable programme delivery and fundraising, and supports business development activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Support identification of funding opportunities and partners.
- Draft responsive, compliant and high quality technical proposals.
- Develop and implement guidance and tools for equitable partnership approaches.
- Ensure partnership management processes are followed, including due diligence and risk identification.
- Provide training to staff on partnership approaches.
- Support development of partnership strategies.
- Coordinate with other internal departments.
- Represent Plan in relevant platforms and meetings.
- Develop and maintain an external network with partners.
- Maintain relationships with governmental partners and donors.
Required Experience
- Minimum 5-7 years of progressively responsible professional experience in project management in sectors of youth livelihood, Education, Child protection, SRHR or youth and women empowerment.
- Previous experience in team leading and implementing through partners’ projects.
- Experience in development projects in humanitarian or refugee settings, community-based, youth and women empowerment and community participation required.
- Proven experience in working with government entities including follow up on the required approvals and has strong connections and network with different ministries and national stakeholders.
- Familiar with government strategies, requirements and procedures.
- Experience in budget management.
- Experience of working with partners.
- Experience in working with donors including: EU, MADAD, ECHO, private donors.
Qualifications
University degree in the field of Social Work, Business, Social Sciences or another related field.
