International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Partnership Officer
Sector: Grants
Location: Kenya
Employee Type: Regular
Employee Category: Full
Time
The Partnership Officer will be 100%
dedicated to the IRC programme to initiate and oversee all interactions and
support to the local partner identified to work with IRC Somalia.
S/he will be responsible for the
documentation and monitoring all aspects of the partnership.
Major Responsibilities:
Major Responsibilities:
The Partnership Officer shall:
1. Partnership Process Management
1. Partnership Process Management
- Provide management oversight to all capacity
assessment processes for the local partner identified, ensuring that a
strong baseline for improvement is established.
- Working in collaboration with the Grants and
Fundraising and Program Coordinators to establish detailed capacity
building plans for partner to strengthen organizational and technical
capacity.
- Monitor partners’ progress adapting the plans
against targets and indicators that have been decided upon by the IRC and
partner organization.
2. Partner Performance and
Accountability Management
- Work in collaboration with IRC Finance to
verify, streamline, deploy and manage appropriate sub-grant agreements and
Memorandum of Understanding with program partner.
- Review partners’ liquidations of advances
prior to submission to finance
- Ensure partners are compliant to IRC and
donors requirements
- Provide structured corrective support to the
partner while evolving capacity building plans to reflect where additional
focus is required.
- Support internal and external audit activities
of partners as appropriate
3. Coordination
- Drafting of all appropriate partnership forms
and contracts in conjunction with the Somalia country program.
- Management of all the partnership plans
including setting realistic partnership expectations with targets and
indicators.
- Coordination of all partnership activities and
partnership development in line with the approved plan.
- Work closely with IRC staff in programs to
ensure activities are complimentary and coordinated.
- Develop and maintain effective working
relationships with relevant stakeholders.
4. Training and capacity building
- Provide ongoing supervision, leadership,
training and technical support and guidance on programming to partner
ensuring engagement with clients adheres to best-practice principles when
working with survivors.
- Support trainings and mentoring for partner
staff.
- Hold regular meetings with partner and IRC
staff to discuss issues, problems, accomplishments, and assist in finding
solutions to problems identified.
5. Monitoring and support
- Ensure continuous monitoring and evaluation so
that activities are appropriate and based on a clear understanding of the
problems, causes, contributing factors, and issues in individual settings.
- Monitor the timely submission of accurate
financial and activity reporting where appropriate within sub-grantee
agreements with IRC.
6. Reporting and payments
- Conduct and oversee regular partner monitoring
visits to ensure that partners operate in compliance with IRC and donor
sub-grantee regulations.
- Ensure partners provide timely reports.
- Prepare reports, and document lessons learned.
Key Working Relationships: The Partnership Officer reports to the Grants and
Fundraising Coordinator
Essential Requirements:
Essential Requirements:
- BA/BSc in Social Work, Psychology,
Development, or a related field
- Previous experience in project management in
an emergency setting
- Demonstrated leadership, communication,
training and facilitation skills
- Experience in training, participatory
techniques and community mobilization
- Able to coordinate multiple tasks while
maintaining attention to quality and detail
- Strong knowledge of computer applications,
including MS Word and Excel
- Good coordination and networking skills
- Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving
skills and flexibility
- Ability to live in a high security environment
- Fluency in English, including writing clear
and concise reports
- Excellent organizational skills
Desirable:
- Knowledge of and fluency in Somali.
- Experience working with a local partner on
emergency programming
How to Apply
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IRC leading the way from harm to
home.
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
IRC considers all applicants on the
basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion,
sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.
